Re: How do you spell that?

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It's oupatient. 's was done in the doctor's office. The kind of

anaesthesia will depend upon your doctor. Some prefer to put small children

under.

(I'd assume that would then be done in the hospital). My daughter had hers

with just a local --EMLA we applied 45 minutes before the appointment. I

understand it hurts even with EMLA. My husband and I were there and had to try

to

hold still. She screamed bloody murder, but how much was from pain and

how much was fear, I can't say. She was not quite 2 at the time. It seemed

like it took forever, but it was really only a few minutes. He drained some of

the liquid in the knee first and then administered the injection. His

recommendation was to keep her off her feet as much as possible for the next 48

hours. Like I said, she was tiny -- so it was nearly impossible. We did what

we

could, but I wasn't going to tie her down :-) The process itself was not much

fun. But the end result made it well worth it.

Diane (, 5, pauci)

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Hi Annie,

s was done in the ER department with consious sedation.They hooked up an

IV line and put about 6 differant drugs in him.His eyes were wide open the

whole time but nobody was home.He didn't move an inch.The 1 joint took less then

5 minuites and he was fully awake about 30 minuites later and getting ready

to go home.We were told he should wear the brace on his foot for 2-3 days.He

could run around in it all he wanted because it kept his ankle from

bending. was non compliant so when the ortho had to do it again he made

wear a

cast.It can take as much as two weeks to take full effect but got

immediate results.

One of the good things about s sedation is they gave him an amnesia

drugs and he didn't remember anything.He even kept asking why he had a bunch of

holes(big needle marks)on the top of his ankle.

Hugs

Becki and 6 systemic

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n was done in the outpatient part of the Children's Hospital. She is

15 and they still wanted to put her under for just two wrists. It took

about ten minutes, and then she started to come to and we were allowed to go

back in and see her. It took about another half an hour for her to be awake

enough to go home. We put her wrists in some splints that we had and she

wore them for 24 hours. It took about three days, but then all swelling and

pain went away. She had it done at the beginning of SEpt., and she still

has no pain at all. The doctor told us that sometimes it might take a

couple of injections to see results, but that was with n and her

wrist -it was frozen in a position to the side. (n, 15, systemic)

How do you spell that?

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> A couple of you mentioned a steroid by name, Aristopan or Artiospan,

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> How big a deal is the administration of Artiospan itself? It's

> outpatient surgery I assume (?) Is it done under general or local

> anesthesia? How long do you have to stay off? One person suggested 2

> weeks or more, others say a couple of days only. Does that depend on

> the child?

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> You guys are such a wealth of information, thank you!

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[Guest guest]

Hey Annie. Not sure on the exact spelling...

The medicine can be given in the office, but I hear it is kind of painful.

With littler one's they like to put them under general anesthesia so that

they don't move. We were told to stay off the knee's as much as possible for

24-48 hours, although they realize that is virtually impossible. Every child

is different. nne is a little older so she may be able to dictate how

long she stays off it better...

Alia and Caroline, age 2, poly and uveitis

How do you spell that?

A couple of you mentioned a steroid by name, Aristopan or Artiospan,

but I can't find it with that spelling... Any other suggestions on

how to spell that?

How big a deal is the administration of Artiospan itself? It's

outpatient surgery I assume (?) Is it done under general or local

anesthesia? How long do you have to stay off? One person suggested 2

weeks or more, others say a couple of days only. Does that depend on

the child?

You guys are such a wealth of information, thank you!

Annie