Evan Cast

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Hi all!

After speaking to Shriners Monday AM, we ended up going ahead with

our plans and had Evan's ped. cut off his cast around 11 on Monday.

He did so wonderfully and his skin looked really good. It was kind

of purple where the cast had been and DRY, but overall, it was

really good.

He LOVED his bath's that day! We got to Erie around 9 and then to

Shriners around 6:30 Tues AM. He did wonderfully with the

anesthesia, trimming and petaling and is adjusting great to his

cast. We talked to Dr. about his plagiocephaly and he said

to wait on the helmet, he thinks it will round out as his back

straightens and his RVAD comes down. He said that he was pleased

with his correction, but we still had a long road ahead,and that the

goal was to teach Evan's spine to grow straight! He was 46 prior to

first cast and his RVAD was calculated by Dr. at 38 (another

ortho calculated it at 54) and out of this cast he was at 28 and in

it he was at 19! I think it's awesome! He said that the numbers

wouldn't be as low with each cast as with the first one, but that we

were on the right road. As for his RVAD, Dr. said that they

were looking at the rib asymmetry and didn't calc. the RVAD. I " m not

sure why?!

But I just wanted to post our progress. I feel blessed that they

worked us in Early, we weren't supposed to go until May 16th. He was

growing too fast and the docs said that if we'd waited, that his

skin would have begun to break down.

Thank you ladies for all your tremendous support, I feel blessed to

have found this site and Shriners.

and Evan

P.S.

We'll post a pic later, when I can find the camera!