Re: Sue about the s hernia

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> Hello, Just wondering, about hernias caused from casting?

had

> one on his right side about 2 years ago, prior to all his braces and

> casting. He got his first cast put on in early October at Erie, and I

> just noticed that he has a lump on on his left side now. The cast is

> on so tight,is it possible that the cast can be causing it?

>

> Sue &

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> Hi ,

Thanks for the information. When Matt had his other Hernia corrected

2 years ago, the doctor did mention that he would probably get another

one on the other side. The cast that Erie put on was so tight, that I

was wondering if that was causing the hernia to pop out. We see the

pediatricican today.

Matt has been having alot of problems with this first cast from Erie.

We ended up having to take it off a few weeks early due to pressure

sores. We found someone that finally took it off last Friday. The

sore on his belly was about 1 " in diameter and pretty bad.. The poor

boy was tollerating it, till last Friday when he just couldn't deal

with it any longer. In fact, he never really started complaining

about it till earlier that week..

They moved our cast date up at Erie from Jan. 8th Jan. 2nd. We won't

be seeing Dr. Sands this time though. Will be seeing Dr. K??

Sue and

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Siobhan had a hernia repair (left side) and has another hernia on

the right side, which we're in " wait and see " mode.... We were told

that hernias went had in hand with connective tissue disorders (not

all I guess). The casting just made them look more obvious, but

didn't actually cause them.

Siobhan's hernia repair was also day surgery and she seemed to have

no pain from it either. (She did have some clotting issues, which

was worrying, but unrelated to casting or connective tissues!).

Sounds like we were told the same as you !

Hope Santi is doing well?

Jacki

> Hello, Just wondering, about hernias caused from

casting? had

> one on his right side about 2 years ago, prior to all his braces

and

> casting. He got his first cast put on in early October at Erie,

and I

> just noticed that he has a lump on on his left side now. The cast

is

> on so tight,is it possible that the cast can be causing it?

>

> Sue &

>

>

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Sue,

wanted to jump in and say that Jake had a hernia repair a few months

ago as well. Our doc told us that the cast and brace should not/did

not cause the hernia and also that when a child gets a hernia on one

side there is a 50% chance that he/she will get another on the

opposite side. Food for thought. I would call the doc if you're

concerned. (I call the pediatrician's office frequently enough that

the nurses know the sound of my voice -- YIKES!)

Good luck,

& Jake

> > Hello, Just wondering, about hernias caused from

> casting? had

> > one on his right side about 2 years ago, prior to all his braces

> and

> > casting. He got his first cast put on in early October at Erie,

> and I

> > just noticed that he has a lump on on his left side now. The cast

> is

> > on so tight,is it possible that the cast can be causing it?

> >

> > Sue &

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