RE: Cast t shirts

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Hi The shirts used are called "KnitRite" - you can't purchase them directly and have to go through a medical office. We get ours from the local Prosthetic store. You can go to KnitRite's website http://www.knitrite.com/Locator/O & P_Provider.htmland they have a map that you can find 'providers' by State/zipcode, you can give those folks a call and see if they will sell you some.I would also contact KnitRite's Customer Service and see if they would be willing to mail you one so you can have it before the next cast - never hurts to ask - and the shirts really make a difference for the skin under the cast.Hope this helps,From: <mewsicat2@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Mon, July 11, 2011 8:41:35 AMSubject: Cast t shirts

Hi Everyone,

Sorry in advance if this message is too long-winded. My granddaughter, Maisy, started her casting journey in January of this year at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. She adjusted very well to the cast and had no problems with it other than small marks on her abdomen where the cast rubbed on her hip bones. Her correction from her first casting was nothing short of amazing as she went from 86 degrees before the cast to 40 degrees out of the cast on May 6th. When they applied the second cast (on the same day) she went down to 20 degrees in the cast. This cast seemed quite different than her first cast as it went up farther into her armpits and closer to her neck, was tighter and covered more of her torso. Even though we knew it was more of an adjustment for her than her last cast she seemed to be doing okay. We used the calendula cream on her armpits and on her abdomen whenever those areas would get irritated. Two weeks ago she started getting

really irritated on her abdomen and would scream whenever we changed her diaper. I called the hospital and made an appointment to get her in. (We live in Ft. Wayne, IN which is a 2 1/2 hour drive to Indy.) By the time we got her in (a few days later) Maisy didn't want to do anything except lay down. Upon arriving at the hospital the doctor (not her regular doctor-Dr. Shyam Kishan-who was out of the country) looked at her and said the cast would have to come off immediately to see what was going on. Everywhere the cast was her skin was deep red, severely irritated and the skin on her abdomen was open and oozing. It was determined that this was fungal due to the heat and her sweating, etc. The wound care nurses put silver nitrate pads on her abdomen and we were told to bathe Maisy daily and put lotrimin cream everywhere she was red. It is amazing how quickly she started to heal! Within a day the oozing sores were closed and healing well. I took her back

for a followup last week. Dr. Kishan was back and said she was healing well and gave us a prescription for silvadene cream to put on the areas. I asked him about the t-shirts that I had read about here and whether or not Riley was going to start using them. He said that yes they are but haven't gotten any yet because Riley is relatively new to this procedure. He is not new to the casting as he had done it in California for quite a while before coming to Riley. He said he is finding that Indiana is quite different because of the summer heat coupled with the humidity. He is hoping that the t-shirts will be there by the time she gets recasted. We see him for another recheck this Thursday and then she will be scheduled for the new cast. The reason I'm writing is because I wanted to know if there is anywhere I can get the special t-shirts myself in case they don't get them at the hospital before Maisy's next casting. I would really like to err on the side of

caution in case they don't arrive and have one that Dr. Kishan can use when he casts her.

Thanks,

Chris

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Sorry, lil Maisy went through that. Thanks for sharing the effective wound care tips and pls let me know if you have luck getting the shirts. From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of ChrisSent: Monday, July 11, 2011 9:42 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Cast t shirts Hi Everyone,Sorry in advance if this message is too long-winded. My granddaughter, Maisy, started her casting journey in January of this year at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. She adjusted very well to the cast and had no problems with it other than small marks on her abdomen where the cast rubbed on her hip bones. Her correction from her first casting was nothing short of amazing as she went from 86 degrees before the cast to 40 degrees out of the cast on May 6th. When they applied the second cast (on the same day) she went down to 20 degrees in the cast. This cast seemed quite different than her first cast as it went up farther into her armpits and closer to her neck, was tighter and covered more of her torso. Even though we knew it was more of an adjustment for her than her last cast she seemed to be doing okay. We used the calendula cream on her armpits and on her abdomen whenever those areas would get irritated. Two weeks ago she started getting really irritated on her abdomen and would scream whenever we changed her diaper. I called the hospital and made an appointment to get her in. (We live in Ft. Wayne, IN which is a 2 1/2 hour drive to Indy.) By the time we got her in (a few days later) Maisy didn't want to do anything except lay down. Upon arriving at the hospital the doctor (not her regular doctor-Dr. Shyam Kishan-who was out of the country) looked at her and said the cast would have to come off immediately to see what was going on. Everywhere the cast was her skin was deep red, severely irritated and the skin on her abdomen was open and oozing. It was determined that this was fungal due to the heat and her sweating, etc. The wound care nurses put silver nitrate pads on her abdomen and we were told to bathe Maisy daily and put lotrimin cream everywhere she was red. It is amazing how quickly she started to heal! Within a day the oozing sores were closed and healing well. I took her back for a followup last week. Dr. Kishan was back and said she was healing well and gave us a prescription for silvadene cream to put on the areas. I asked him about the t-shirts that I had read about here and whether or not Riley was going to start using them. He said that yes they are but haven't gotten any yet because Riley is relatively new to this procedure. He is not new to the casting as he had done it in California for quite a while before coming to Riley. He said he is finding that Indiana is quite different because of the summer heat coupled with the humidity. He is hoping that the t-shirts will be there by the time she gets recasted. We see him for another recheck this Thursday and then she will be scheduled for the new cast. The reason I'm writing is because I wanted to know if there is anywhere I can get the special t-shirts myself in case they don't get them at the hospital before Maisy's next casting. I would really like to err on the side of caution in case they don't arrive and have one that Dr. Kishan can use when he casts her.Thanks,Chris