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Good luck with the trimming this morning. Please keep us posted.

HRH

Thank you Kristi for taking the time to write me:) The first couple days

> really do suck! It's sad but it was kind of a releif to come back to work

> today. He is doing better but still can't sit and play or bend down to

> pick up things. Thankfully we are only a hour or so from the hospital so

> we are going Friday morning to get it " trimmed " . I couldn't be more

> happy. I just wish they would have told me that we could have gotten this

> done before we left to come home. I might just take you up on your offer

> and give you a call. Its nice to hear that there really is light after

> this LONG tunnel. I will try the duct tape too sounds like a good idea.

> They put the moleskin directly on his skin and it looks like its starting

> to break out. Thanks agian for taking the time to write me. a

>

>

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>> Hey a! Just read your post! Sierra was 12 mo. on her 1st cast!

>> Sierra has a short torso! The cast was way too long and was diging into

>> her thighs, way too high under her arm pits and under her chin and we

>> also had a bad pressure point digging into her stomach on one side! We

>> were scared to death to and did not know what to do! The cast can be

>> TRIMMED without affecting the integrity of the cast and what the Dr. is

>> trying to do with the manipulation of your Son’s spine. We are on

>> cast #9 and pretty much been through it all! The cast Tech.’s are

>> very important. I know all of their names and always talk to them and

>> bring in a prev. cast for them to go by before the next cast is applied.

>> We DO NOT leave the Hospital until I am comfortable with all aspects of

>> the cast. We live on the Gulf Coast of Alabama and travel up to

>> Birmingham Alabama..about 4 1/2 hrs. to see Dr. K at Children’s

>> Hospital (which is great) that we do not have to travel far! Dr. K was

>> trained by Dr. Mehta..he is originally from Philadelphia. Anyway, No

>> one down in this area has even heard of Infantile Scoliosis or Mehta

>> casting so they will NOT trim or do anything with Sierra’s cast. My

>> Husband can flare it out on the stomach area if it is putting to much

>> pressure! Only Dr. K and his staff know how to trim properly! We do

>> have the grey torso shirt under the cast and have never had any skin

>> issues! They wrap her cast in a peach color water proof tape..and I

>> always check for ruff edges....they send a roll home with us also! We

>> do not use mole skin...we use Duct Tape all around the bottom edges to

>> protect against accidents! We also tape around the area under her chin

>> for food spills. I always keep a shirt on Sierra and sometime a plastic

>> bib if it is something messy she is eating. Sierra does so well....she

>> will be up running around by the afternoon after the cast is applied.

>> We use the Pampers Cruisers thin max..they slide easier under the

>> cast...we have used Velcro strips also to hold her pants up..but now the

>> cast Tech.’s do a bell shape for us so Sierra has kinda some hips to

>> hold them up! My husband with Dr. K’s permission cuts Sierra’s cast

>> off the day before we go up and have next cast applied...stay away from

>> that saw...he just cuts her cast off with tin snips in about 2 min.

>> Your Son will get used to cast life and so will you...it is doable and

>> worth every min. of it. The cast can be trimmed....We have to live with

>> our cast at 3 mo. at a time! Hope this helps....If you want to contact

>> me my cell is 251-228-0431 and I am on FB...Kristi Strickland

>> ...Hang in there. Sierra does everything that her 4 year old

>> Sister Summer does. She takes dance also!

>> Kristi Mommy to Sierra 34 degrees. 9th cast down to 9 degrees OUT of

>> cast and †" 6 degrees IN cast. May go to 10th cast in March 2012 or

>> Brace...depending on #’s!

>>

>> From: a

>> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 4:36 PM

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>> Subject: 1st Cast Questions

>>

>>

>> My 13 month old son got his first cast applied today and it's not

>> going so well. I know he will take some time to adjust but he is a mess

>> (and so am I). I feel like its too long and he can't sit down. He cant

>> sit in his highchair. It is so low and it resting on his pelvic area and

>> so far up to his chin. Is there anything we can do?! I feel desperate.

>>

>> Thank you,

>>

>> a

>>

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Your Welcome Girl! They make the duct tape in super cool colors and prints....I have seen it at Target! I just leave the peach color water proof tape on Sierra’s along with just the plain ole grey duct tape us people in South use for everything...lmao!!!!! Around the front and back diapering areas and under her chin so it will keep food and drink from getting on the grey T-shirt...one time milk got on it before the duce tape and well u know what that can smell like...UGH! Call me anytime...251-228-0431 or on FB....Kristi Strickland ...there is a pic of me and Sierra on the profile pic and it will say Elberta, Alabama...A.K.A. as L.A. Lower Alabama! Hang in there Girl Ya’ll can do this! Like I said we are on our 9th cast!!!

Kristi Mommy to Sierra

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Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 9:41 AM

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Good luck with the trimming this morning. Please keep us posted.HRHThank you Kristi for taking the time to write me:) The first couple days> really do suck! It's sad but it was kind of a releif to come back to work> today. He is doing better but still can't sit and play or bend down to> pick up things. Thankfully we are only a hour or so from the hospital so> we are going Friday morning to get it "trimmed". I couldn't be more> happy. I just wish they would have told me that we could have gotten this> done before we left to come home. I might just take you up on your offer> and give you a call. Its nice to hear that there really is light after> this LONG tunnel. I will try the duct tape too sounds like a good idea.> They put the moleskin directly on his skin and it looks like its starting> to break out. Thanks agian for taking the time to write me. a>> >>>> Hey a! Just read your post! Sierra was 12 mo. on her 1st cast!>> Sierra has a short torso! The cast was way too long and was diging into>> her thighs, way too high under her arm pits and under her chin and we>> also had a bad pressure point digging into her stomach on one side! We>> were scared to death to and did not know what to do! The cast can be>> TRIMMED without affecting the integrity of the cast and what the Dr. is>> trying to do with the manipulation of your Son’s spine. We are on>> cast #9 and pretty much been through it all! The cast Tech.’s are>> very important. I know all of their names and always talk to them and>> bring in a prev. cast for them to go by before the next cast is applied.>> We DO NOT leave the Hospital until I am comfortable with all aspects of>> the cast. We live on the Gulf Coast of Alabama and travel up to>> Birmingham Alabama..about 4 1/2 hrs. to see Dr. K at Children’s>> Hospital (which is great) that we do not have to travel far! Dr. K was>> trained by Dr. Mehta..he is originally from Philadelphia. Anyway, No>> one down in this area has even heard of Infantile Scoliosis or Mehta>> casting so they will NOT trim or do anything with Sierra’s cast. My>> Husband can flare it out on the stomach area if it is putting to much>> pressure! Only Dr. K and his staff know how to trim properly! We do>> have the grey torso shirt under the cast and have never had any skin>> issues! They wrap her cast in a peach color water proof tape..and I>> always check for ruff edges....they send a roll home with us also! We>> do not use mole skin...we use Duct Tape all around the bottom edges to>> protect against accidents! We also tape around the area under her chin>> for food spills. I always keep a shirt on Sierra and sometime a plastic>> bib if it is something messy she is eating. Sierra does so well....she>> will be up running around by the afternoon after the cast is applied.>> We use the Pampers Cruisers thin max..they slide easier under the>> cast...we have used Velcro strips also to hold her pants up..but now the>> cast Tech.’s do a bell shape for us so Sierra has kinda some hips to>> hold them up! My husband with Dr. K’s permission cuts Sierra’s cast>> off the day before we go up and have next cast applied...stay away from>> that saw...he just cuts her cast off with tin snips in about 2 min.>> Your Son will get used to cast life and so will you...it is doable and>> worth every min. of it. The cast can be trimmed....We have to live with>> our cast at 3 mo. at a time! Hope this helps....If you want to contact>> me my cell is 251-228-0431 and I am on FB...Kristi Strickland>> ...Hang in there. Sierra does everything that her 4 year old>> Sister Summer does. She takes dance also!>> Kristi Mommy to Sierra 34 degrees. 9th cast down to 9 degrees OUT of>> cast and â€"6 degrees IN cast. May go to 10th cast in March 2012 or>> Brace...depending on #’s!>>>> From: a>> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 4:36 PM>> mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment%40>> Subject: 1st Cast Questions>>>>>> My 13 month old son got his first cast applied today and it's not>> going so well. I know he will take some time to adjust but he is a mess>> (and so am I). I feel like its too long and he can't sit down. He cant>> sit in his highchair. It is so low and it resting on his pelvic area and>> so far up to his chin. Is there anything we can do?! I feel desperate.>>>> Thank you,>>>> a>>>>>