Guest guest Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Oh, one thing about the differences in hospitals that 's post just reminded me of - when we went to the local Shriner's, the resident who trimmed Jack's hips for us asked the lady there in the casting room for the headphones. They put big, sturdy headphones (like the ones ground crew wear at airports) and it helps SO much I might buy a pair to bring with us to Chicago next time S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 And that's exactly what we did too Bathing, swimming and lots of hugs.... Hope to see you and your family again one day Jacki and Siobhan xx > > We have our daughters taken off one or two days before. I always hold her facing me in my lap. I talk to her while it is quickly removed, it takes literally 2 minutes. I will say that we prefer having it removed at Shriners-Utah, rather than the Childrens hospital near our home. We had it removed at Childrens one time, the cast saw was a huge, very load machine, and the resident was not very comforting. At Shriners, it is a small hand held...looks like a blow dryer, and they are " kind, careful and quick " . We then hug, swim, bathe and hug some more. > > & > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Be a better pen pal. > Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I think Darrells suggestion of head phones/portable dvd/or music is fantastic, and I wish I would have thought of this for Olivia. DUH! The cast saw is traumatic, and head phones would elimate trauma to the child and the entire family. Bring them if you got em'! HRH > Darrell, > > My son Braden was cast for the first time in January at SLC and we were > absolutely thrilled with Dr. D and Mike - actually the entire staff > there! Braden is 19 months old now and doing amazing in his cast. He > does not let it limit him at all. When he first got it on, we taught > he to say " help please " when he need help getting up and that has > worked really well. > > We will be returning back to SLC on April 11 Friday for his cast to be > cut off (which I am terrified of!). He is then scheduled for an MRI on > Saturday. We will actually be released from the hospital cast-free on > Sunday before we have to return for his next cast on Tuesday. We are > planning on staying at a hotel with a pool so that he can play in the > water and enjoy a couple cast free days! > > In regards to your posting, I think that it would be great if the posts > could have sub-categories for locations. This would be a great > resource. It would be nice to be able to go in and see who goes to the > same facility so that stories could be shared that way. > > Is your son Dylan? I think that I remember your posts but I have not > realy had a chance to get on this board since Braden's casting so I > don't know for sure. > > Miranda > > >> >> I was just wondering why there are no posts about casting in SLC. Dr. >> D'Astous told me he does up to 12 casts a month. It would be nice to >> read about how these kids are doing in there casts. There are so few >> people posting about SLC. I would love to read about how their >> treatment is going. >> >> I have read so little about other parents experiences in SLC. >> >> Darrell >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Hi Miranda Yes Dylan had his 6th cast applied in SLC just before christmas and his 7th cast last week and we go back in june. Dylan just loves it there and the staff is incredible. I also got to meet Jacki and Siobhan, and Kylie the first time we went!!! The second time I got to meet and Olivia. Thanks again . Great KIDS sweethearts too!!! And yes the DVD and Headphones make all the difference in the world for us. Darrell > >> > >> I was just wondering why there are no posts about casting in SLC. Dr. > >> D'Astous told me he does up to 12 casts a month. It would be nice to > >> read about how these kids are doing in there casts. There are so few > >> people posting about SLC. I would love to read about how their > >> treatment is going. > >> > >> I have read so little about other parents experiences in SLC. > >> > >> Darrell > >> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 We bring the video ipod and headphones every time for Jack, but, unfortunately, it hasn't helped him much with the cast saw. The local shriner's (who cuts off our casts now) has noise cancelling headphones (like you'd see on an airport tarmac) and they work better, in our experience. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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