Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Hi Rita, I have a few questions: Does your daughter have a waterproof cast (fiberglass/gortex) or a plaster cast? It’s my understanding that the cast (either type) should be rigid through the duration of the cast, so it’s doing its job by continual external force. If the cast is breaking down, the integrity of the cast has been affected and it may not be applying pressure where it should be……It’s the continual external force and harnessing the childs growth in this external force (the cast) that is guiding the young spine to grow straight…Do you mind if I ask you where you go for treatment? Have you read the article and seen “A New Direction” DVD? If not, may I recommend that you take a look at both. I have been out of the loop for a bit, so forgive me if these questions have already been asked. HRH Re: Getting a cast off locally > To: infantile_scoliosis > Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 9:37 AM > > > > > > > > > We had Dylan's cast cut off locally twice. Our local pediatrician did it for us. She knew we were flying to Chicago for casting (we live in Florida). Her office had a cast saw. The ped removed it for us once and the nurses did it the second time. She never called Chicago to confirm, etc. We just told her that we had already spoken with Chicago and they were aware we were having it cut off locally. What's funny is that the ped's office didn't have any experience with cutting off risser casts, but I thought they did it much better than the person that did it in Chicago. We didn't have it taken off in Chicago until the last cast and it didn't go nearly as smoothly as it did the previous times at the ped's office. Any doctor's office that has a cast saw should be capable of removing it for you. It's just a matter of finding someone locally who will be willing to work with you even though you are being treated by a doctor elsewhere. I > would suggest calling a local ortho's office. > > > > > [infantile_scoliosi s] Getting a cast off locally > > > > > > > > > Hi everybody, just looking for a bit of advice. > Hadley is going to have her cast taken off at the end of August and recasted September 4th. Then casted again around Oct. 21st. She is only in her 2nd cast at the time. For the first cast removal, we went back to our Shriners Hospital in Chicago to have the cast removed. But that is a 2 1/2 hr drive for us. I know a lot of people get their child's cast off locally and was wondering where that could be done. I just called the pediatrician and unfortanetely our pediatric nurses and doctors are not that helpful. The nurse said she knows the ER has taken casts off. Obviously other people have to know how because it has to be done when somebody breaks and arm or something. She really was of no help at all. Actually, just frustrated me more. So, I ws just wondering where you all have your child's casts removed. > Thanks and sorry for the venting! > Shauna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Hi , We are in the Fort Lauderdale area. Rita > > > > > > From: Dolley <b_dolley@> > > > Subject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Getting a cast off locally > > > To: infantile_scoliosis <mailto:infantile_ scoliosis% > 40yahoogroups. com> > > @yahoogroups. com > > > Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 9:37 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We had Dylan's cast cut off locally twice. Our local > pediatrician > > did it for us. She knew we were flying to Chicago for casting (we > > live in Florida). Her office had a cast saw. The ped removed it > for > > us once and the nurses did it the second time. She never called > > Chicago to confirm, etc. We just told her that we had already > spoken > > with Chicago and they were aware we were having it cut off > > locally. What's funny is that the ped's office didn't have any > > experience with cutting off risser casts, but I thought they did > it > > much better than the person that did it in Chicago. We didn't > have > > it taken off in Chicago until the last cast and it didn't go > > nearly as smoothly as it did the previous times at the ped's > office. > > Any doctor's office that has a cast saw should be capable of > removing > > it for you. It's just a matter of finding someone locally who > will > > be willing to work with you even though you are being treated by a > > doctor elsewhere. I > > > would suggest calling a local ortho's office. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [infantile_scoliosi s] Getting a cast off locally > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everybody, just looking for a bit of advice. > > > Hadley is going to have her cast taken off at the end of August > and > > recasted September 4th. Then casted again around Oct. 21st. She is > > only in her 2nd cast at the time. For the first cast removal, we > went > > back to our Shriners Hospital in Chicago to have the cast removed. > > But that is a 2 1/2 hr drive for us. I know a lot of people get > their > > child's cast off locally and was wondering where that could be > done. > > I just called the pediatrician and unfortanetely our pediatric > nurses > > and doctors are not that helpful. The nurse said she knows the ER > > has taken casts off. Obviously other people have to know how > because > > it has to be done when somebody breaks and arm or something. She > > really was of no help at all. Actually, just frustrated me more. > So, > > I ws just wondering where you all have your child's casts removed. > > > Thanks and sorry for the venting! > > > Shauna > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Ah....we are on the Space Coast. [infantile_scoliosi s] Getting a cast off locally> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everybody, just looking for a bit of advice. > > > Hadley is going to have her cast taken off at the end of August > and > > recasted September 4th. Then casted again around Oct. 21st. She is > > only in her 2nd cast at the time. For the first cast removal, we > went > > back to our Shriners Hospital in Chicago to have the cast removed. > > But that is a 2 1/2 hr drive for us. I know a lot of people get > their > > child's cast off locally and was wondering where that could be > done. > > I just called the pediatrician and unfortanetely our pediatric > nurses > > and doctors are not that helpful. The nurse said she knows the ER > > has taken casts off. Obviously other people have to know how > because > > it has to be done when somebody breaks and arm or something. She > > really was of no help at all. Actually, just frustrated me more. > So, > > I ws just wondering where you all have your child's casts removed. > > > Thanks and sorry for the venting!> > > Shauna> > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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