Guest guest Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Good Luck on Wedn. Aimee! I dont know much since I'm still pretty new to this but from what I've read sometimes it takes a couple of casts to see some real imrovement. Hang in there! 19 is great for 2 casts(: We'll be thinking of you. Dianna (mommy to Marcela, 14 months in 1st cast) > > So emma got her second cast off on friday and the nurse did the measurements since the doc was on vacation and she said she was down 6 degrees from her before her first cast measurements . her numbers differed from dr. pete but she said regardless there was a 6 degree improvement. so with 2 casts done all she improved was 6 degrees. i was hoping for a better improvement. also the xray was taken right after the cast was removed and the cast gets back on weds. hope it is ok. dr. pete's initail was 34 degrees and she got 25. she measured her at 19. i asked about her rotation and she said you cannot measure that number...atleast her skin looked better this time with the exception of some bruising again. not itchy! > oh well wish us luck for weds... > > aimee > emma awaiting 3rd cast for weds > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Aimee,I'm sorry to hear that there wasn't better correction but keep your hopes up. I know, easier said than done! This is what I am so afraid of! I'll be thinking of you and saying some prayers. Good luck! BTW... how did you get the cast off so many days before the next cast? Patty, mom of Isabella, 22 months old, in 1st cast (Rochester)To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:48:20 AMSubject: xray So emma got her second cast off on friday and the nurse did the measurements since the doc was on vacation and she said she was down 6 degrees from her before her first cast measurements . her numbers differed from dr. pete but she said regardless there was a 6 degree improvement. so with 2 casts done all she improved was 6 degrees. i was hoping for a better improvement. also the xray was taken right after the cast was removed and the cast gets back on weds. hope it is ok. dr. pete's initail was 34 degrees and she got 25. she measured her at 19. i asked about her rotation and she said you cannot measure that number...atleast her skin looked better this time with the exception of some bruising again. not itchy! oh well wish us luck for weds... aimee emma awaiting 3rd cast for weds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Aimee,I'm sorry to hear that there wasn't better correction but keep your hopes up. I know, easier said than done! This is what I am so afraid of! I'll be thinking of you and saying some prayers. Good luck! BTW... how did you get the cast off so many days before the next cast? Patty, mom of Isabella, 22 months old, in 1st cast (Rochester)To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:48:20 AMSubject: xray So emma got her second cast off on friday and the nurse did the measurements since the doc was on vacation and she said she was down 6 degrees from her before her first cast measurements . her numbers differed from dr. pete but she said regardless there was a 6 degree improvement. so with 2 casts done all she improved was 6 degrees. i was hoping for a better improvement. also the xray was taken right after the cast was removed and the cast gets back on weds. hope it is ok. dr. pete's initail was 34 degrees and she got 25. she measured her at 19. i asked about her rotation and she said you cannot measure that number...atleast her skin looked better this time with the exception of some bruising again. not itchy! oh well wish us luck for weds... aimee emma awaiting 3rd cast for weds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Aimee, 6 degrees is great! At least you got something! I think right around the 30/25 degree mark, the back only corrects so much at a time. I'm not sure why, but that to me just seems to be how it goes! Some people don't get any correction. There have been times when we only got 2 degree correction and some over 10. But those 2 degree corrections were when her back from right around 30. Anyways, I would have her remeasured before you cast her again too. Our doctor always measures her right before casting her. This allows the back to relax a little from being out of cast for a wk and take the position its going to take. For our daughter, it did always make a huge difference! Good luck wed!ShaunaSubject: xrayTo: infantile_scoliosis Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 8:48 AM So emma got her second cast off on friday and the nurse did the measurements since the doc was on vacation and she said she was down 6 degrees from her before her first cast measurements . her numbers differed from dr. pete but she said regardless there was a 6 degree improvement. so with 2 casts done all she improved was 6 degrees. i was hoping for a better improvement. also the xray was taken right after the cast was removed and the cast gets back on weds. hope it is ok. dr. pete's initail was 34 degrees and she got 25. she measured her at 19. i asked about her rotation and she said you cannot measure that number...atleast her skin looked better this time with the exception of some bruising again. not itchy! oh well wish us luck for weds... aimee emma awaiting 3rd cast for weds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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