Re: Back home with cast # 3

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Sounds like really good correction, I am happy for you guys. And it IS a big deal everytime b/c you never know what to expect and what will happen. So you have every right to worry and be anxious everytime. We are here to listen and suppport. Glad he is eating and drinking and back to his happy self. God Bless.

Joanmom to Hayden 32nd CastTreated at ish Rite Hospital Dallas, TX

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 7:34:57 PMSubject: Back home with cast # 3

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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,Yes we all understand! Your right it is normal to everyone else, but I know the whole day was just so draining for me. From cast #1 to cast #6 it was always a long day for our family.Glad to hear Liam is doing so well!! 10 in cast is great! TashaMommy of 4 year old twin boys- and Fort Worth, TexasSeries of 6 casts for 14 months and now in a night brace. is treated at Texas ish Rite Hospital.You can read 's story at....http://www.infantilescoliosis.org/stories.htmlFrom: Portas To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 7:34:57 PMSubject: Back home with cast # 3

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.

The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.

We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good.

They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical team is different I guess :-)

Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.

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So glad things went well for #3! I am still preparing for #1 and I am terrified! and JimmyMommy and daddy to Tryston, 4, Drue, 13 monthsDrue's first cast Dec. 22St. Louis Children's Hospital

Subject: Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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So glad to hear you are home and doing well. There is nothing routine when it involves anesthesia! Catie, momSent from my iPhone

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough.. And I know we don't even have a choice.

The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.

We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good.

They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical team is different I guess :-)

Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.

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So glad to hear you are home and doing well. There is nothing routine when it involves anesthesia! Catie, momSent from my iPhone

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough.. And I know we don't even have a choice.

The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.

We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good.

They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical team is different I guess :-)

Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.

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So glad to hear you are home and doing well. There is nothing routine when it involves anesthesia! Catie, momSent from my iPhone

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough.. And I know we don't even have a choice.

The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.

We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good.

They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical team is different I guess :-)

Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.

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We know it is a BIG DEAL and an emotional journey every single time, some more than others. That is GREAT NEWS! So glad you're home, you did it, yay! 10 degrees in cast sounds awesome to me!!! Heidi, Bexon's Mama

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 5:34:57 PMSubject: Back home with cast # 3

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

Subject: Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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I hope we are not scaring you. But it will be ok, the first one is the worse but sfter that at least you know what to expect. Good luck and ask as many questions as you want.

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 9:20:07 PMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

So glad things went well for #3! I am still preparing for #1 and I am terrified! and JimmyMommy and daddy to Tryston, 4, Drue, 13 monthsDrue's first cast Dec. 22St. Louis Children's Hospital

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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I hope we are not scaring you. But it will be ok, the first one is the worse but sfter that at least you know what to expect. Good luck and ask as many questions as you want.

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 9:20:07 PMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

So glad things went well for #3! I am still preparing for #1 and I am terrified! and JimmyMommy and daddy to Tryston, 4, Drue, 13 monthsDrue's first cast Dec. 22St. Louis Children's Hospital

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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I hope we are not scaring you. But it will be ok, the first one is the worse but sfter that at least you know what to expect. Good luck and ask as many questions as you want.

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 9:20:07 PMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

So glad things went well for #3! I am still preparing for #1 and I am terrified! and JimmyMommy and daddy to Tryston, 4, Drue, 13 monthsDrue's first cast Dec. 22St. Louis Children's Hospital

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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Lynn,

That's almost the same thing we had to go through. First time we stayed, second we left early, this time we had to fight :-)

Every child is different. There was a kid who had surgery that day (not sure what kind) and he got out of the OR after Liam, woke up fine, ate a popsicle, finished a glass of juice and was sent home before us. Liam doesn't like anything food related, so he just won't do it. They didn't seem to understand that.

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Sun, December 20, 2009 7:33:53 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

Hi

Boy do I know what your saying about every medical team being different!! The first cast we had to stay overnight. The second they pretty much let us go without too much fuss, the third they wouldnt let us go at all and insisted he was in pain because he was crying (which he always does when he first wakes up) and gave him morphine!!!! which put him back to sleep for another hour and the finally on the fourth cast we said "Peyton is NOT in pain, he is simply an extremely fussy baby and the minute he gets in the car he will stop crying. Amazingly enough they let us go (not without a cast trim first....why couldnt they have done that in the OR???) and wouldnt you know it the minute he got in the car he was back to himself again....... ....So I find that if all the vital signs are back to normal and you kind of push to be discharged they will. But it is soooooooo frustrating because you have to watch them scream knowing

that as soon as you leave he will be happy, eating, drinking and playing in no time. I feel your frustration! !!

Lynn

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comReceived: Friday, December 18, 2009, 5:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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Lynn,

That's almost the same thing we had to go through. First time we stayed, second we left early, this time we had to fight :-)

Every child is different. There was a kid who had surgery that day (not sure what kind) and he got out of the OR after Liam, woke up fine, ate a popsicle, finished a glass of juice and was sent home before us. Liam doesn't like anything food related, so he just won't do it. They didn't seem to understand that.

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Sun, December 20, 2009 7:33:53 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

Hi

Boy do I know what your saying about every medical team being different!! The first cast we had to stay overnight. The second they pretty much let us go without too much fuss, the third they wouldnt let us go at all and insisted he was in pain because he was crying (which he always does when he first wakes up) and gave him morphine!!!! which put him back to sleep for another hour and the finally on the fourth cast we said "Peyton is NOT in pain, he is simply an extremely fussy baby and the minute he gets in the car he will stop crying. Amazingly enough they let us go (not without a cast trim first....why couldnt they have done that in the OR???) and wouldnt you know it the minute he got in the car he was back to himself again....... ....So I find that if all the vital signs are back to normal and you kind of push to be discharged they will. But it is soooooooo frustrating because you have to watch them scream knowing

that as soon as you leave he will be happy, eating, drinking and playing in no time. I feel your frustration! !!

Lynn

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comReceived: Friday, December 18, 2009, 5:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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Lynn,

That's almost the same thing we had to go through. First time we stayed, second we left early, this time we had to fight :-)

Every child is different. There was a kid who had surgery that day (not sure what kind) and he got out of the OR after Liam, woke up fine, ate a popsicle, finished a glass of juice and was sent home before us. Liam doesn't like anything food related, so he just won't do it. They didn't seem to understand that.

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Sun, December 20, 2009 7:33:53 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

Hi

Boy do I know what your saying about every medical team being different!! The first cast we had to stay overnight. The second they pretty much let us go without too much fuss, the third they wouldnt let us go at all and insisted he was in pain because he was crying (which he always does when he first wakes up) and gave him morphine!!!! which put him back to sleep for another hour and the finally on the fourth cast we said "Peyton is NOT in pain, he is simply an extremely fussy baby and the minute he gets in the car he will stop crying. Amazingly enough they let us go (not without a cast trim first....why couldnt they have done that in the OR???) and wouldnt you know it the minute he got in the car he was back to himself again....... ....So I find that if all the vital signs are back to normal and you kind of push to be discharged they will. But it is soooooooo frustrating because you have to watch them scream knowing

that as soon as you leave he will be happy, eating, drinking and playing in no time. I feel your frustration! !!

Lynn

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comReceived: Friday, December 18, 2009, 5:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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, glad everything went well! Sorry about your friend, sometimes there just isn't any explaining. I just nod.

Good for you for standing your ground about the drinking. Grace is that way too. They don't want to let her eat anything until she drinks but all she wants to do when she wakes up is eat! So last time i convinced them to let her have some soup/broth. Hey, its still fluid! Our long wait though is for her to urinate. That girl can hold her pee like you wouldn't believe. She was ready to go last time by 2pm, but we couldn't leave because she hadn't pee'd. It took another 3 1/2 hours!

We go in again this Wednesday for cast #2. I thought I'd be fine with it all, but I am finding myself having restless, weird dreamfilled sleep. So I must be suffering from some anxiety afterall.

Enjoy your eight weeks!

Jane

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 8:29:15 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

From: <missikay10yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comSent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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, glad everything went well! Sorry about your friend, sometimes there just isn't any explaining. I just nod.

Good for you for standing your ground about the drinking. Grace is that way too. They don't want to let her eat anything until she drinks but all she wants to do when she wakes up is eat! So last time i convinced them to let her have some soup/broth. Hey, its still fluid! Our long wait though is for her to urinate. That girl can hold her pee like you wouldn't believe. She was ready to go last time by 2pm, but we couldn't leave because she hadn't pee'd. It took another 3 1/2 hours!

We go in again this Wednesday for cast #2. I thought I'd be fine with it all, but I am finding myself having restless, weird dreamfilled sleep. So I must be suffering from some anxiety afterall.

Enjoy your eight weeks!

Jane

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 8:29:15 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

From: <missikay10yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comSent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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People just don't get it and that is why we have this group (thanks ). I wouldn't know what I would be going through right now without you guys. Joanmom to Hayden 32nd CastTreated at ish Rite Hospital Dallas, TX

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 10:29:15 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

From: <missikay10yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups.. comSent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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People just don't get it and that is why we have this group (thanks ). I wouldn't know what I would be going through right now without you guys. Joanmom to Hayden 32nd CastTreated at ish Rite Hospital Dallas, TX

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 10:29:15 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

From: <missikay10yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups.. comSent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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People just don't get it and that is why we have this group (thanks ). I wouldn't know what I would be going through right now without you guys. Joanmom to Hayden 32nd CastTreated at ish Rite Hospital Dallas, TX

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 10:29:15 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

From: <missikay10yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups.. comSent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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Jane, good luck Wed with cast number 2. We will be thinking of you..

Joanmom to Hayden 32nd CastTreated at ish Rite Hospital Dallas, TX

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 11:05:57 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

, glad everything went well! Sorry about your friend, sometimes there just isn't any explaining. I just nod.

Good for you for standing your ground about the drinking. Grace is that way too. They don't want to let her eat anything until she drinks but all she wants to do when she wakes up is eat! So last time i convinced them to let her have some soup/broth. Hey, its still fluid! Our long wait though is for her to urinate. That girl can hold her pee like you wouldn't believe. She was ready to go last time by 2pm, but we couldn't leave because she hadn't pee'd. It took another 3 1/2 hours!

We go in again this Wednesday for cast #2. I thought I'd be fine with it all, but I am finding myself having restless, weird dreamfilled sleep. So I must be suffering from some anxiety afterall.

Enjoy your eight weeks!

Jane

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comSent: Mon, December 21, 2009 8:29:15 AMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

From: <missikay10yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comSent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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Jane, good luck Wed with cast number 2. We will be thinking of you..

Joanmom to Hayden 32nd CastTreated at ish Rite Hospital Dallas, TX

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 11:05:57 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

, glad everything went well! Sorry about your friend, sometimes there just isn't any explaining. I just nod.

Good for you for standing your ground about the drinking. Grace is that way too. They don't want to let her eat anything until she drinks but all she wants to do when she wakes up is eat! So last time i convinced them to let her have some soup/broth. Hey, its still fluid! Our long wait though is for her to urinate. That girl can hold her pee like you wouldn't believe. She was ready to go last time by 2pm, but we couldn't leave because she hadn't pee'd. It took another 3 1/2 hours!

We go in again this Wednesday for cast #2. I thought I'd be fine with it all, but I am finding myself having restless, weird dreamfilled sleep. So I must be suffering from some anxiety afterall.

Enjoy your eight weeks!

Jane

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comSent: Mon, December 21, 2009 8:29:15 AMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

From: <missikay10yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comSent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

,

I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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Jane, good luck Wed with cast number 2. We will be thinking of you..

Joanmom to Hayden 32nd CastTreated at ish Rite Hospital Dallas, TX

To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 11:05:57 AMSubject: Re: Back home with cast # 3

, glad everything went well! Sorry about your friend, sometimes there just isn't any explaining. I just nod.

Good for you for standing your ground about the drinking. Grace is that way too. They don't want to let her eat anything until she drinks but all she wants to do when she wakes up is eat! So last time i convinced them to let her have some soup/broth. Hey, its still fluid! Our long wait though is for her to urinate. That girl can hold her pee like you wouldn't believe. She was ready to go last time by 2pm, but we couldn't leave because she hadn't pee'd. It took another 3 1/2 hours!

We go in again this Wednesday for cast #2. I thought I'd be fine with it all, but I am finding myself having restless, weird dreamfilled sleep. So I must be suffering from some anxiety afterall.

Enjoy your eight weeks!

Jane

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comSent: Mon, December 21, 2009 8:29:15 AMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

Thank you all...!! I acually had a friend ask on Saturday "So, did you finally do the cast change?, How is he doing?". I said "It is always hard, but he is better now". And her answer was: "It's probably becoming routine for him now"...

Like babies know what that is!!! All he remembers is that everytime he goes there there is a noisy saw, a bunch of people holding him, and a 'being sick' kind of feeling when he wakes up. Something to get used to for sure.

Anyway... We have two months "break" now.

From: <missikay10yahoo (DOT) com>To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comSent: Sat, December 19, 2009 12:18:09 PMSubject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3

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I know what you mean about it being a long, draining day. People just dont get it. They think its like getting a cast for a broken arm or something. The whole process is emotionally and physically exausting. Im glad your home and hes doing good. Now you got another 8 weeks to go...enjoy it!!

From: Portas <ppdh72yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Back home with cast # 3To: infantile_scoliosis @yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:34 PM

So, we are back home. Sometimes I have to think twice why we have to do this. Every cast gets better, but it is still so tough. And I know we don't even have a choice.The good thing is that, after 12 hours, Liam is back to being himself. And then we kind of forget what we (he) had to go through.We got good correction again, 10 degrees IN CAST. Last time we got 11.5, so not a big change, but still very good. They wouldn't let us go home until he drank something. We kept telling them that he never drinks anything for a while, and he does when we get home (20min drive). But they didn't want to take the IV out to make sure he wouldn't dehydrate. He is not going to dehydrate in 2 hours!! Last time we were sent home sooner and told to bring him back if he wasn't drinking. Finally we convinced them today and we were let go. We got home, he drank water, had some fruit, drank milk and had some crackers, all that in 2h. Every medical

team is different I guess :-)Anyway... just wanted to update. Thank you all for reading. Everybody else assumes "it's just a cast change" and friends take it like a simple procedure. It is somehow, but not everybody understand. I know you do.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail.. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca

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