Re: Day 2 in Hanger Helmet

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It sounds like heat rash. I would leave it off until you can get to

the ortho tomorrow so as not to irritate it more. Please let us know

what the ortho says - don't give up

in CT

Aidan 16.5 months doc #2 11/9/04

> I would like to thank everyone for their support. I am disappointed

to

> report a roadblock. My daughter was in the helmet all night for

10 hours. She

> slept through the night nicely, she did fall asleep later and woke

up earlier

> than usually. But just by 1 hour total. Then I took it off this

morning for

> an hour and then back on for 4 hours after that. Then I took it

off because

> I noticed sweat dripping down her face and the helmet kept falling

to her

> eyebrows. I cleaned her head and the helmet and then I noticed

that she has

> developed a rash around the perimeter of the helmet. It is red

and pimply. The

> bottom back of her head right above her neck is also red and rashy

looking.

> So I haven't put it on since. So she has been out of it for

almost 6 hours

> and she is still red and rashy. So I am deciding if I should put

it on

> tonight for bed or if I should just leave it off and call the

technician tomorrow.

> What do you guys think. A friend of mine suggested that I put a

thin layer

> of cloth over her head and then put on the helmet. Will that

affect

> results? I don't want to reapply a helmet if her rash is still

red. I will also

> ask about the gold bound powder. I am so confused and upset that

I am about to

> go to another neurologist for a second opinion. Again thanks for

all the

> help. The helmet issue was hard enough for me to deal with but now

the rashes

> and sweating are making it even worse. Help!!!!