Re: Red pressure mark that won't go away!

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Good, I am glad you are seeing karen. I really doubt she will pass

that over. I really like so much, and I love when he does CST

on , but he is not nearly as thorough as . I swear that

woman knows everything. She must read every medical journal.

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > My son has been in his DOC band since 8/18 and it has been going

> > pretty well, for the most part. Unfortunately he has gotten a

red

> > spot that can look pretty angry at times which fades to a dark

pink

> > after some time with the band off, but never fully goes away.

He

> has

> > had this since the first week and it seems a lot worse over the

past

> > week. I spoke with our PT at Straight Ahead and he just told us

to

> > keep with the band as much as possible if the spot fades over

time.

> > We also discussed repositioning him at night with the band on

to try

> > and take some of the pressure off the left side (my son has

right

> tort

> > so he turns his head to the left most of the night and sucks

his

> left

> > thumb!). We had tried to use a small piece of moleskin in the

band

> > (at their direction during our fitting on Saturday) but this

seemed

> to

> > make it worse. The area where the spot is a pressure point

where

> the

> > band " locks " in to stay in place and keep it from moving around

so

> > they cannot take too much out there.

> >

> > Has anyone had any experience with this? Did the spot

eventually

> heal

> > and go away or was this something that continued throughout the

wear

> > of the band? Any advice is much appreciated. My little guy

doesn't

> > seem bothered by it at all, but it looks quite painful to me

and I

> > hate for this to progress, but I also hate to lose precious

time in

> > the band as well!

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Maureen

> >

> > Mom to Will 2.5 and Tommy 5 mos (Plagio, Brachy and right tort)

> >

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