Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 In a message dated 1/21/2003 3:55:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, danieldinsmore534@... writes: > Is anyone going to be in the chat room > tonight? What chat room? Do you know I have NEVER ever been in a chat room? I am so ignorant and shy!' Rosemary in New York with 3 children with CF - they are 12, 10, 6...I coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " ; and now we have a dog named - are you ready for this - TOBI after their medication! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 Hi all, Wyatt is fighting his chest clapping alot lately. And since we have a clinic coming up in Feb. we thought we would research the thera vest. How old do they start using them and how well do they work on children. Wyatt is 2 years now and he is 32 lbs. So he is a good size. We are in Canada and I don't know that anyone uses them around here. Or what the cost for them are. If anyone knows any info on this please let me know. He is remarkable healthy for a child with cf so we thought this might be a little less evasive for him. On a another note! Is anyone going to be in the chat room tonight? I'm going to try to stop in for a bit. Thx Kim mom of Kiefer 3.5 ncf and Wyatt 2 wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 In a message dated 1/21/2003 3:14:06 PM Central Standard Time, ROSEMARY3FOR3wCF@... writes: > ignorant and shy!' > LOL Ya right!!! Deb A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 -Hi Kim, To be eligible to use the vest they will measure Wyatt's chest size to make sure he'll fit the vest. There was a little girl at my last clinic when we got the vest who I believe is smaller than Wyatt and she got one so I " m sure he'll be fine. I believe they cost around 12-15,000 dollars. If your insurance doesn't cover it the VEST company will work with you to set something up so you can get the VEST. Luckily, our insurance covered it after years of trying! Good luck with it all. I personally love the VEST as does my Wyatt and it is the best thing that has happened to us! He also hated chest clapping. Christy N. Mom of Wyatt 7wcf and Hunter 2.5 wocf -- In cfparents , " kim <danieldinsmore534@m...> " <danieldinsmore534@m...> wrote: > Hi all, > > Wyatt is fighting his chest clapping alot lately. And since we > have a clinic coming up in Feb. we thought we would research the > thera vest. How old do they start using them and how well do they > work on children. Wyatt is 2 years now and he is 32 lbs. So he is a > good size. We are in Canada and I don't know that anyone uses them > around here. Or what the cost for them are. If anyone knows any > info on this please let me know. He is remarkable healthy for a child > with cf so we thought this might be a little less evasive for him. > On a another note! Is anyone going to be in the chat room > tonight? I'm going to try to stop in for a bit. > > Thx Kim mom of Kiefer 3.5 ncf and Wyatt 2 wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 Check & see if it can be gotten in Canada. I think it has been approved BUT, not sure if it has yet. If not , then you cant purchase BUT IT IS WORTH IT !!! So check it out. The company site is www.thevest.org the company name who makes it is advanced Respiratory, Inc. you can get it that way too. Best wishes, Love & hugs, GrandmomBEV Re: vest use in Canada -Hi Kim, To be eligible to use the vest they will measure Wyatt's chest size to make sure he'll fit the vest. There was a little girl at my last clinic when we got the vest who I believe is smaller than Wyatt and she got one so I " m sure he'll be fine. I believe they cost around 12-15,000 dollars. If your insurance doesn't cover it the VEST company will work with you to set something up so you can get the VEST. Luckily, our insurance covered it after years of trying! Good luck with it all. I personally love the VEST as does my Wyatt and it is the best thing that has happened to us! He also hated chest clapping. Christy N. Mom of Wyatt 7wcf and Hunter 2.5 wocf -- In cfparents , " kim <danieldinsmore534@m...> " <danieldinsmore534@m...> wrote: > Hi all, > > Wyatt is fighting his chest clapping alot lately. And since we > have a clinic coming up in Feb. we thought we would research the > thera vest. How old do they start using them and how well do they > work on children. Wyatt is 2 years now and he is 32 lbs. So he is a > good size. We are in Canada and I don't know that anyone uses them > around here. Or what the cost for them are. If anyone knows any > info on this please let me know. He is remarkable healthy for a child > with cf so we thought this might be a little less evasive for him. > On a another note! Is anyone going to be in the chat room > tonight? I'm going to try to stop in for a bit. > > Thx Kim mom of Kiefer 3.5 ncf and Wyatt 2 wcf ------------------------------------------- The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO WAY be construed as medical advice. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS. ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 My daughter was 14 months and 21 pounds when we got the vest three months ago. They took her measurements and custom fit her vest. It is SOOO much easier than chest clapping. Sharon > Hi all, > > Wyatt is fighting his chest clapping alot lately. And since we > have a clinic coming up in Feb. we thought we would research the > thera vest. How old do they start using them and how well do they > work on children. Wyatt is 2 years now and he is 32 lbs. So he is a > good size. We are in Canada and I don't know that anyone uses them > around here. Or what the cost for them are. If anyone knows any > info on this please let me know. He is remarkable healthy for a child > with cf so we thought this might be a little less evasive for him. > On a another note! Is anyone going to be in the chat room > tonight? I'm going to try to stop in for a bit. > > Thx Kim mom of Kiefer 3.5 ncf and Wyatt 2 wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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