Guest guest Posted February 5, 2003 Report Share Posted February 5, 2003 My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2003 Report Share Posted February 5, 2003 My son , is 21 months and has had the vest since 19 months old , his chest had to be at least 20 inches, he is 33 1/4 inches, and 29 lbs. I asked the respatory therapist at our cf clinic when we could start persuing it. dr wrote a rx and a month later we received it we are still in the trial period, was up to 20 mins 2 x day but got a ear infection and now we are having trouble getting him to sit still, and he cries the whole time as if it is hurting him. we are going back to his ped tomorrow to see if he still has a ear infection. up until now we have loved the vest. just plugged in a video and he would watch it , even fall asleep. I would start asking now about getting the vest. if dr feels its right for chas. good luck , I hope that helped Amy ,mom to 21 months Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 YES, The docs will take care of ordering The vest people can make adjustments for the size IF the doc orders one Best wishes on the dear wee one of yours Checking all this out, even if early IS GREAT!! LOVE & HUGS, grandmomBEV Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Hi le, Just to confirm what Amy, Bev and have already told you...we are able to customize a Vest if you child is small. Normally we like to see a 23 inch chest circumference, but we and make some alterations to help with the fit. What is Chas's chest measurement? The Vest works by compressing the chest wall very rapidly and creating expiratory airflow; in other words, it creates the airflow out of your lungs that you would have when you cough. The Vest " vibrates " or oscillates 10 - 15 times per second. This produces rapid cough-like air movement from within the lungs. The end result is that the thick sticky mucus that is deep inside the small airways of the lungs is moved up to the larger airways and eventually brought out. When done consistently, it helps prevent the accumulation of mucus in the airways and decreases the amount of damage to the airways that occurs from inflammation. You can see more at our website (to include a very interesting video) at www.thevest.com. I will forward your e-mail to Geoff Peistrup, your local person. He will contact you by e-mail to see if there is anything he can do to help you. He takes care of the patients that come from the Columbus Children's Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Center. I hope this helps and let me know if there is anything else I can do. Randy Advanced Respiratory Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Hi le, Just to confirm what Amy, Bev and have already told you...we are able to customize a Vest if you child is small. Normally we like to see a 23 inch chest circumference, but we and make some alterations to help with the fit. What is Chas's chest measurement? The Vest works by compressing the chest wall very rapidly and creating expiratory airflow; in other words, it creates the airflow out of your lungs that you would have when you cough. The Vest " vibrates " or oscillates 10 - 15 times per second. This produces rapid cough-like air movement from within the lungs. The end result is that the thick sticky mucus that is deep inside the small airways of the lungs is moved up to the larger airways and eventually brought out. When done consistently, it helps prevent the accumulation of mucus in the airways and decreases the amount of damage to the airways that occurs from inflammation. You can see more at our website (to include a very interesting video) at www.thevest.com. I will forward your e-mail to Geoff Peistrup, your local person. He will contact you by e-mail to see if there is anything he can do to help you. He takes care of the patients that come from the Columbus Children's Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Center. I hope this helps and let me know if there is anything else I can do. Randy Advanced Respiratory Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Randy I just wanted to tell you that we received our vest last Friday. is 4, and the lady that came out said he handled the 1st time very well for his age. He has been doing it twice a day, every day now and is doing great. I think he has mixed emotions about it, but I sure love it. I think it takes a little getting used to for him. It is so aggressive, I think it scares him a little. I am so thankful to have it. Both boys, wcf, have been fighting RSV for over a month now, and 10 clappings a day was getting to me. Yay for the vest!! They are both doing great now, and down to two treatments a day each. Thanks for all the info. Melinda - ryan 4 yrs and braden 9 months - both wcf Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Randy I just wanted to tell you that we received our vest last Friday. is 4, and the lady that came out said he handled the 1st time very well for his age. He has been doing it twice a day, every day now and is doing great. I think he has mixed emotions about it, but I sure love it. I think it takes a little getting used to for him. It is so aggressive, I think it scares him a little. I am so thankful to have it. Both boys, wcf, have been fighting RSV for over a month now, and 10 clappings a day was getting to me. Yay for the vest!! They are both doing great now, and down to two treatments a day each. Thanks for all the info. Melinda - ryan 4 yrs and braden 9 months - both wcf Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Wonderful, Melinda. I think many kids are a little anxious about the Vest at the beginning. I watched a mom of a 2 year old little girl introduce the Vest to her child. She really went slowly and let the child's natural curiosity motivate her. I brought the Vest and machine to her home. We just put the device and the Vest in the middle of the living room and left it there. Eventually her daughter came up to the machine and started looking at it and touching it. She was very cautious. Her big brother put it on and now she was really interested! She still didn't want to try it on, but she was watching intently. By the end of the training session, she was putting the Vest on but not turning it on yet. I did a follow-up with the mom a week later. She said her daughter now was using the Vest full time and even set the time and rate herself (with supervision, of course). The Vest therapy time was always associated with positive reinforcement activities, i.e. special video, book reading, games, one-on-one time with a caregiver, etc. I think many of the parents here on CF Parents could tell you of their successes in getting their children to use the Vest. Thanks for sharing your experiences. As always, I am here to help. Let me know what I can do. Randy Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Wonderful, Melinda. I think many kids are a little anxious about the Vest at the beginning. I watched a mom of a 2 year old little girl introduce the Vest to her child. She really went slowly and let the child's natural curiosity motivate her. I brought the Vest and machine to her home. We just put the device and the Vest in the middle of the living room and left it there. Eventually her daughter came up to the machine and started looking at it and touching it. She was very cautious. Her big brother put it on and now she was really interested! She still didn't want to try it on, but she was watching intently. By the end of the training session, she was putting the Vest on but not turning it on yet. I did a follow-up with the mom a week later. She said her daughter now was using the Vest full time and even set the time and rate herself (with supervision, of course). The Vest therapy time was always associated with positive reinforcement activities, i.e. special video, book reading, games, one-on-one time with a caregiver, etc. I think many of the parents here on CF Parents could tell you of their successes in getting their children to use the Vest. Thanks for sharing your experiences. As always, I am here to help. Let me know what I can do. Randy Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Randy, Would you have the local representative contact me. I have two 7 years old sons who have cf. We asked the drs about vests when they were younger and they told us they were too small. Adam and Alec have been very healthy, but in Dec, Adam cultured PA I have been using my hands and I need some relieve. We attend Dallas Children's Medical Center cf. Instead of being too small one of my sons may be too big for his height vs the vest.. My sons are on the other end of too much weight for their age. I would like some information but I approach the drs.My email is bkwesley@.... W. mom to Adam and Alec both 7 w/cf and two teenagers ncf > ------------------------------------------ > 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 February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Randy, Would you have the local representative contact me. I have two 7 years old sons who have cf. We asked the drs about vests when they were younger and they told us they were too small. Adam and Alec have been very healthy, but in Dec, Adam cultured PA I have been using my hands and I need some relieve. We attend Dallas Children's Medical Center cf. Instead of being too small one of my sons may be too big for his height vs the vest.. My sons are on the other end of too much weight for their age. I would like some information but I approach the drs.My email is bkwesley@.... W. mom to Adam and Alec both 7 w/cf and two teenagers ncf > ------------------------------------------ > 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 February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 YES, that is where you need to ask the doctor for one for your precious CHAS. they will know if it would be best for him & for you. be sure to mention your feelings on this LOVE & HUGS, grandmomBEv Re: Vest Question Do you have a website? I am still trying to learn about everything!! I go to clinics on thusday, 13th. I will being asking about the vest!!! le, mom of Chas (18 mos) wcf Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Do you have a website? I am still trying to learn about everything!! I go to clinics on thusday, 13th. I will being asking about the vest!!! le, mom of Chas (18 mos) wcf Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 HI, I put the website in my " favorites " its www.thevest.com. check it out and good luck on the 13th we go on the 27th. Amy (mom to almost 22 months) Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Our website is www.thevest.com. Has Geoff from our company contacted you yet? Re: Vest Question Do you have a website? I am still trying to learn about everything!! I go to clinics on thusday, 13th. I will being asking about the vest!!! le, mom of Chas (18 mos) wcf Vest Question My son Chas is 18 mos old and weighs 22lbs 12oz and stands at 30 1/4 " . How big does he need to be for the vest? How does the vest work....I know it may sound like a silly question...? When do I start looking into the vest? or do I? He currently gets 3-4 aersols(3/4 albuterols, 2 pulmicorts-asthma realted, and 1 pulmizyne) with the same amount of CPTs. Will the vest work for him? Do I ask the doctors? I am in COlumbus, Ohio and attend Children' Hospital here in Columbus (if anyone else is familiar with COlumbus, let me know!!!). le, mom of Chas(18 mos) wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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