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Comment on Spica Cast Change by Stephanie Woskoski

Stephanie Woskoski — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:02:31 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your experience my daughter is having surgery because her is is dislocated and the other one has dysplasia…I worked on a Orthopedic unit for a few years and dealt with adults with hip replacements but no one can prepare you for somthing like this that involves your own child! However you have given me a sense of readiness! that you so much!

Comment on Spica Cast Change by Desiree

Desiree — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:50:40 +0000

My daughter Destiny had open reduction on her right hip December 8th. She amazingly has been just such an angel. I was reading your blog about the muscle spasms… they gave Destiny a small dose of valium (.5mL every 6 hrs) for that and luckly we havent had a problem. She goes in for her cast change Jan 21 so I was glad to read your blog about your experience with the cast change. I am relieved to know that it isn’t a huge deal and hoping that Destiny will also be lucky enough to get out of the spica early. As it stands she will be out right around her first birthday.

Comment on Spica Cast Change by Cheryll

Cheryll — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:37:08 +0000

I would like to thank you for sharing your experience. my baby will have her spica cast on january 29 and just like lilie her dysplasia is also on the right hip. we couldn’t help but worry of what’s to come. your blog helped us a lot on what to expect and what to do. i am so happy that lillie’s off her cast sooner than expected. i hope the same would happen to my candice.

Comment on We Had a Better Experience This Time by SpicaCasts

SpicaCasts — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:11:35 +0000

Rachel, I’m so sorry to hear about the problems your daughter 2 year old daughter is facing. To be quite honest, both of our daughters have handled being in a spica cast exceptionally well. The doctor did tell us before Natalie (our now 3 year old daughter) would handle being in the cast better than we would handle it. That is absolutely true! Nothing can actually prepare you for seeing your little baby in a cast. I’m not trying to scare you, but hopefully help you with the idea knowing that your daughter should adjust well and quickly, you may not though.

It is true that hip dysplasia is often hereditary. It comes from my wife’s fathers side where there were two other children in his family that we are aware of that had this same condition. The likelihood of having another daughter with the same condition is fairly high. I think I would speak with your doctor at the Scottish Rights Childrens Hospital and see if you can set up an appointment for her to get checked out by him. More than likely your doctor there will be a specialist in this type of problem.

Also, you should know that we were advised even though we caught Natalie’s when she hit 10 months old that were lucky to catch it so early. The reason we were able to find it, the doctor told us, is that one leg was a little longer than the other. They say that children with problems on both hips are significantly harder to diagnose.

Comment on We Had a Better Experience This Time by Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:40:38 +0000

My oldest daughter, Lydia (age 2), was recently diagnosed with hip dysplasia in both hips. We took her to children\’s hospital in Birmingham, Al and was told that she would require surgery. The right side is just out of joint but the left side does not have a proper socket for the joint to fit into. The left side will require extensive surgery and recontruction to place the hip into the correct location. We were told that each hip will be done seperately and she would be in a spica cast for each from 8-10 weeks. We are going to Atlanta to see a specialist at the scottish rights childrens hospital. We also have a 4 month old. I am worried that I need to have her x -rayed to make sure her hips are okay. I want to make sure if something is wrong with my youngest that it will be caught early. I have been telling my 2 year old\’s pediatrician that her hips felt funny since I brought her home from the hosptial. Lydia had a rough start to begin with, she was a group B strep baby and was born septic with pulmonary HTN. She had a 50% chance of living when she was born. She was on a specialized vent for 13 days. So, I can see where the hip dislocation may have been missed at birth, but I must admit that I am a little ticked that the MD did not listen to me. After all, Both myself and my husband are both RNs. We are not pediatric nurses, but I knew something was wrong. We are feeling a little over whelmed at this point. How did your child cope with being in a spica cast?

Comment on Pavlik Harness by Mengembalikan Jati Diri Bangsa

Mengembalikan Jati Diri Bangsa — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:09:26 +0000

I found this article is 3 months old, but I really hope that she is now in a good condition. No more x-rays and the harness will be tightened. Thanks

Comment on How to Keep a Spica Cast Dry by Debt Consolidation Information

Debt Consolidation Information — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:10:59 +0000

oh and by the way, Jack is now 6 and has 95% control over his movements whereas up until he was 3 he had no control day or night and from 3 to 5 he had no control whilst he was asleep.

Comment on How to Keep a Spica Cast Dry by Debt Consolidation Information

Debt Consolidation Information — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:08:27 +0000

Very interesting post. We know only too well what it is like trying to keep a child clean. We didn’t have a cast to contend with but a child who suffered from Hirschsprungs disease who had had his large bowel removed and therefore had no bowel control at all, very messy! Well done.

Comment on How to Keep a Spica Cast Dry by Payday Loans

Payday Loans — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:17:00 +0000

Your blogs wis interesting. I am sorry you baby was in a cast.

Comment on Good News by SpicaCasts

SpicaCasts — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:12:27 +0000

I’m sorry, you will have to forgive me. My wife probably remembers but we talk to so many people everyday that it is hard to keep track of who has what done.

If I remember correctly your daughter had an open reduction surgery and was placed in a spica cast, correct? Is she already out of the cast?

Natalie pretty much healed while in the cast, but she definitely favored one side after the cast was totally removed. Her legs were fairly stiff and she still often sleeps in the position that she would sleep in while in the cast and in the brace. It’s quite interesting. She no longer favors one side from what I can tell though.