Re: Am I doing this right?

[Guest guest]

Ask them when you call today about the red spot.

Dane had that the whole time he was in the band, but only when he

kind of cocked his head funny.

If it happens a lot, it might need adjusted.

Dane's mom DOC Grad

> >

> > Grant got his DOCband late friday afternoon (about 4:30 pm). I

> had him wear it for 3 hours, checked his head...pink spots faded

in

> about 15 minutes, but since he was going to bed for the first

night,

> I didn't make him wear it, gave him a bath and put him to bed.

> Yesterday, Grant wore it from 6 am to 9, I checked it then had it

> back on in about 20 minutes....then he wore it for 4 hours...then

> again checked...then back on for another 3 hours or so...a bath

and

> then back on for bed. He wore the band from about 8 pm bedtime to

> about 2 am...at which time he woke up crying like crazy and when I

> took it off to check, there was kind of a dark red spot on the

back

> of his head. It did fade in a bit over a half hour, but I was

> reluctant to put it back on (trying to ease him into this). So,

it

> went back on at 6 am after he woke and then we proceeded to follow

> the schedule of checking it every 3 or 4 hours (like we were told

to

> do the first 2 full days)...so this one in the back doesn't show

up

> badly in the day and fades much faster, but he went to bed early

> tonight (7:00pm ish) and then woke crying just now at 9pm. I took

> the band off to check that one spot (sorry, nervous mommy here)

and

> it was DARK red. It made me real nervous. I watched it for about

> 20 minutes and it was still darkish pink by then. Meanwhile he's

> exhausted and ready to go back down. I put a dab of lipstick on

his

> head where the spot is in case it is hard to locate/remember in

the

> morning and I plan to call his orthotist ASAP in the morning. I

> just was too nervous to put it back on.

> >

> > Am I being paranoid?

> >

> > Also, sometimes it seems like his eyes/forehead looks puffy...it

> comes and goes...is this normal?

> >

> >

> >

> > , Mom to Grant (born 9/26/01)

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