I need some help...please!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Everytime I do a spot check on , on her forehead on the right

is a red spot. It fades very quickly 10 to 15 minutes. I'm confused.

I was told to check her every 3 to 4 hours. It's there everytime.

She's losing an hours worth of wear time. Is the spot supposed to be

there? Is it anything for me to worry about? She's not yet sleeping

in her band, because yesterday after her hour nap there was a red

spot on her left cheek. She did sleep on her left side though. It

took 55 minutes to go away. I'm afraid to let her sleep in it because

if it took 55 mins to go away after only an hour of sleep, how long

is it going to take to go away after sleeping all night on her side?

I know she got the spot on her cheek because she slept on her side.

It's not there during the day and night when she is awake.

Am I making any sense? I hope you all know what I'm trying to say.

Any and all input would be GREAT!

Thanks,

)

[Guest guest]

That happened with with his first band, especially if he slept

in one position for a long time. And also it seemed he would get a

pink spot at his pressure point during the first couple of months.

As long as the spot went away in less than an hour which it always

did I popped him back in it. With I think some of the pink

spots were him banging his helmet into things like a battering ram.

The only time did not sleep in the band is if he had a high

fever of over 101. I would bring it up with the orthotist at your

next visit or give them a call now to ask about it. You don't want

to consistently leave your baby out of the band for any length of

time because they will get growth where the pressure points are and

that will cause possible skin breakdown. A friend of mine left her 5

month old baby out of the band consistently 3 hours every night

against the orthotist's recommendations and found after a month or so

he was getting bruised at the pressure point spots because he was

growing where he wasn't supposed to.

Candy, mom to (DOCband grad 6/3/02)

land

> Hi,

> Everytime I do a spot check on , on her forehead on the right

> is a red spot. It fades very quickly 10 to 15 minutes. I'm confused.

> I was told to check her every 3 to 4 hours. It's there everytime.

> She's losing an hours worth of wear time. Is the spot supposed to

be

> there? Is it anything for me to worry about? She's not yet sleeping

> in her band, because yesterday after her hour nap there was a red

> spot on her left cheek. She did sleep on her left side though. It

> took 55 minutes to go away. I'm afraid to let her sleep in it

because

> if it took 55 mins to go away after only an hour of sleep, how long

> is it going to take to go away after sleeping all night on her side?

> I know she got the spot on her cheek because she slept on her side.

> It's not there during the day and night when she is awake.

> Am I making any sense? I hope you all know what I'm trying to say.

> Any and all input would be GREAT!

> Thanks,

> )

[Guest guest]

:

Like the other replies you've rec'd, they always told me, as long as

the pink/red spot goes away w/i the one hour off period, that it's

ok. It could possibly need an adjustment, so give the office a call

Monday morning & explain this to them. They'll let you know what you

should do.

Debbie abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Hi,

> Everytime I do a spot check on , on her forehead on the right

> is a red spot. It fades very quickly 10 to 15 minutes. I'm confused.

> I was told to check her every 3 to 4 hours. It's there everytime.

> She's losing an hours worth of wear time. Is the spot supposed to

be

> there? Is it anything for me to worry about? She's not yet sleeping

> in her band, because yesterday after her hour nap there was a red

> spot on her left cheek. She did sleep on her left side though. It

> took 55 minutes to go away. I'm afraid to let her sleep in it

because

> if it took 55 mins to go away after only an hour of sleep, how long

> is it going to take to go away after sleeping all night on her side?

> I know she got the spot on her cheek because she slept on her side.

> It's not there during the day and night when she is awake.

> Am I making any sense? I hope you all know what I'm trying to say.

> Any and all input would be GREAT!

> Thanks,

> )

[Guest guest]

Hi . I know what you are going through. had similar problems with

red spots. According to Charlotte, as long as the spots went away within the

hour,

it is ok to wear the band overnight. If they took longer, she recommended that

I continue skin checks and not put him in it overnight. After a few days, I

noticed

the red spots fading quicker and quicker. There are always red spots when I

take off the band, even now. I was concerned about a dark spot he had this

morning.

It didn't go away in the time I had it off to do his exercises hour but it was

faded to almost gone. I think it was

from him sleeping on it. Charlotte said that by now (day 10) as long as there

are not any unusual spots, it is ok to put the band back on. She said to keep

an eye on this and if the spot continues, to keep it off and call her. She said

to

expect red spots and that some will be there at one check and not another.

She said that is perfectly normal. I, too, am concerned about the time out of

the

band. He doesn't complain so I know he is not in any pain. I guess red spots

are

to be expected if the band is applying pressure - at least we know it is

working!

If you have any doubts, call Charlotte. She is great about getting back and

she really does put your mind at ease and help you make the determination

of putting it on overnight.

Good luck! You are on the road to correction!

ann/

NJ

DOCband 10 days

>

>

> Message: 21

> Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 20:13:04 -0000

> From: " stripes6060 " <taime@...>

> Subject: I need some help...please!

>

> Hi,

> Everytime I do a spot check on , on her forehead on the right

> is a red spot. It fades very quickly 10 to 15 minutes. I'm confused.

> I was told to check her every 3 to 4 hours. It's there everytime.

> She's losing an hours worth of wear time. Is the spot supposed to be

> there? Is it anything for me to worry about? She's not yet sleeping

> in her band, because yesterday after her hour nap there was a red

> spot on her left cheek. She did sleep on her left side though. It

> took 55 minutes to go away. I'm afraid to let her sleep in it because

> if it took 55 mins to go away after only an hour of sleep, how long

> is it going to take to go away after sleeping all night on her side?

> I know she got the spot on her cheek because she slept on her side.

> It's not there during the day and night when she is awake.

> Am I making any sense? I hope you all know what I'm trying to say.

> Any and all input would be GREAT!

> Thanks,

> )

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ann,

Thank you for your reply! 's spots are going away in under an

hour. I didn't put her to sleep in it tonight. I'm going to check

after her nap tomorrow and if all is well, I'll try and have her

sleep in it tomorrow night. If she has the spot on her cheek after

her nap, then I'm going to call Charlotte on Monday and not have her

sleep in it until Charlotte oks it or adjusts the band.

I think you and I are both very lucky to have Charlotte as an

orthotist. She is great. I'm so comfortable with her and so is .

I'm so happy that is doing so good in his band!!

> Hi . I know what you are going through. had similar

problems with

> red spots. According to Charlotte, as long as the spots went away

within the hour,

> it is ok to wear the band overnight. If they took longer, she

recommended that

> I continue skin checks and not put him in it overnight. After a

few days, I noticed

> the red spots fading quicker and quicker. There are always red

spots when I

> take off the band, even now. I was concerned about a dark spot he

had this morning.

> It didn't go away in the time I had it off to do his exercises hour

but it was

> faded to almost gone. I think it was

> from him sleeping on it. Charlotte said that by now (day 10) as

long as there

> are not any unusual spots, it is ok to put the band back on. She

said to keep

> an eye on this and if the spot continues, to keep it off and call

her. She said to

> expect red spots and that some will be there at one check and not

another.

> She said that is perfectly normal. I, too, am concerned about the

time out of the

> band. He doesn't complain so I know he is not in any pain. I

guess red spots are

> to be expected if the band is applying pressure - at least we know

it is working!

>

> If you have any doubts, call Charlotte. She is great about getting

back and

> she really does put your mind at ease and help you make the

determination

> of putting it on overnight.

>

> Good luck! You are on the road to correction!

>

> ann/

> NJ

> DOCband 10 days

>

>

> >

> >

> > Message: 21

> > Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 20:13:04 -0000

> > From: " stripes6060 " <taime@o...>

> > Subject: I need some help...please!

> >

> > Hi,

> > Everytime I do a spot check on , on her forehead on the

right

> > is a red spot. It fades very quickly 10 to 15 minutes. I'm

confused.

> > I was told to check her every 3 to 4 hours. It's there everytime.

> > She's losing an hours worth of wear time. Is the spot supposed to

be

> > there? Is it anything for me to worry about? She's not yet

sleeping

> > in her band, because yesterday after her hour nap there was a red

> > spot on her left cheek. She did sleep on her left side though. It

> > took 55 minutes to go away. I'm afraid to let her sleep in it

because

> > if it took 55 mins to go away after only an hour of sleep, how

long

> > is it going to take to go away after sleeping all night on her

side?

> > I know she got the spot on her cheek because she slept on her

side.

> > It's not there during the day and night when she is awake.

> > Am I making any sense? I hope you all know what I'm trying to say.

> > Any and all input would be GREAT!

> > Thanks,

> > )

> >