Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

[Guest guest]

Sandi,

Forgive me if I missed it, but were you able to send photos to your doctor? I

have only had experience with one cast that got too tight, and I don't yet know

what they are supposed to look like long-term since we are only in our second

cast. But that does not look good to me.

, Mommy to Todd

Does this look tight to YOU?

http://picasaweb. google.com/ crunchymom/ TightCast? authkey=r- TQTyreP1E

I hope the link comes through - it may get broken through yahoogroups

- let me know if that's the case and it can't be pieced back together.

I just snapped these - the one where his belly is folded over shows

what happens when he cries and exhales - and there's one sort of

kneeling which I think is best to represent what he is positioned like

in the carseat.

Can you just take a look at tell me what YOU think? I need an

objective point of view.

Thanks!

Sandi

--

Mom to Madison, Skylar, on, Piper, & - diagnosed with

infantile scoliosis at 10 months with a 70° right thoracic curve.

Currently undergoing serial casting.

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[Guest guest]

Not yet - is looking for his email address now. But, he never

replied to our last email, so I'm not terribly optimistic that he's

going to reply.

I'm anxious to hear if it concerns anyone else or if I'm okay.

S

[Guest guest]

OMG! That looks awful Sandi. Ian never ever looked like that in his cast. It

looks like it is pinching him!

I know there are some regulations that doctors aren't supposed to communicate

via email regarding specific medical stuff anymore and perhaps that is why you

did not hear back. Dr. K used to be awesome about emailing me and then he was

told due to some regulations (I forget what he said they were called) he

couldn't correspond with me that way anymore.

Aack!! I would call if you do not hear back ASAP.

Noelle (12-2-01)

Ian (8-15-04)

Does this look tight to YOU?

http://picasaweb.google.com/crunchymom/TightCast?authkey=r-TQTyreP1E

I hope the link comes through - it may get broken through yahoogroups

- let me know if that's the case and it can't be pieced back together.

I just snapped these - the one where his belly is folded over shows

what happens when he cries and exhales - and there's one sort of

kneeling which I think is best to represent what he is positioned like

in the carseat.

Can you just take a look at tell me what YOU think? I need an

objective point of view.

Thanks!

Sandi

--

Mom to Madison, Skylar, on, Piper, & - diagnosed with

infantile scoliosis at 10 months with a 70° right thoracic curve.

Currently undergoing serial casting.

[Guest guest]

Do all of his casts look like that? I mean the style...very different looking.

The pointy parts that control the rotation are so low. It doesn't look like the

normal mushroom cutouts. Is his curve lumbar rather than thoracic? Just

curious as this looks so different from Ian's cast.

Noelle (12-2-01)

Ian (8-15-04)

Does this look tight to YOU?

http://picasaweb.google.com/crunchymom/TightCast?authkey=r-TQTyreP1E

I hope the link comes through - it may get broken through yahoogroups

- let me know if that's the case and it can't be pieced back together.

I just snapped these - the one where his belly is folded over shows

what happens when he cries and exhales - and there's one sort of

kneeling which I think is best to represent what he is positioned like

in the carseat.

Can you just take a look at tell me what YOU think? I need an

objective point of view.

Thanks!

Sandi

--

Mom to Madison, Skylar, on, Piper, & - diagnosed with

infantile scoliosis at 10 months with a 70° right thoracic curve.

Currently undergoing serial casting.

[Guest guest]

THANK YOU!

I am SO SO SO glad you replied tonight. I'm sitting here in bed,

going through every picture in the yahoogroup's files, hoping to find

SOME other baby whose tummy looks like this.

I'm going to email him - even if he can't reply, maybe at least he'll

reply via phone tomorrow or something. This is not going to last for

another MONTH, right?

Thank you, again. Truly.

Sandi

[Guest guest]

It's thoracic. I'm not sure why it looks like this. He did have a

rib bump this last time and Dr. S was concerned and said we really

need to watch for rib deformity. Maybe that contributed to the

cutouts?

S

[Guest guest]

Sandi - you know I'm not the experienced one here, but that just looks

wrong. Remember when I couldn't get an appointment in the beginning,

and I kept calling because you told me too? Well, I think you should

pound on their door until you get an earlier date! If they don't read

e-mail, FED-EX overnight those pictures to the doctor. Make sure they

know that Jack is not eating!! Maybe also call tomorrow -

make sure she sees the pictures. Also remember, that a mother's

instinct is rarely wrong. I'll keep you and little Jack in my prayers.

>

> http://picasaweb.google.com/crunchymom/TightCast?authkey=r-TQTyreP1E

>

> I hope the link comes through - it may get broken through yahoogroups

> - let me know if that's the case and it can't be pieced back together.

>

> I just snapped these - the one where his belly is folded over shows

> what happens when he cries and exhales - and there's one sort of

> kneeling which I think is best to represent what he is positioned like

> in the carseat.

>

> Can you just take a look at tell me what YOU think? I need an

> objective point of view.

>

> Thanks!

> Sandi

>

> --

> Mom to Madison, Skylar, on, Piper, & - diagnosed with

> infantile scoliosis at 10 months with a 70° right thoracic curve.

> Currently undergoing serial casting.

>

[Guest guest]

I think you need to take him to the nearest orthopedist and have it

removed immediately!!!! That is way tooooo tight.

Shara

>

> http://picasaweb.google.com/crunchymom/TightCast?authkey=r-TQTyreP1E

>

> I hope the link comes through - it may get broken through

yahoogroups

> - let me know if that's the case and it can't be pieced back

together.

>

> I just snapped these - the one where his belly is folded over shows

> what happens when he cries and exhales - and there's one sort of

> kneeling which I think is best to represent what he is positioned

like

> in the carseat.

>

> Can you just take a look at tell me what YOU think? I need an

> objective point of view.

>

> Thanks!

> Sandi

>

> --

> Mom to Madison, Skylar, on, Piper, & - diagnosed with

> infantile scoliosis at 10 months with a 70° right thoracic curve.

> Currently undergoing serial casting.

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Sandi.

I took a look at 's pictures. May be try going to your local

hospital and get them to trim the rightwing off. It would expose a

little more and not so uncomfortable for him. If you can do that then

its better to keep him in it growth is good. I was wondering why his

mushroom cutout is large at the top and narrow at the bottom. My son

Dylan's cast is narrow at the top wide at the bottom. (upside down

mushroom) The wings on the sides are directly over his lower ribs.

What exactly did your Dr. call your cast. I've heard so many

different names for cast's or techniques. Dylans now in his six cast

everyone of them has been different same concept but different. His

first five Dr. called them Localiser casts done on a spica table. The

cast he is in now is a Risser Cast done in SLC. I have looked at so

many pictures of everyones kids and there's so many makes and models

its like buying a car.

I hope all goes well.

Darrell

>

> http://picasaweb.google.com/crunchymom/TightCast?authkey=r-TQTyreP1E

>

> I hope the link comes through - it may get broken through

yahoogroups

> - let me know if that's the case and it can't be pieced back

together.

>

> I just snapped these - the one where his belly is folded over shows

> what happens when he cries and exhales - and there's one sort of

> kneeling which I think is best to represent what he is positioned

like

> in the carseat.

>

> Can you just take a look at tell me what YOU think? I need an

> objective point of view.

>

> Thanks!

> Sandi

>

> --

> Mom to Madison, Skylar, on, Piper, & - diagnosed with

> infantile scoliosis at 10 months with a 70° right thoracic curve.

> Currently undergoing serial casting.

>

[Guest guest]

I just sent you some pics of a cast when Evan's was TOO tight and they worked

him in w/in 2 days and had it removed and replaced.

It truly looks like it's pinching him on that one side especially...

I " d get in touch w/ someone ASAP. You're on top of things and will get it

right, but make sure someone gets him scheduled for a cast change as soon as

they can so he won't have to be out of the cast and lose any correction achived.

Poor little guy....Poor Mommy =)

Good luck

and Evan

" *\\o/* San *\\o/* " wrote:

THANK YOU!

I am SO SO SO glad you replied tonight. I'm sitting here in bed,

going through every picture in the yahoogroup's files, hoping to find

SOME other baby whose tummy looks like this.

I'm going to email him - even if he can't reply, maybe at least he'll

reply via phone tomorrow or something. This is not going to last for

another MONTH, right?

Thank you, again. Truly.

Sandi

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, - and everyone for the replies.

I had a lot of people look at the cast last night and many said,

" Well, it looks tight - but I don't know how it's SUPPOSED to look,

kwim? "

So, it helps tremendously to hear other casting parents say it's too tight.

I emailed the pictures to the doctor last night and am anxiously

awaiting a reply. DH will follow-up with a phone call today. My

frustration with this facility is coming to a head. It's time to have

someone local - period. Jack deserves more available care than this!

It's literally been weeks of us trying to get in contact with someone

up there and having just a scheduler call us back with dates. I'm fed

up!

S

[Guest guest]

Sandi,

Why is there no window in the back this time? Erie used to petal like that too

before they got the antibacterial shirts.

I hope they can get him in for a new cast ASAP.

Noelle (12-2-01)

Ian (8-15-04)

Re: Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

Darrell,

For insurance and hospital forms, they refer to them as Risser casts.

However, we like to refer to it as a Mehta-style cast (since she's the

originator of this design).

The cut-outs are all different because the curves are all different.

Even Jack has had two different types of shoulder straps - I think

just because they do whatever in the OR works. He has a very large

curve (seventy degrees on diagnosis) with significant rotation of the

spine - pushing his ribs out on one side and hollowing his back out on

the other side. Miss Mehta did his first cast and the others have

looked very similar, but this one does not have the windowpane in the

back.

Now as for the appearance of his cast, in Chicago has developed a

way of petaling that involves cutting the t-shirt underneath, padding

the edge of the fiberglass with a cotton padding, and then taping it

to the front. She then recommends covering it in duct tape. She's

very experienced in casting and went to school for it (I believe in

Massachusetts) and we just adore her. All of Jack's casts have come

back looking really clean she said, in comparison to other castings

she's worked with (not necessarily spine) and with the tee shirt being

attached to the cast itself, it allows us to see his body and clean

him more thoroughly when we give him a sponge bath.

I really like this method of " petaling " best.

Oh - and last month he had a tummy bug that caused him to have some

explosive/leaking diapers. I was able to un-tape the back, stretch

the tee shirt down, cut off the lowest part of the tee shirt, and tape

it back on. (And excuse the Nemo stickers - he had some scrapbooking

stickers all over his cast in the early days, but they've come off

since and he just has pearl and the blowfish left)

Sandi

[Guest guest]

Well, I actually liked the original style of petaling for diapering purposes.

With the shirt not stapled to the cast, it was harder for me to diaper. I took

to taping the shirt to the cast. But, the advantage to the shirt not being

stapled and petaled to the cast is that you can pull it down (they are super

stretchy) if poop or pee gets up there and clean it with a sprayer and then blow

dry it. The antibacterial feature is nice because it cuts down on the germs of

course, but also because the cast is less stinky...definitely not stink-free,

lol, but it was definitely less stinky than that orginial cast.

Noelle (12-2-01)

Ian (8-15-04)

Re: Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

Dr. Sturm just stopped using them. I don't really know why, for sure.

He did it on his first cast post-Mehta, then didn't put one on this

cast at all.

Antibacterial shirts sound awesome!

S

[Guest guest]

I agree with Shara, right now I wouldn't worry about losing correction, it's

not that long before the appointment but too long for him to have damage

done due to that cast. And you even said you have to drive to Chicago, that

will not be a ride you would want to take with a child in pain. When I saw

the pictures, I just cringed. I would really get that cast off. Just my 2

cents.

Betty

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[Guest guest]

Update- I am on my way to have Sophia's cast cut off!

called me from Chicago (returning a call from a week ago) and said if

she has any skin breakdown or sores on the 28thy, then they can't recast

her. She said to get it off ASAP and follow up with her Ped about possible

oral or topical antibiotics to help her skin heal before the next casting

date.

Sandi and -

Hope you got calls back too and are getting dates very soon, as I know all

three of us have kids out growing these casts.

Tina

RE: Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

>I agree with Shara, right now I wouldn't worry about losing correction,

>it's

> not that long before the appointment but too long for him to have damage

> done due to that cast. And you even said you have to drive to Chicago,

> that

> will not be a ride you would want to take with a child in pain. When I

> saw

> the pictures, I just cringed. I would really get that cast off. Just my

> 2

> cents.

>

> Betty

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>

[Guest guest]

Oh, I'm so glad you finally heard back, and poor Sophia! I hope they

are able to get her cleared up before the next cast!

Keep us updated, okay?

S

> Update- I am on my way to have Sophia's cast cut off!

> called me from Chicago (returning a call from a week ago) and said if

> she has any skin breakdown or sores on the 28thy, then they can't recast

> her. She said to get it off ASAP and follow up with her Ped about possible

> oral or topical antibiotics to help her skin heal before the next casting

> date.

>

> Sandi and -

> Hope you got calls back too and are getting dates very soon, as I know all

> three of us have kids out growing these casts.

>

> Tina

>

>

> RE: Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

>

>

> >I agree with Shara, right now I wouldn't worry about losing correction,

> >it's

> > not that long before the appointment but too long for him to have damage

> > done due to that cast. And you even said you have to drive to Chicago,

> > that

> > will not be a ride you would want to take with a child in pain. When I

> > saw

> > the pictures, I just cringed. I would really get that cast off. Just my

> > 2

> > cents.

> >

> > Betty

> >

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[Guest guest]

So frustrating, but finally resolved for precious Sophia, thank GOD.

Prayers for Jack and Dylan. Maybe the 3 of you can write an e-mail

to the doctor and voice your concerns so that this doesn't happen

again! It's just not right.

Is there anything we can do to prevent these skin breakdowns? I

notice that does get red where his diaper hits the cast (or

under the cast) on the side. I know people have used Aquaphor, but

what about Desiden or non-talc powder. I'm thinking of hooking up a

blow-dryer at the diaper station to dry it out each time. LUVS has

straps on the side - maybe that contributes. Are there other diapers

that are gentler on the sides when tucked under? Pull-ups look

gentler on the sides, but they probably won't work on a 17 month old,

will they? Sorry if I'm repeating someone else's post or totally

off-track here.

-

> > Update- I am on my way to have Sophia's cast cut off!

> > called me from Chicago (returning a call from a week ago)

and said if

> > she has any skin breakdown or sores on the 28thy, then they can't

recast

> > her. She said to get it off ASAP and follow up with her Ped about

possible

> > oral or topical antibiotics to help her skin heal before the next

casting

> > date.

> >

> > Sandi and -

> > Hope you got calls back too and are getting dates very soon, as I

know all

> > three of us have kids out growing these casts.

> >

> > Tina

> >

> >

> > RE: Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

> >

> >

> > >I agree with Shara, right now I wouldn't worry about losing

correction,

> > >it's

> > > not that long before the appointment but too long for him to

have damage

> > > done due to that cast. And you even said you have to drive to

Chicago,

> > > that

> > > will not be a ride you would want to take with a child in pain.

When I

> > > saw

> > > the pictures, I just cringed. I would really get that cast off.

Just my

> > > 2

> > > cents.

> > >

> > > Betty

> > >

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[Guest guest]

Pampers - umm - I can't remember the name. They are in a red package.

They are a pull-on diaper for littler babies/toddlers who don't want

to lay down for a change. Maybe those would work!

Right now we are just really careful about flattening out the interior

tabs of his diapers and we put it snug on him. I also change him

pretty frequently - but sometimes it's just inevitable that they have

a bad spot.

S

[Guest guest]

I tried everything and the Pampers cruisers have the tab that stretches the

most, so it was more gentle on Evan. I did use the blowdryer on cold at diaper

changes as well. I also applied the 1% hydracortisone each diaper change unless

it got flared up and had the blisters, which was an indicator of the skin

breakdown, then I used the bactroban.

HTH

and Evan

McDowell wrote:

So frustrating, but finally resolved for precious Sophia, thank GOD.

Prayers for Jack and Dylan. Maybe the 3 of you can write an e-mail

to the doctor and voice your concerns so that this doesn't happen

again! It's just not right.

Is there anything we can do to prevent these skin breakdowns? I

notice that does get red where his diaper hits the cast (or

under the cast) on the side. I know people have used Aquaphor, but

what about Desiden or non-talc powder. I'm thinking of hooking up a

blow-dryer at the diaper station to dry it out each time. LUVS has

straps on the side - maybe that contributes. Are there other diapers

that are gentler on the sides when tucked under? Pull-ups look

gentler on the sides, but they probably won't work on a 17 month old,

will they? Sorry if I'm repeating someone else's post or totally

off-track here.

-

> > Update- I am on my way to have Sophia's cast cut off!

> > called me from Chicago (returning a call from a week ago)

and said if

> > she has any skin breakdown or sores on the 28thy, then they can't

recast

> > her. She said to get it off ASAP and follow up with her Ped about

possible

> > oral or topical antibiotics to help her skin heal before the next

casting

> > date.

> >

> > Sandi and -

> > Hope you got calls back too and are getting dates very soon, as I

know all

> > three of us have kids out growing these casts.

> >

> > Tina

> >

> >

> > RE: Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

> >

> >

> > >I agree with Shara, right now I wouldn't worry about losing

correction,

> > >it's

> > > not that long before the appointment but too long for him to

have damage

> > > done due to that cast. And you even said you have to drive to

Chicago,

> > > that

> > > will not be a ride you would want to take with a child in pain.

When I

> > > saw

> > > the pictures, I just cringed. I would really get that cast off.

Just my

> > > 2

> > > cents.

> > >

> > > Betty

> > >

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[Guest guest]

After a whirlwind afternoon, Sophia is out of her cast. It was run, run, run

back and forth across town but we were able to get her into both the hospital to

cut off the cast and into the Pediatrician to evaluate her skin. Her doc said

there was no way she could have gone another week in that cast. She has gained

1.5 pounds in the last 3 weeks- more than she gained in the previous 3 1/2

months!! So we definitely had a growth spurt, and I am anxious to get x-rays and

see if we have any correction. They have us using Neosporin on the areas where

the skin was broken, but no oral antibiotics unless it gets worse. The side of

the cast at the bottom was worse than her hips, but we couldn't see it with the

cast on. It was literally raw, so glad we have 10 days to heal up before next

casting. We are praying that won't do any harm or lose any correction. Dr. Strum

said last time that one week shouldn't hurt. Thanks for the kindness and

encouragement!

Tina (Sophia)

RE: Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

>

>

> >I agree with Shara, right now I wouldn't worry about losing correction,

> >it's

> > not that long before the appointment but too long for him to have damage

> > done due to that cast. And you even said you have to drive to Chicago,

> > that

> > will not be a ride you would want to take with a child in pain. When I

> > saw

> > the pictures, I just cringed. I would really get that cast off. Just my

> > 2

> > cents.

> >

> > Betty

> >

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> >

> >

[Guest guest]

DId you happen to get any too-tight pics?

Did it look like Jack's at all? (I'm super paranoid that we're

over-reacting because we STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM LINDA!) Sense my

frustration increasing???

I'm so glad she's okay and doesn't need abx, though. And, that's

awesome that she's hit a growth spurt - with how slight her curve was

in this cast, I just pray that it means you're that much closer to the

end!!

San

[Guest guest]

Tina,

So happy for you that you got the cast off and have time to get the skin healed

as well. We also talked to today and she gave us the okay to get Dylan's

cast off as well to let the skin heal. Our ped. swabbed the skin to make sure

it wasn't a bacterial infection (it'll take a cpl days for the culture results

to get back), but she was pretty confident it was nothing more than irritation

or possibly a little bit of a fungal infection from sweat or urine getting on

that area near the diaper. She gave us a prescription for a fungal cream and

told us to use hydrocortisone cream and/or vaseline on the skin for the next few

days. She thought it was good we got the cast off now to let the skin heal

before the next cast. She also thought he had definitely outgrown this one.

Now I just hope Sandi and can get some answers very soon.

RE: [infantile_scoliosi s] Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

>

>

> >I agree with Shara, right now I wouldn't worry about losing correction,

> >it's

> > not that long before the appointment but too long for him to have damage

> > done due to that cast. And you even said you have to drive to Chicago,

> > that

> > will not be a ride you would want to take with a child in pain. When I

> > saw

> > the pictures, I just cringed. I would really get that cast off. Just my

> > 2

> > cents.

> >

> > Betty

> >

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> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sandi,

I'm crossing my fingers for correction! We've been at 20 degrees out of cast the

last two times (down from 36). I can't believe didn't call you today?!? It

seemed that she was kind of catching up on calls (with the one to me & then to

). I thought that perhaps she had been out of the office again or

something. I don't blame you for being frustrated. Did you try to have her

paged? Try to speak with again? That is crazy that you are getting no

response after weeks of calls and e-mails.

I didn't get any pics unfortunately because everything happened so quickly

today. Her skin is already looking so much better tonight after her bath and

some of the cream Dr. Metha told us to use (calendula). I have two pics of the

spots on her hip bones that were taken 12/23 though, so you can imagine how much

worse they were looking almost a month and 1.5 pounds later. I will add them to

her photo album cast#4 on the group. Her belly button was kind of looking like

Jacks, but instead of folded over, it was going under the cast partially. Is he

still not eating well? I would keep calling because it looks too tight to me.

Keep us posted-

Tina

Re: Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

DId you happen to get any too-tight pics?

Did it look like Jack's at all? (I'm super paranoid that we're

over-reacting because we STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM LINDA!) Sense my

frustration increasing???

I'm so glad she's okay and doesn't need abx, though. And, that's

awesome that she's hit a growth spurt - with how slight her curve was

in this cast, I just pray that it means you're that much closer to the

end!!

San

[Guest guest]

,

So glad to hear Dylan's has gotten some relief and his skin is getting to heal.

Let us know when you get a date from Chicago. We'll be there Sunday 1/27 at 2pm

for x-rays, then Monday 6AM for outpatient same day surgery. I am praying they

can get Dylan and Jack worked in then too. They will already have the equipment

in the OR, so I would think it would be easier to move a couple other

non-casting kids. Please keep us posted and enjoy your cast free hugs (I sure

am!).

Tina

RE: [infantile_scoliosi s] Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

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> >I agree with Shara, right now I wouldn't worry about losing correction,

> >it's

> > not that long before the appointment but too long for him to have damage

> > done due to that cast. And you even said you have to drive to Chicago,

> > that

> > will not be a ride you would want to take with a child in pain. When I

> > saw

> > the pictures, I just cringed. I would really get that cast off. Just my

> > 2

> > cents.

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> > Betty

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Tina

I'm hoping for lots of correction for Sophia! I hope those bad bo-bo's heal

SOON

Misty and Haley

Sandi,

I hope Jack is doing better. Is he??? Is he eating any better? I CAN NOT

believe no one has responded to you. There is NO excuse! Keep us posted

Misty and Haley

Tina wrote:

Thanks Sandi,

I'm crossing my fingers for correction! We've been at 20 degrees out of cast the

last two times (down from 36). I can't believe didn't call you today?!? It

seemed that she was kind of catching up on calls (with the one to me & then to

). I thought that perhaps she had been out of the office again or

something. I don't blame you for being frustrated. Did you try to have her

paged? Try to speak with again? That is crazy that you are getting no

response after weeks of calls and e-mails.

I didn't get any pics unfortunately because everything happened so quickly

today. Her skin is already looking so much better tonight after her bath and

some of the cream Dr. Metha told us to use (calendula). I have two pics of the

spots on her hip bones that were taken 12/23 though, so you can imagine how much

worse they were looking almost a month and 1.5 pounds later. I will add them to

her photo album cast#4 on the group. Her belly button was kind of looking like

Jacks, but instead of folded over, it was going under the cast partially. Is he

still not eating well? I would keep calling because it looks too tight to me.

Keep us posted-

Tina

Re: Re: Does this look tight to YOU?

DId you happen to get any too-tight pics?

Did it look like Jack's at all? (I'm super paranoid that we're

over-reacting because we STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM LINDA!) Sense my

frustration increasing???

I'm so glad she's okay and doesn't need abx, though. And, that's

awesome that she's hit a growth spurt - with how slight her curve was

in this cast, I just pray that it means you're that much closer to the

end!!

San