Re: General info: If child gets sick in cast?

[Guest guest]

when lexi was in her 2 casts, we went through bronchitis, pneumonia and just

general breathing issues. she is prone to them. they never removed the cast, but

we did come close when she got a touch of pneumonia. our doctor did tell us

children in casts are more prone to respiratory issues, but i don't know. the

key is when they do get an illness, especially a respiratory one is to watch

them closely. our nebulizer was a lifesaver and still is in her brace, although

we have a little more freedom to remove the brace if she gets really ill. oh yea

my memory jarred - that is what our doc and dr. sanders said they are more prone

to resp. issues, because in a cast they cannot get a really productive cough out

and there is more chance for the fluid to stay in the lungs...anyway , not very

medical in the explanation but that was the jist of it. my best advice is to

watch them closely if they get congested and or cough and listen for wheezing in

the chest and back.

tracey

General info: If child gets sick in cast?

isn't sick, but we're being protective. I'm curious...if

were to get a cold/flu in the cast, do they remove the cast?

or do they leave them in the cast and treat the illness? I know they

won't allow children to undergo anesthesia while sick, but I was

curious about what happens when the child is in cast already.

Thank you!

[Guest guest]

My daughter has had a couple illness in her cast. The biggest issue we faced was

the inability to get a good chest x-ray with the cast on and we were dealing

with possible pneumonia (which she has had before casting a few times). We as

parents basically had to make the judgment call of when or if to cut her cast

off based on risk/benefit. I kept asking, what would you do differently with her

treatment if you had a chest x-ray that showed pneumonia? Since she was already

in the hospital, on IV fluids, and on IV antibiotics- they said nothing

different really. So we decided to leave it on unless she started to get worse.

She perked up and was home in a matter of days. Thankfully she has been healthy

ever since. Her pediatrician, pulmonologist, and other specialists including Dr.

Strum who is doing the castings all said the same thing- you have to make the

call based on your best judgment of the situation. You know your child best.

Hopefully you will never be in that situation, but smart to ask and think ahead.

Tina

General info: If child gets sick in cast?

isn't sick, but we're being protective. I'm curious...if

were to get a cold/flu in the cast, do they remove the cast?

or do they leave them in the cast and treat the illness? I know they

won't allow children to undergo anesthesia while sick, but I was

curious about what happens when the child is in cast already.

Thank you!

[Guest guest]

It's my understanding that it's the scoliosis that makes children more

succeptible to breathing issues (due to the pressure on the lungs). I

read a statistic that children with scoliosis are at a significantly

increased risk of pneumonia, too.

The only illness I could see being necessary to remove a cast would be

something like chicken pox.

Jack had a tummy bug this past Christmas - that was NOT fun in a cast

(keeping it dry/clean).

S

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the replies. I thought maybe they just cut off the cast,

but I see it's more of decision made based on the illness, etc.

Hopefully, we'll stay healthy!

-

>

> My daughter has had a couple illness in her cast. The biggest issue

we faced was the inability to get a good chest x-ray with the cast on

and we were dealing with possible pneumonia (which she has had before

casting a few times). We as parents basically had to make the judgment

call of when or if to cut her cast off based on risk/benefit. I kept

asking, what would you do differently with her treatment if you had a

chest x-ray that showed pneumonia? Since she was already in the

hospital, on IV fluids, and on IV antibiotics- they said nothing

different really. So we decided to leave it on unless she started to

get worse. She perked up and was home in a matter of days. Thankfully

she has been healthy ever since. Her pediatrician, pulmonologist, and

other specialists including Dr. Strum who is doing the castings all

said the same thing- you have to make the call based on your best

judgment of the situation. You know your child best. Hopefully you

will never be in that situation, but smart to ask and think ahead.

> Tina

>

>

> General info: If child gets sick in

cast?

>

>

> isn't sick, but we're being protective. I'm curious...if

> were to get a cold/flu in the cast, do they remove the cast?

> or do they leave them in the cast and treat the illness? I know they

> won't allow children to undergo anesthesia while sick, but I was

> curious about what happens when the child is in cast already.

>

> Thank you!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Max had gotten an upper respiratory infection when he had a cast on.

We didn't have to have a chest x-ray. But, Dr. Sturm did tell us that

an x-ray can be done with the cast on if needed. But if the x-ray

quality was poor, then it was us as parents to determine if the cast

should be cut-off. We are so cautious when Max gets sick to prevent

URIs. It's hard being in daycare though.

Aekta

>

> isn't sick, but we're being protective. I'm curious...if

> were to get a cold/flu in the cast, do they remove the cast?

> or do they leave them in the cast and treat the illness? I know they

> won't allow children to undergo anesthesia while sick, but I was

> curious about what happens when the child is in cast already.

>

> Thank you!

>

>