RE: Shaelin and Vest

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Jeanne,

They were going to try it on Henry as well. When it came time to " try it " I

said, this appointment was scheduled during his naptime, and we have already

been here 3 hours, there is no way he will try it now. My husband put one on,

but Henry was clearly afraid of it. The first three times he had it on, he

cried. Talking to the people at Advanced Respiratory, this happens sometimes. He

warmed up to it after a few days and seems to look forward to it. Now, even if

he fusses before we put it on, he is fine once it is on. He loves it now. The

company allows you to send it back if the child really does not want to do it.

They said that if that happens, that people try again when the child is older.

In our case, we were told they " qualify " if their chest is at least 19.5 inches

circumference, and this was his exact measurement. Even if he won't try it on,

tell them you want to give it a try.

I would like to talk to you about the ongoing sinus congestion. Henry has this

as well. We are on augmentin again for 3 weeks to clear up the current bout.

They want to try inhaled steriods when this clears up. I would appreciate any

advice that you have.

mom of Henry, 20 months old wcf

rrobbins9058@...

Message: 12

Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 18:45:59 -0000

Subject: Vest

Hello everyone,

Just an update to let you know that Shaelin is going to meet with PT

at Childrens' in Boston to see whether he qualifies for the vest. He

is 2 1/2 so for those of you with young children, did you have to go

through this process. She told me she would be having him try the

vest etc., and I have visions of arriving for the appointment and

depending on his mood, he may not even allow the vest to be put on

him. I would hate that to be the reason he doesn't get it.

In terms of his health, overall he is doing OK except for some

ongoing sinus congestion. He had surgery last October to have a

large mucocele removed and he will also see ENT this week as a F/U to

be sure it has not come back. He is already on Zytec and Rhinocort

but neither seem to be helping at present.

I will keep you posted.

Jeanne (foster Mom to Shaelin, 2 1/2 wcf)