Re: trouble soaking cast

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry your having trouble soaking it, but maybe it will be for the

better that he doesn't have time out of the cast to loose correction.

I would be to nervous to soak it all the way off and let his foot be

free to loose correction. At least you are softening it for them so

then they can just cut it off with scissors rather then the saw. Good

Luck don't worry so much about it, they should really be understanding

of it at the doctors office.

Michele

Collin's story at http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

[Guest guest]

--- novemberfable wrote:

> Ok. This may sound ridiculous, but I am having the worst time soaking

> the cast off my son's leg. He's been literally soaking in straight

> vinegar for the past 2 hours and I was barely able to tear away a

> little piece of the cast. I poured vinegar on his cast. I soaked a

> towel in vinegar and wrapped it around the cast, and then I wrapped

> that up to keep it moist. Nothing seems to work. This is worse than

> his experience with the cast saw. The smell of the vinegar seems to be

> bothering him as well. I have the ortho appt. this afternoon and it

> appears I will show up with the cast still on his leg.

Try " crushing " the softened plaster. I pushed on the plaster all around the

length of the cast, and that seemed to do the trick to get it softened enough

to peel. Once you find a piece to peel off, it usually goes ok. My hubby used

some kind of clippers once to get the peeling started.

Joy

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[Guest guest]

Well, needless to say, I only managed to remove the top layer of the

cast. The cast soaked for 3 hours total, but it was time to leave for

the appt. I really don't think it was worth all the trouble. I'm just

going to let them do the cast removal at the dr's office. My little

guy did a lot better at the dr's this time around. He's already in the

3rd cast and his foot looks a lot better.

>

> I'm sorry your having trouble soaking it, but maybe it will be for

the

> better that he doesn't have time out of the cast to loose

correction.

> I would be to nervous to soak it all the way off and let his foot be

> free to loose correction. At least you are softening it for them so

> then they can just cut it off with scissors rather then the saw.

Good

> Luck don't worry so much about it, they should really be

understanding

> of it at the doctors office.

>

> Michele

> Collin's story at http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

>

[Guest guest]

Someone else mentioned it but ya, keep " Kneading " the plaster as you soak it,

breaking it down so the water can get inside. Try to let the water in around

his thighs and toes and you can sort of pick at one spot with your finger nails

to open a hole around the knee area to get the water in. Keep squeezing the

plaster to break it down...then use heavy duty scissors to cut it off.

Does yoru dr. tell you to remove the cast the night before all the time or was

this a special circumstance? Removal the night before can do damage, too many

free hours prior to the next cast.

s

trouble soaking cast

Ok. This may sound ridiculous, but I am having the worst time soaking

the cast off my son's leg. He's been literally soaking in straight

vinegar for the past 2 hours and I was barely able to tear away a

little piece of the cast. I poured vinegar on his cast. I soaked a

towel in vinegar and wrapped it around the cast, and then I wrapped

that up to keep it moist. Nothing seems to work. This is worse than

his experience with the cast saw. The smell of the vinegar seems to be

bothering him as well. I have the ortho appt. this afternoon and it

appears I will show up with the cast still on his leg.

[Guest guest]

The dr. doesn't really want the cast removed the night before. He

prefers that it is removed just prior to the appt. Since the dr. is

2 hours away, I usually have to start cast removal early in the

morning. The next casting is even earlier in the morning, so I think

I will let them take it off at the office rather than me attempting

it again at 4 or 5 in the morning.

>

> Someone else mentioned it but ya, keep " Kneading " the plaster as

you soak it, breaking it down so the water can get inside. Try to

let the water in around his thighs and toes and you can sort of pick

at one spot with your finger nails to open a hole around the knee

area to get the water in. Keep squeezing the plaster to break it

down...then use heavy duty scissors to cut it off.

>

> Does yoru dr. tell you to remove the cast the night before all the

time or was this a special circumstance? Removal the night before

can do damage, too many free hours prior to the next cast.

> s

> trouble soaking cast

>

>

> Ok. This may sound ridiculous, but I am having the worst time

soaking

> the cast off my son's leg. He's been literally soaking in

straight

> vinegar for the past 2 hours and I was barely able to tear away

a

> little piece of the cast. I poured vinegar on his cast. I soaked

a

> towel in vinegar and wrapped it around the cast, and then I

wrapped

> that up to keep it moist. Nothing seems to work. This is worse

than

> his experience with the cast saw. The smell of the vinegar seems

to be

> bothering him as well. I have the ortho appt. this afternoon and

it

> appears I will show up with the cast still on his leg.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Someone might say this is the wrong way to do it but it worked for us.

We soaked the casts with vinegar wrapped towels for about 30-45min. We

then soaked the casts and our son in a bucket of warm water - I just

held him in there for about 10-15min max. Also, we slightly scored the

cast with a Leatherman tool saw prior to the vinegar which did help

but not sure how much. While soaking in the bucket of warm water we

did knead the cast. Then (and this is where people might not agree)

used a pair of Fiskars scissors that you can get a Home Depot which

are heavy duty but round nosed (they have a black handle and a little

orange catch mechanism to lock them closed). Starting from the top we

cut down and removed the cast. To ensure we didn't cut my son, I

placed my finger inbetween the end of the scissor and my sons skin so

the end couldn't have any chance of cutting him. You have to take it a

lot slower closer to the ankle but it worked very well (for us)

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> > Ok. This may sound ridiculous, but I am having the worst time

> soaking

> > the cast off my son's leg. He's been literally soaking in

> straight

> > vinegar for the past 2 hours and I was barely able to tear away

> a

> > little piece of the cast. I poured vinegar on his cast. I soaked

> a

> > towel in vinegar and wrapped it around the cast, and then I

> wrapped

> > that up to keep it moist. Nothing seems to work. This is worse

> than

> > his experience with the cast saw. The smell of the vinegar seems

> to be

> > bothering him as well. I have the ortho appt. this afternoon and

> it

> > appears I will show up with the cast still on his leg.

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