Soaking/cutting off Fiberglass casts?

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Hi, guys! I know that this has been addressed before, but I have done a

a search through the posts using 'scissors' and 'cut casts off' and

cannot find anything specific. 's post-tentomy casts come off

next Tuesday. I know what the bandage scissors looked like that

always uses to cut the casts off (but that was when they were plaster).

Dr. Ponseti put in fiberglass (only a thin layer of fiberglass,

underneath is plaster) casts since she is crawling. The plaster would

have shredded after a week or so...Anyway, going back to her original

ortho in Florida isn't an option to have the casts removed. My brother

in law is an ortho tech out of state, and suggested penny cutters from

a hardware store. (He does not work in a pediatric ortho clinic, and

when we saw the sharp edges of the scissors he suggested, we knew this

wasn't

acceptible.) Any ideas about what I would need to get these off? Once I

am through the fiberglass, I know that I will be okay, but until

then...If I need to order some special tool, I'd better do it by

tomorrow, or I'm afraid it won't get here in time. =-(

Thanks in advance for your help,

( 2/1/05 bcf)