Cast (plaster) rubbing on skin....Help!

[Guest guest]

Dr. C did a great job of putting a little sock at the top of the

thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the skin. But I

guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left the drs.

office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on Ethan's thigh,

leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable. (On back of

the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does anyone have

any other suggestions on how to prevent the scratching/rubbing.

Thanks!

Janice and Ethan BCF

Week one of healing cast.

[Guest guest]

Janice,

Can you put a large sock, like a mans sock, all the way over the sock then

tuck in the top of the sock in the top of the cast? We did this with Karter

several times when he has been in casts.

Hope this helps

Tabitha

bruinbelle29 wrote:

Dr. C did a great job of putting a little sock at the top of the

thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the skin. But I

guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left the drs.

office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on Ethan's thigh,

leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable. (On back of

the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does anyone have

any other suggestions on how to prevent the scratching/rubbing.

Thanks!

Janice and Ethan BCF

Week one of healing cast.

[Guest guest]

Hello Janice

With , we used to keep a roll of cotton wool to hand and when

the padding started to wear away at the top of the cast, we would tear

off a strip and tuck it in all round the top of the casts to stop any

rubbing.

Hope this helps!

Stella

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> Dr. C did a great job of putting a little sock at the top of the

> thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the skin. But

I

> guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left the drs.

> office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on Ethan's thigh,

> leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable. (On back of

> the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does anyone have

> any other suggestions on how to prevent the scratching/rubbing.

>

> Thanks!

> Janice and Ethan BCF

> Week one of healing cast.

>

[Guest guest]

Janice,

Since this cast needs to stay on for 3 weeks (am I right that this is the

post-tenotomy cast?), my advice is to pick up some moleskin and line the top of

the cast with that. You can get moleskin (or even the thicker molefoam) that is

adhesive on one side in grocery stores or drug stores--look in the Dr Scholls

section. You'll probably have to replace the moleskin a few times over the next

few weeks.

Hope this helps. I can't wait to see pictures of Ethan's perfect feet!

Naomi

The Family, North Coast of California

Naomi Hannah(2/21/1) Jonah(6/20/3, corrected BCF, FAB 12-14/7)

bruinbelle29 wrote: Dr. C did a great job of

putting a little sock at the top of the

thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the skin. But I

guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left the drs.

office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on Ethan's thigh,

leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable. (On back of

the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does anyone have

any other suggestions on how to prevent the scratching/rubbing.

Thanks!

Janice and Ethan BCF

Week one of healing cast.

[Guest guest]

Janice,

I didn't know what this was called (thanks Naomi) but

moleskin/molefoam) is what we received from our first doctor's to use

for cast rubbing and it worked perfectly. It was adhesive on one

side and similar to a thick cotton pad on the other. I also put

aquaphilic on that area of the skin. I have also tried vaseline

which worked fine too.

Hope this takes care of it. Ethan should be as comfortable as

possible! Good luck.

Dr. C did a great job of

putting a little sock at the top of the

> thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the skin.

But I

> guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left the drs.

> office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on Ethan's

thigh,

> leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable. (On back

of

> the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does anyone

have

> any other suggestions on how to prevent the scratching/rubbing.

>

> Thanks!

> Janice and Ethan BCF

> Week one of healing cast.

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

Is the plaster pushing into his leg at the top where the inner sock

is folded over or is it scratchy and plaster is now touching his

leg? If it's just a little edge of plaster you can get to, you

should feel free to take a nail file and rub it down so it's smoother

and then cover it with some kind of batting or cotton. We had the

left over rolls of cotton that they left us and I used that to pad

the top edge, pushing inside the cast and then taping it down on the outside.

I would go ahead with the bandaids, but try the slick ones. They'll

have less friction with the cast than the cloth ones. And as Naomi

said, Mole Skin is very nice because it sticks to the cast/shoe.

Hope he's happier soon, this will be over before you know it. I love

the sock idea, I didn't know about that until after we were done with

casts so I never got to try it but people seem to love them and if

your child is bilateral it helps with the cast clunking together problem :~}

Kori

At 03:38 PM 4/21/2006, you wrote:

>Dr. C did a great job of putting a little sock at the top of the

>thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the skin. But I

>guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left the drs.

>office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on Ethan's thigh,

>leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable. (On back of

>the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does anyone have

>any other suggestions on how to prevent the scratching/rubbing.

>

>Thanks!

>Janice and Ethan BCF

>Week one of healing cast.

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[Guest guest]

Just a reminder cuz it's not been mentioned in a while that I've seen but the

last cast is supposed to be 3 weeks like Naomi said but often the kids out grow

the cast prior to that deadline so new parents be on watch for that, it's not 3

weeks written in stone.

s.

Re: Cast (plaster) rubbing on skin....Help!

Janice,

I didn't know what this was called (thanks Naomi) but

moleskin/molefoam) is what we received from our first doctor's to use

for cast rubbing and it worked perfectly. It was adhesive on one

side and similar to a thick cotton pad on the other. I also put

aquaphilic on that area of the skin. I have also tried vaseline

which worked fine too.

Hope this takes care of it. Ethan should be as comfortable as

possible! Good luck.

Dr. C did a great job of

putting a little sock at the top of the

> thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the skin.

But I

> guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left the drs.

> office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on Ethan's

thigh,

> leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable. (On back

of

> the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does anyone

have

> any other suggestions on how to prevent the scratching/rubbing.

>

> Thanks!

> Janice and Ethan BCF

> Week one of healing cast.

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone!

Yeah, this is his post-tenotomy cast. I've replaced the bandaid (a

Lion King one!) with the folded over sock. Which actually does help

with the banging he does with the casts while I'm changing his

diaper! I'll hit Sav-On tomorrow in search of that moleskin you

guys mentioned.

ee,

How can I tell if he has outgrown the cast? Dr. C told me that he

puts extra padding inside for that exact reason. But maybe I should

keep a lookout for any signs.

Janice

Dr. C did a great job

of

> putting a little sock at the top of the

> > thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the

skin.

> But I

> > guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left the

drs.

> > office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on Ethan's

> thigh,

> > leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable. (On

back

> of

> > the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does

anyone

> have

> > any other suggestions on how to prevent the

scratching/rubbing.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Janice and Ethan BCF

> > Week one of healing cast.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Extra padding helps but isn't always fool proof. Everett out grew his at about

17 days I think (rather than 21) and Garrison here, my " Hoss " was supposed to go

14 and only made it 10.

How to tell is a whole lot of Mommy Instinct. They'd start being more whiney,

cranky, crying for no apparent reasons a lot; then the toes might look fatter,

kind of puffy, they might darken in color even if you press and circulation

seems good they are more purplish than pinkish over all, and hanging over the

end of the cast where they did not previously.

Garrison exhibited all those signs starting the day before yesterday and

cumulating to all of them today - the purplish color was darkening more and he

was crying a discomfort-cry a lot that nothing would fix for him (feeding, clean

diapers, burping, etc) so we made the call and removed them. I think another

day or two and he would have been in dire straights they were soooo tight and

his feet are purple though that doesn't show in the photos.

Depends a lot on the child and their speed of growth - which could depend on

their age bracket.

s.

Re: Cast (plaster) rubbing on skin....Help!

Thanks everyone!

Yeah, this is his post-tenotomy cast. I've replaced the bandaid (a

Lion King one!) with the folded over sock. Which actually does help

with the banging he does with the casts while I'm changing his

diaper! I'll hit Sav-On tomorrow in search of that moleskin you

guys mentioned.

ee,

How can I tell if he has outgrown the cast? Dr. C told me that he

puts extra padding inside for that exact reason. But maybe I should

keep a lookout for any signs.

Janice

Dr. C did a great job

of

> putting a little sock at the top of the

> > thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the

skin.

> But I

> > guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left the

drs.

> > office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on Ethan's

> thigh,

> > leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable. (On

back

> of

> > the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does

anyone

> have

> > any other suggestions on how to prevent the

scratching/rubbing.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Janice and Ethan BCF

> > Week one of healing cast.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Thanks ee!

Dr. C did a great

job

> of

> > putting a little sock at the top of the

> > > thighs and making sure that the plaster didn't touch the

> skin.

> > But I

> > > guess since the plaster wasn't really dry when we left

the

> drs.

> > > office, the plaster moved some and is now rubbing on

Ethan's

> > thigh,

> > > leaving it a bit red and making him very uncomfortable.

(On

> back

> > of

> > > the right leg) I've got some band-aids on it now...does

> anyone

> > have

> > > any other suggestions on how to prevent the

> scratching/rubbing.

> > >

> > > Thanks!

> > > Janice and Ethan BCF

> > > Week one of healing cast.

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