Re: Checking In (as promised)

[Guest guest]

Good to hear your are doing well. I am 8 weeks post double fusion and

unfortunately still in Aspen collar after my son tried to tickle me and ended up

tackling me instead so I have 6 more weeks of no work or driving.

One of the things I found that has helped with the sweating/dirt issue with

the Aspen is I have cut up one of my husband's old t-shirts and placed it in

between my skin and the pads on the collar. This also makes it a little more

comfortable against the skin. I found that I was breaking out in a rash under

the collar and it was irritating the scar.

I agree that sleeping in the Aspen is a challenge. I have been lucky enough

that my Dr has allowed me to sleep in th esoft collar since the day I left the

hospital. I think it took me about 2 weeks to figure out the right number of

pillows.

Best of luck and wishing you continued progress,

Debra

Beverley <wargames06@...> wrote:

Well, it's been a week post-op with mixed feelings. My blood pressure went

sky high Tuesday, mostly due to weaning off the Vicodin/Flexeril cocktail.

Things look fine, structurally. Still a lot of muscle tightness, but that's

to be expected. No tingling or pain in the left arm. It does feel weak,

though, so I'm expecting a short PT modality, probably home exercise or

something. They should give patients TWO Aspen cervical collars because I

sweated out the first one in less than 2 days. Ended up throwing on a soft

collar and having the hard collar washed. I'm not one for a lot of hair on

my head and face, so I finally shaved yesterday. Numbness is starting to go

away under my chin because I could feel the whiskers coming in. AAAAGH!!!

Looking forward to the next Dr. appt so I can get outta this collar! It

makes sleeping a challenge!

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Debra! That didn't even dawn on me to to the t-shirt deal! Nothing

like jersey sheets when sleeping... why not for a collar? LOL Well, I'm

getting a little concerned today because my 10-month old almost fell... and

instinctively, I caught him before he fell hard. However, my left arm is

hurting now. Sure hope this goes away before the Dr says something.

Re: Checking In (as promised)

Good to hear your are doing well. I am 8 weeks post double fusion and

unfortunately still in Aspen collar after my son tried to tickle me and ended up

tackling me instead so I have 6 more weeks of no work or driving.

One of the things I found that has helped with the sweating/dirt issue with

the Aspen is I have cut up one of my husband's old t-shirts and placed it in

between my skin and the pads on the collar. This also makes it a little more

comfortable against the skin. I found that I was breaking out in a rash under

the collar and it was irritating the scar.

I agree that sleeping in the Aspen is a challenge. I have been lucky enough

that my Dr has allowed me to sleep in th esoft collar since the day I left the

hospital. I think it took me about 2 weeks to figure out the right number of

pillows.

Best of luck and wishing you continued progress,

Debra

Beverley <wargames06@...> wrote:

Well, it's been a week post-op with mixed feelings. My blood pressure went

sky high Tuesday, mostly due to weaning off the Vicodin/Flexeril cocktail.

Things look fine, structurally. Still a lot of muscle tightness, but that's

to be expected. No tingling or pain in the left arm. It does feel weak,

though, so I'm expecting a short PT modality, probably home exercise or

something. They should give patients TWO Aspen cervical collars because I

sweated out the first one in less than 2 days. Ended up throwing on a soft

collar and having the hard collar washed. I'm not one for a lot of hair on

my head and face, so I finally shaved yesterday. Numbness is starting to go

away under my chin because I could feel the whiskers coming in. AAAAGH!!!

Looking forward to the next Dr. appt so I can get outta this collar! It

makes sleeping a challenge!

[Guest guest]

Hi yall, putting dedorant inside the chin cup helps with the sour smell from

sweating, I tried it and never got the odor again, and my chin stayed dry!

Shirley

Beverley <wargames06@...> wrote:

Thanks, Debra! That didn't even dawn on me to to the t-shirt deal! Nothing

like jersey sheets when sleeping... why not for a collar? LOL Well, I'm

getting a little concerned today because my 10-month old almost fell... and

instinctively, I caught him before he fell hard. However, my left arm is

hurting now. Sure hope this goes away before the Dr says something.

Re: Checking In (as promised)

Good to hear your are doing well. I am 8 weeks post double fusion and

unfortunately still in Aspen collar after my son tried to tickle me and ended up

tackling me instead so I have 6 more weeks of no work or driving.

One of the things I found that has helped with the sweating/dirt issue with

the Aspen is I have cut up one of my husband's old t-shirts and placed it in

between my skin and the pads on the collar. This also makes it a little more

comfortable against the skin. I found that I was breaking out in a rash under

the collar and it was irritating the scar.

I agree that sleeping in the Aspen is a challenge. I have been lucky enough

that my Dr has allowed me to sleep in th esoft collar since the day I left the

hospital. I think it took me about 2 weeks to figure out the right number of

pillows.

Best of luck and wishing you continued progress,

Debra

Beverley <wargames06@...> wrote:

Well, it's been a week post-op with mixed feelings. My blood pressure went

sky high Tuesday, mostly due to weaning off the Vicodin/Flexeril cocktail.

Things look fine, structurally. Still a lot of muscle tightness, but that's

to be expected. No tingling or pain in the left arm. It does feel weak,

though, so I'm expecting a short PT modality, probably home exercise or

something. They should give patients TWO Aspen cervical collars because I

sweated out the first one in less than 2 days. Ended up throwing on a soft

collar and having the hard collar washed. I'm not one for a lot of hair on

my head and face, so I finally shaved yesterday. Numbness is starting to go

away under my chin because I could feel the whiskers coming in. AAAAGH!!!

Looking forward to the next Dr. appt so I can get outta this collar! It

makes sleeping a challenge!

[Guest guest]

This is so great! I have the t-shirt covering the pads right now. Let me put

some scentless deodorant on it. Not sure if I could deal with my sports scent

that long. LOL

Re: Checking In (as promised)

Good to hear your are doing well. I am 8 weeks post double fusion and

unfortunately still in Aspen collar after my son tried to tickle me and ended up

tackling me instead so I have 6 more weeks of no work or driving.

One of the things I found that has helped with the sweating/dirt issue

with the Aspen is I have cut up one of my husband's old t-shirts and placed it

in between my skin and the pads on the collar. This also makes it a little more

comfortable against the skin. I found that I was breaking out in a rash under

the collar and it was irritating the scar.

I agree that sleeping in the Aspen is a challenge. I have been lucky

enough that my Dr has allowed me to sleep in th esoft collar since the day I

left the hospital. I think it took me about 2 weeks to figure out the right

number of pillows.

Best of luck and wishing you continued progress,

Debra

Beverley <wargames06@...> wrote:

Well, it's been a week post-op with mixed feelings. My blood pressure

went

sky high Tuesday, mostly due to weaning off the Vicodin/Flexeril cocktail.

Things look fine, structurally. Still a lot of muscle tightness, but that's

to be expected. No tingling or pain in the left arm. It does feel weak,

though, so I'm expecting a short PT modality, probably home exercise or

something. They should give patients TWO Aspen cervical collars because I

sweated out the first one in less than 2 days. Ended up throwing on a soft

collar and having the hard collar washed. I'm not one for a lot of hair on

my head and face, so I finally shaved yesterday. Numbness is starting to go

away under my chin because I could feel the whiskers coming in. AAAAGH!!!

Looking forward to the next Dr. appt so I can get outta this collar! It

makes sleeping a challenge!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the tip Shirley. I am going to try that one too.

Debra

Shirley Moma <shirleymoma@...> wrote:

Hi yall, putting dedorant inside the chin cup helps with the sour smell from

sweating, I tried it and never got the odor again, and my chin stayed dry!

Shirley

Beverley <wargames06@...> wrote:

Thanks, Debra! That didn't even dawn on me to to the t-shirt deal! Nothing

like jersey sheets when sleeping... why not for a collar? LOL Well, I'm

getting a little concerned today because my 10-month old almost fell... and

instinctively, I caught him before he fell hard. However, my left arm is

hurting now. Sure hope this goes away before the Dr says something.

Re: Checking In (as promised)

Good to hear your are doing well. I am 8 weeks post double fusion and

unfortunately still in Aspen collar after my son tried to tickle me and ended up

tackling me instead so I have 6 more weeks of no work or driving.

One of the things I found that has helped with the sweating/dirt issue with

the Aspen is I have cut up one of my husband's old t-shirts and placed it in

between my skin and the pads on the collar. This also makes it a little more

comfortable against the skin. I found that I was breaking out in a rash under

the collar and it was irritating the scar.

I agree that sleeping in the Aspen is a challenge. I have been lucky enough

that my Dr has allowed me to sleep in th esoft collar since the day I left the

hospital. I think it took me about 2 weeks to figure out the right number of

pillows.

Best of luck and wishing you continued progress,

Debra

Beverley <wargames06@...> wrote:

Well, it's been a week post-op with mixed feelings. My blood pressure went

sky high Tuesday, mostly due to weaning off the Vicodin/Flexeril cocktail.

Things look fine, structurally. Still a lot of muscle tightness, but that's

to be expected. No tingling or pain in the left arm. It does feel weak,

though, so I'm expecting a short PT modality, probably home exercise or

something. They should give patients TWO Aspen cervical collars because I

sweated out the first one in less than 2 days. Ended up throwing on a soft

collar and having the hard collar washed. I'm not one for a lot of hair on

my head and face, so I finally shaved yesterday. Numbness is starting to go

away under my chin because I could feel the whiskers coming in. AAAAGH!!!

Looking forward to the next Dr. appt so I can get outta this collar! It

makes sleeping a challenge!

[Guest guest]

I cut up my husband's t-shirts, too. To help with the odor, I would

spray my collar with fabreeze while I showered. It really helped.

By the way, the cut up tees are nice rags when you're done!

>

> Well, it's been a week post-op with mixed feelings. My blood

pressure went

> sky high Tuesday, mostly due to weaning off the Vicodin/Flexeril

cocktail.

> Things look fine, structurally. Still a lot of muscle tightness,

but that's

> to be expected. No tingling or pain in the left arm. It does feel

weak,

> though, so I'm expecting a short PT modality, probably home exercise or

> something. They should give patients TWO Aspen cervical collars

because I

> sweated out the first one in less than 2 days. Ended up throwing on

a soft

> collar and having the hard collar washed. I'm not one for a lot of

hair on

> my head and face, so I finally shaved yesterday. Numbness is

starting to go

> away under my chin because I could feel the whiskers coming in.

AAAAGH!!!

> Looking forward to the next Dr. appt so I can get outta this collar!

It

> makes sleeping a challenge!

>