hello everyone,we went for a hospital visit today and had a mixture of good and bad news.The good news was Shannon dosn't need to wear her splint at the moment...
Hi<br>Georgia had a check up at the hospital today and also had her spica cut in half so that we can take her leg out and exercise her hip, we have been told...
Jen<br><br>Thanks for your advice. Kirsty's op went fine, she had an open reduction and is now in a hip spica. I've had a look at Georgias photos and am ...
Liz<br><br>Kirsty's op went fine, she had an open reduction and is now in a hip spica for six weeks, to be followed by "broomsticks" for six weeks. It was such...
Thanks for the kind words Jen.I am really glad Georgia is coping with another spica,better than you I bet!! I think it's much easier knowing that the kids ...
Hi everyone,<br><br>Ellen had her 3 procedures last Tuesday - open reduction, pelvic osteotomy and breaking the femur. It all seemed to go fairly OK, though I...
I've finally found the time to let you all know how our little Rebecca is doing. She had closed reduction on 17th January 2002 which is better than we had ...
Hi all<br>We're not coping too well with Georgias latest treatment, she had her cast cut in half last Friday and we took her leg out twice yesterday, and twice...
Hi Tracy, I'm sorry to hear you've had some upsetting news, but take one day at a time, and hopefully we'll keep our fingers crossed for 6 months time. I'm ...
Hi Jen, I'm glad Georgia is doing well, and I know how disappointed you are knowing that she'll be in her cast for her birthday (this happened to us with...
Hi Ali I'm so pleased to hear that Kirsty has come through her op Ok, it's amazing how resilient these kids are isn't it?<br>I'm sorry to hear about Leanne...
Hi Ali. I'm so pleased Ellen is home and the operation went well.<br>As for coping well it isn't easy i know, have you been given any pain relief for her? ...
Hi Gail, I'm so glad that little Rebecca came through her op OK.<br>I know how hard it is to cope with a little one in a plaster, especially in the nappy ...
Hi Jen , I'm so sorry you're having a difficult time, no wonder you're finding it hard to cope, I would too by the sound of it!<br>It must be really difficult...
Hiya,<br>Im using gamgee and nappies, which seems to work fairly Ok except for the fact that I cant get nappies to fit over the plaster ! Ellen was in Junior...
Hi Kimberley, welcome to my other club.....Kimberley is also a member of my Midwifery club....I hope you find lots of new friends and support here.<br>Please...
Oh I see Ali, well luckily Sophie was only in Midi nappies, so we could resort to the Junior ones to fit over her pot. Good luck also!<br>Keep in touch<br>Liz...
hi jen<br><br>Im so sorry to hear about the problems you and georgia are having with the latest stage of her treatment. Hopefully when you get the new plaster...
Dear Liz<br><br>Thanks for your reply - it is appreciated.<br><br>Ellen has been prescribed Diclofenac - but she can only take it every 8 hours, and Disprol....
thanks for your reply. Georgia will be 4 on April 9th, so our girls are almost the exact same age. I looked at the photos of your girls, they are beautiful. ...
Hi Tracy<br><br>I can imagine that you would have had a mixture of feelings today, it's not easy being told that there's a possibility of more surgery to come....
Hi Jen!!<br><br>What a time of it you're having!!<br>Poor Georgia, I hope when her new cast is put on that it offers her much more relief!!<br>You must be ...
Hi, Just a little intro of myself since I recently joined the club. My interest in this club is to hear how parents/caregivers are coping and different ...
Hello Susan, Thanks for your message. I was shown Georgias xrays but they were not explained that well. Mr Jones at Great Ormond Street Hospital has said that...
Hi Krystyna, When our daughter was diagnosed with bilateral CDH we were told that if left untreated she would require a possible hip replacement by 20. Her...
Hi Krystyna<br><br>I really understand the way you are feeling but in answer to your question regarding whether to go ahead with the treatment or not, I have...
Hi Ali, well Diclofenac is a very good pain reliever, we give it to ladies who've had caesarian sections, but it is going to take a few days for the pain and...
Hi Andrea, and welcome again to the club.<br>You'll certainly hear of a wide range of treatments (and coping skills) in this club.<br>I hope we can be of help...
hello Jen,how awful!! I bet you feel absolutley terrible.I know you must be at your worst when Georgia hates it so much,I hope they can make Georgia a bit more...