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Hi Everyone,
First I'd like to thank everyone for all of their great advice and support. It was very helpful in preparing for our first appointment and being able to make Isabella as comfortable as possible.
It's been one week since our appt. with Dr. Rivard and Dr. Colliard and things are going well. Isabella measured 34 degrees out of brace and 14 degrees in brace. (Woo hoo!!!) Dr. Rivard was very pleased with these results and so were we. He did not expect to see that much of a correction. Dr. Colliard gave a teaching session with the brace which was amazing. She first showed us how to put the brace on,then took it off and handed it back to Isabella. She said "It's your turn now. Show me how you can put on YOUR brace." I thought this was wonderful because it is HER condition and it is HER brace. This gave her the confidence she needed to say, yes I CAN do this.
Well like I said it's been one week and things are going well now. The first day was very difficult getting used to the brace. I don't know how many times I cried ( not in front of Izzy). It broke my heart to see her so uncomfortable but I knew that in time, thiings would get easier and they have. By the third day, the spinecor was like her second skin. Her biggest complaint about the brace was the thigh straps, which she barely mentions now. She also does not like the v neck boddysuit. I looked on line at the bodysuits.com ones and I was wondering how everyone liked those. They look similiar but have the rounded neck that Izzy likes. (There also alot cheaper than the spinecor ones).
Our next appt. is Nov.6. I think it's just for any adjustments that may need to be made. So far, so good. We are thrilled with the spinecor brace and the freedom it has still allowed Isabella to have. She can still do everything she did before- play softball, climb trees, ride her bike, and just run around and be a normal kid.
Theresa
First I'd like to thank everyone for all of their great advice and support. It was very helpful in preparing for our first appointment and being able to make Isabella as comfortable as possible.
It's been one week since our appt. with Dr. Rivard and Dr. Colliard and things are going well. Isabella measured 34 degrees out of brace and 14 degrees in brace. (Woo hoo!!!) Dr. Rivard was very pleased with these results and so were we. He did not expect to see that much of a correction. Dr. Colliard gave a teaching session with the brace which was amazing. She first showed us how to put the brace on,then took it off and handed it back to Isabella. She said "It's your turn now. Show me how you can put on YOUR brace." I thought this was wonderful because it is HER condition and it is HER brace. This gave her the confidence she needed to say, yes I CAN do this.
Well like I said it's been one week and things are going well now. The first day was very difficult getting used to the brace. I don't know how many times I cried ( not in front of Izzy). It broke my heart to see her so uncomfortable but I knew that in time, thiings would get easier and they have. By the third day, the spinecor was like her second skin. Her biggest complaint about the brace was the thigh straps, which she barely mentions now. She also does not like the v neck boddysuit. I looked on line at the bodysuits.com ones and I was wondering how everyone liked those. They look similiar but have the rounded neck that Izzy likes. (There also alot cheaper than the spinecor ones).
Our next appt. is Nov.6. I think it's just for any adjustments that may need to be made. So far, so good. We are thrilled with the spinecor brace and the freedom it has still allowed Isabella to have. She can still do everything she did before- play softball, climb trees, ride her bike, and just run around and be a normal kid.
Theresa
Perhaps they've changed them. She now wears just a pair of short style knickers under the brace & finds this more comfortable, less fiddly and cooler. Consequently I have 8 extra small spinecor bodysuits taking up cupboard space. I could look into the cost of posting them to you if you like? (Some of them might have seen better days!).
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