How to survive summer???

[~ScoliosisGurl~]

Ok, well summer is coming up and is there any ways on how to make it through the summer. Because I have a brace and it will make me two times hotter. So any suggestions? Thanks in advance for the replies.

[mariaf]

Any time you spend swimming shouldn't count as time out of your brace - but please check with your doctor on this.

Other than that, try to stay in air conditioned places as much as you can - especially during the hottest part of the day.

Hope this helps.

[chic xx chic]

i put on my brace 8 at night and take it off at 2 in the afternoon. well i dont know how long you wear yours but my suggestion is put it on when it gets cool out at night and take it off to go outside. i just stay inside although it stinkss.

[~ScoliosisGurl~]

Maria- Yeah, I go to the doctors in august and I'll try to remember to ask him.

I have to wear my brace at least 18-22 hours a day.

[mariaf]

Why don't you just call his office to ask? Between now and August there will be plenty of hot weather

[AngieW]

My dd is supposed to wear the brace 20-23 hours/day. The doctor told us that time spent exercising doesn't count as time out of the brace. My dd spends 1-3 hours/day out of the brace, but most of that time is spent in exercise.

[JeanZ]

My 9 year old son made it through one very hot summer with a Boston brace. He did better than I thought that he would - even with a several night boy scout camp. He did drink more water - and I reminded him to when he was with me. I did try to find day camps that had some inside cooler areas, and swimming too. When it was over 100 deg and he was outside for a while, I tried to get him to take it off. He often wore the brace with just a brace shirt, and no shirt over it, which made it cooler too.

Good luck,
Jean