My daughter Becca (11) just got her brace on the 13th. We are still breaking into it. We ventured out the other day for the first time while in the brace. We have a 05 Dodge Grand Caravan and she was in tears on our trip to walmart. She couldn't sit up because the bottom front of the brace was digging into her thighs because of the way the seat is. We even tried some pillows to help support and lift up her bottom and it didn't help. Then she figured she could recline in the seat and that was fine until we were underway. All the vibration and bumping was just painful on her back, she just couldn't get comfortable. I just don't know what to do to get her comfortable to riding with the brace on.
Plus I'm worried about our trip in October. We are flying to AZ from TX (a 3 hour flight). How are we suppose to handle this? The Drs want her to wear her brace 20-22 hours a day.
If anyone has any tips or suggestions I would LOVE to hear them. Do I need to make a call to the ortho to see if they can shave some of the brace off the bottom front so she has more lap room????
TIA!
Plus I'm worried about our trip in October. We are flying to AZ from TX (a 3 hour flight). How are we suppose to handle this? The Drs want her to wear her brace 20-22 hours a day.
If anyone has any tips or suggestions I would LOVE to hear them. Do I need to make a call to the ortho to see if they can shave some of the brace off the bottom front so she has more lap room????
TIA!
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