<t>My daughter, Alyssa 12 years old, is having serial casting done right now. She started in late January. Every Tuesday, she goes and gets a new cast on. She started out at 40 degrees with the thing the OT measures with and she is not at 16 degrees on her own, but 5 degrees passively. We didn't do ...

<t>We had Dr. Nath write a letter stating that Alyssa needed a 2ns set of books at home and I will do the same thing every school year. She does carry a small binder and her lunch box to school though. We were going to try the back pack that rolled on wheels, but Dr. Nath says that can cause overuse...

<t>Marnie,<br/> Not sure what my 9 year old, Alyssa's, script said, but she has an aquatic therapy once a week as well as OT once a week and we are working with her at home 4-5 times a day. I didn't see the script as it was faxed to the OT. I would call your insurance company and see how to appeal f...

<t>Everyone's experience is probably different with each doctor, but my daughter's with Dr. Mih was not one I would recomend. He did Alyssa's primary surgery when she was 7 months old. She is now 9. After the primary, we asked about therapy and ROM and it was not recommended by Dr. Mih. During her p...

<t>Yes, I also want to thanks all involved in making Saturday happen. We arrived at 10:20am and were assigned to the 11am appointment time slot and were seen at 11:10am. The inside location was wonderful. The kids had a great time and loved the balloons and snacks. We prepared all our questions befo...

<t>Mary Jane, my 9 year old daughter, Alyssa has the TT done in June 9th. It took us 2 hours to remove the bandages. She has very sensitive skin so we had to take our time ands she was so worried that we would hurt something or pull out a stitch. After we took the first set off, we got paper tape, t...

<t>As Christi said, my daughter had the same issues as her daughter. Straps would hang off her shoulder. She was so picky about her clothes before since everything fit her left side different. Now she is willing to try different types of clothes because they fit better. Her elbow no longer flares ou...

Jeni, we are staying at Comfort Suite. We were quoted at around $89 a night, with indoor pool. Free continental breakfast or you can upgrade for $3 per person for a hot cooked breakfast. It is 0.68 miles from Easter Seals. Phone number is (630)916-1000. Hope this helps!

<t>ALice, you can only do what you think is best for your child. Do your homework and go with your gut. We went ahead with this surgery due to the fact that Alyssa could not hold her arm straight. She kept her elbow bent and flared out to the side and after her growth spurt in February, it had only ...

<t>Alyssa does not have an IEP. I called her principal to see what we can do about our situation. He was in a meeting, but I gave his secretary numbers where he can reach me so I can explain her restrictions. I am also going to call Covered Bridge which she had when she needed speech therapy when sh...