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How to Stop the Itch When in a Cast?

M.S. asks from Oklahoma City

Hi Mamas, My youngest broke her arm and has to keep it in a cast for 4 weeks. She says often that her arm itches. Has anyone had a kid in a cast and found a way to re...

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Being in a Cast and Exercising

M.M. asks from Chicago

I broke my L wrist last Monday and I am in the cast. The pain is not so bothersome anymore as long as I do not twist my wrist certain ways. Before I broke my wrist I ...

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What to Do About an Itchy Arm Cast?

N.K. asks from San Francisco

My 9 year old daughter recently broke her arm and her cast is getting itchy. Do any of you have suggestions on how to relieve her itch?

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18 Month Old with a Cast

R.A. asks from Richmond

Does anyone have any experience with how to comfort a little one with a cast? My 18 month old fractured his tibia and is in a cast. He's ABSOLUTELY miserable and NOT ...

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"Seeking Arm Cast Advice"

D.D. asks from Los Angeles

Hi! I am writing to see if any other mothers have any hints or experience with their small children wearing casts. My 5 1/2 year old son broke his wrist while horsep...

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When a Cast Finally Comes Off...

R.D. asks from Richmond

Do they usually re-xray? I can not remember, I've broken so many bones, had so many casts... and I can't remember. Roman gets his cast off tmrw, and I'm just tryin...

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Anyone Else Had a Toddler in a Cast??

M.S. asks from San Antonio

Last Friday night my children were playing in my son's room while I was straightening and folding laundry. My daughter has just learned to pull up to standing and wa...

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Three Year Old Son in a Leg Cast

M.H. asks from San Diego

My three year old son just got a cast on his leg. Although it is a walking cast, the doctor told me that he can not bathe, swim, go on any play structures or in any ...

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Son's Cast Is Irritating His Thigh... Anything I Can Do?

R.D. asks from Richmond

I tried calling the orthopedic office, but my son's doctor is in surgery all day and won't get back to me until tmrw. My son's cast is kind of rubbing his fat thig...

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7 Year Old with Arm Cast and Itching

L.H. asks from Detroit

My 7 year old son broke his wrist a few days ago and has to have a full arm cast due to ligament damage as well :( We had them put on a waterproof cast but I have re...

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Answer Highlights

  • bag over his cast in 2 answers "We strapped a heavy weight garbage bag over his cast (lighter plastic is easily torn ..."
  • plastic garbage bag in 2 answers "If I put him in tub I used a large plastic garbage bag to encase the cast and anchored ..."
  • keep the cast dry in 3 answers "... pool and at the beach with all sorts of contraptions to try to keep the cast dry ..."
  • put a plastic bag in 3 answers "... When I had my cast (back in the 3rd grade), my mom would put a plastic bag ..."
  • get the cast wet in 3 answers "When my daughter broke her arm I remember that you couldn't get the cast wet so I ..."