Soon we will be heading out of town for our first trial of wearing the brace on a flight.
The plan is to have it in a carry-on bag through security, then Dancer Girl will put it on to board the plane (so we don't have too many carry on items) and see how it goes in flight.
She plans to bring a small pillow to help with positioning on the flight but if the seats prove to be unbearably uncomfortable she may opt to take the brace off. As long as she wears it the rest of the day she could get away with not wearing it on our flights. But, wearing it in flight will give her some relief time from it when we first arrive at our destination.
We are flying to visit family so the initial moments of arrival will involve plenty of greetings and lots of hugging which will be nicer for Dancer Girl if she is not in the brace. (See our "Can I have a Real Hug?" post).
We will update the blog on our return - (there will be fewer posts for a couple of weeks while we are away unless we get some good computer access time).
Our family lives in the New England area and our daughter wore a Boston Brace for her scoliosis. She started in 2014, wore it 18 hrs/day for a year, then 8-10 hrs for 6 mo. She is now brace-free. We refer to her as Dancer Girl. Her younger sister was also diagnosed with scoliosis (2016). She is referred to as Cello Girl. So far, she does not need a brace. We are not doctors or specialists, and nothing on this page should be taken as medical advice. We are simply sharing our journey.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Out of town
Labels:
Boston back brace,
life with scoliosis,
Pain,
scoliosis,
scoliosis brace,
Travel
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