broken arm.......great:(

[kotsnewestmember]

My daughter broke her arm 3 days ago and luckily the Dr agreed to cast her early for us because we arGe leaving in the mornng...we bought one one of those waterproof cast covers but it looks like its going to he a pain everytime she might be near a water ride. Does anyone have experience with them? Do they work...I wonder if we can just bag her arm for rides like splash mountain? Are there any restrictions? Thing is she's 14 d was looking forward to floating around pool too....

 

[purplepixiedust]

Our friend's 9 year old broke her arm a few days before we all left to go to the Outer Banks together on vacation. They actually casted her arm with a waterproof cast so she could still swim in the pool. We kept her out of the ocean because of the sand but otherwise she was able to swim the whole trip. Maybe you can ask if they could do that type of cast for your daughter?

 

[cobright]

She'll be fine.

Actually this would be a great use for NeverWet.

 

[SueM in MN]

Easier for water rides might be to just put on a poncho. The wettest rides would be Kali River Rapids and Splash Mountain. A poncho would protect enough or those.
If you were planning to go to a waterpark or Islands if Adventure, I don't think you can protect a non-waterproof cast well enough on any of those.

There is a list of rides with warnings in page 2 of the disABILITIES FAQs thread (near the top of this board or follow the link in my signature). CMs will not stop anyone from riding unless the cast interferes with the safety restraint or the cast would become a danger to other riders.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

In addition, you might want to talk to the person who will be removing the cast. Have a line drawn on the cast where it will be cut for removal. Then bring along some "Sharpies" and have the characters autograph the cast, asking them to make sure their signature does not directly cross the line.

Once the cast is removed and fully dried out, you will then have a very unusual souvenir of the trip.

 

[geek+nerd]

There is a company called Dry Cast that makes cast covers so that people can shower with a cast on. I had one when my ankle and lower leg were casted. It worked perfectly. You might want to check them out. I was able to get the cover on an off by myself. Obviously your daughter might need assistance since it's her arm that is affected.

 

[geek+nerd]

http://drycast.com/collections/waterproof-cast-covers

I just checked the site and they have special covers for swimming. Her dreams of floating around the pool may not be dashed!

 

[Cree629]

My daughter had an actual waterproof cast when she broke her arm. No need for a cover- she was able to bathe and swim as usual (I LOVE the person who invented that!!). No ocean (because of sand/bacteria), but pools were fine!

My husband works with a lot of orthopedic offices, and he said that often times you have to specifically ask for the waterproof cast and that they might not even let you know it's an option if you don't ask. I don't know if it's because they are more expensive (so the doctor doesn't make as much money off of them) or what, but you should definitely ask!

 

[joanchris]

My daughter had to get a cast this summer on her arm, one day before our trip to the beach. Got a Drypro cast cover, worked like a charm (still using, weeks later as the cast is still on) for the beach and pool. I think just bagging the arm for water rides should be enough, but the cast cover works great for things like floating around in the pool. Not a drop of water has gotten in my daughter's cast, she's been in our hot tub, the pool, the ocean. We kept it on all day at the beach to keep the sand out, but let the air back in/loosened it periodically for comfort.

 

[bopper]

Also I would suggest to have the attitude of
"You broke your arm, but you are healthy enough/feel good enough to still go, even with some minor accomodations! yay!"

and not

"You broke your arm and that means we can't do this or that and have to find a way to cover it for water rides waaah waah waah"

 

[elphaba91]

You should be fine with the cast cover (or a plastic bag - same principle) on the water rides. I don't know that they would be good enough for submerging it in water, but she should still be able to go into the pool up to a certain extent.

In addition, you might want to talk to the person who will be removing the cast. Have a line drawn on the cast where it will be cut for removal. Then bring along some "Sharpies" and have the characters autograph the cast, asking them to make sure their signature does not directly cross the line.

Once the cast is removed and fully dried out, you will then have a very unusual souvenir of the trip.

Love this idea!

 

[jaysonleah]

Our son hand surgery to repair a tendon on his hand 1 week before we left. Absolutely under no circumstances was he to get the stitches wet. We used the cast cover on the water rides and it worked fabulously! One thing I would recommend is to not put it on too soon as it is not only waterproof but can be very sweaty in the heat. We put it on before getting in the Kali River Rapids line, which was quite long and his poor hand was dripping with sweat when we're done!