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Anything to be done for a smelly cast?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 577025" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I have not ever had a cast, but I know that smell from when friends had them. </p><p></p><p>The smell can be a sign of serious skin problems or fungal infections. It is usually a result of moisture, which most likely is from sweat. I did a quick online search and came up with this link that could be helpful: <a href="http://orthopedics.about.com/od/castsfracturetreatments/f/castsmell.htm" target="_blank">http://orthopedics.about.com/od/castsfracturetreatments/f/castsmell.htm</a></p><p></p><p>While you can try the baking soda to absorb/neutralize the odor, I woudl call the doctor. Chances are that they can do an xray now and it may be that it could come off a week early. Some people heal faster than others, esp if they are not using or around tobacco. Tobacco keeps your bones from healing as fast and MANY of the estimates for how long it takes to heal a break are based on experience. We are a country that has drastically reduced tobacco use and so those estimates may be longer than what a non-user actually needs. Some people also just heal faster for no reason other than that their bodies heal faster. So an xray a week early may mean the cast can come off now, or it may not. But it may be that if you leave the cast on as is another week, the skin will continue to break down and can lead to infections that can be difficult to get rid of. </p><p></p><p>So call the doctor, and have it looked and and if needed, changed. Better to take that precaution for a week than to have her face terrible sores and potential scarring from them. My skin now breaks down if it gets wet for very long at all, and the scars on my body are horrible. Ducky is a beautiful young lady in more ways than her appearance, but this is a health issue, not just an appearance issue.</p><p></p><p>I am so glad her knee isn't hurting any more. That is WONDERFUL and I hope it is this way for decades to come!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 577025, member: 1233"] I have not ever had a cast, but I know that smell from when friends had them. The smell can be a sign of serious skin problems or fungal infections. It is usually a result of moisture, which most likely is from sweat. I did a quick online search and came up with this link that could be helpful: [url]http://orthopedics.about.com/od/castsfracturetreatments/f/castsmell.htm[/url] While you can try the baking soda to absorb/neutralize the odor, I woudl call the doctor. Chances are that they can do an xray now and it may be that it could come off a week early. Some people heal faster than others, esp if they are not using or around tobacco. Tobacco keeps your bones from healing as fast and MANY of the estimates for how long it takes to heal a break are based on experience. We are a country that has drastically reduced tobacco use and so those estimates may be longer than what a non-user actually needs. Some people also just heal faster for no reason other than that their bodies heal faster. So an xray a week early may mean the cast can come off now, or it may not. But it may be that if you leave the cast on as is another week, the skin will continue to break down and can lead to infections that can be difficult to get rid of. So call the doctor, and have it looked and and if needed, changed. Better to take that precaution for a week than to have her face terrible sores and potential scarring from them. My skin now breaks down if it gets wet for very long at all, and the scars on my body are horrible. Ducky is a beautiful young lady in more ways than her appearance, but this is a health issue, not just an appearance issue. I am so glad her knee isn't hurting any more. That is WONDERFUL and I hope it is this way for decades to come! [/QUOTE]
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