The timed release pain medication let her sleep from 10:00 PM last night until 5:00 AM this morning. She took a muscle relaxer for her neck cramps then and rested a bit more. She's up and around, feeling better.
She says I'm too negative about some of the stuff yesterday and that she is OK with the results so I should chill out. I am going to trim a bunch of the lamb's wool off of the parts of the vest liner that her body absolutely cannot contact, such as the back of the neck and the V in the front. This will let her have a little more sense of freedom from the scratchy wool. Due to the way this thing works, if she could touch those areas, it would NOT be working.
It is obvious that if this halo-vest is the pinnacle of medical technology for spine immobilization, the pinnacle isn't very high. It is also quite apparent that the people designing these things have never even attempted to put one on. It looks OK but the lining and design do not match up to the stated goal of the device once applied to a human form. For $6,300 you'd think they could at least make it a more custom fit. Perhaps Apple should get into medical devices. The margins are certainly excellent. BTW, the same halo-vest in other parts of the world is only $1,200 so that's a 500% mark up!
I've trimmed off some of the lamb's wool in the front. She says it feels a little less hot and smothering. That's a good sign! I'm going to work on the back at her next bath.
Here's a picture of the piece I cut out, only about a half inch wide but it made a big difference. I will get a new picture of her when she's ready that shows how the modification looks.
Here's the t-shirt mod in case any other halo wearers or halo support persons need a visual of the process. First is the normal shirt and second is the modified item with the slit back.
She says I'm too negative about some of the stuff yesterday and that she is OK with the results so I should chill out. I am going to trim a bunch of the lamb's wool off of the parts of the vest liner that her body absolutely cannot contact, such as the back of the neck and the V in the front. This will let her have a little more sense of freedom from the scratchy wool. Due to the way this thing works, if she could touch those areas, it would NOT be working.
It is obvious that if this halo-vest is the pinnacle of medical technology for spine immobilization, the pinnacle isn't very high. It is also quite apparent that the people designing these things have never even attempted to put one on. It looks OK but the lining and design do not match up to the stated goal of the device once applied to a human form. For $6,300 you'd think they could at least make it a more custom fit. Perhaps Apple should get into medical devices. The margins are certainly excellent. BTW, the same halo-vest in other parts of the world is only $1,200 so that's a 500% mark up!
I've trimmed off some of the lamb's wool in the front. She says it feels a little less hot and smothering. That's a good sign! I'm going to work on the back at her next bath.Here's a picture of the piece I cut out, only about a half inch wide but it made a big difference. I will get a new picture of her when she's ready that shows how the modification looks.
Here's the t-shirt mod in case any other halo wearers or halo support persons need a visual of the process. First is the normal shirt and second is the modified item with the slit back.
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