After doing a bit more research, my wife and I have come to the conclusion the vest for her halo is not only installed crooked but it most likely the wrong size. Based on this chart at the manufacturer's website, she would have gotten a better fit in a large rather than a medium.
Her waist and xyphoid exceed the medium numbers. She has a long torso so her shoulder to iliac crest is 19 inches when the measurements for a medium vest are 18 inches and a large vest is 19 1/2 inches. Her is a diagram of how the measurements should be taken.
I'm going to push very hard to have them fit her with a proper, and hopefully more comfortable, vest when we have her first two week follow up which is actually three weeks, moved up from 24 days!
She understands that it isn't going to be comfortable but it can definitely be made more tolerable for her. With nine more weeks to go, it is definitely worth making some adjustments to make it more tolerable for her.
HALO VEST
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Xyphoid Circumference
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Waist Circumference
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Shoulder to Illiac
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Size
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Measurement B
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Measurement C
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Measurement D
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Small
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26” - 33”
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28” - 34”
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16 ½”
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Medium
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33” - 40”
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32” - 38”
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18”
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Large
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40” - 46”
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36” - 42”
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19 ½”
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X-Large
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46” - 50”
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40” - 46”
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22 ½”
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