Removing and Bivalving a Cast

How to remove and/ or bivalve a fiberglass cast of the foot.
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[@ExtinctLS1GTO]

I've been in 4 casts before, and having one removed is a very satisfying feeling..not sure why but it feels amazing

[@TheLivelovelaugh165]

I just remember it being itchy. Especially when those scissors graze the skin

[@Aden068]

Tf you’ve been doing to get 4 casts?

[@roryjoey1778]

@@Aden068 TF, you care?

[@janetcrane59]

It's kinda like when you've been roller skating with heavy skates ⛸ for hrs.then put your regular shoes on.

[@ExtinctLS1GTO]

@@Aden068 broke my left arm twice then had multiple surgeries on said arm and they needed to immobilize my arm and wrist for some of them lol

[@alos18]

I will never forget the smell when I had my wrist cast removed as a 8 year old kid. It smelled so bad/weird but I loved the smell. Also my wrist seemed so much smaller than the other.

[@ultronyt9015]

Yeah I had my wrist cast removed when I was in 11.it smells to bad

[@AndromedaInvestments]

Same

[@iLoveBoysandBerries]

Funny you say that. Our brains are designed to be drawn towards putrid human flesh....so this is no surprise

[@4bviews762]

same,, due to sweat 💧

[@ravikatkam1031]

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[@paaat001]

When the cast came off, my arm floated up and I couldn't stop it at first. All the surrounding muscles learned to live with the extra weight of the cast.

[@folkek0828]

Yeah same for me when i got my new cast 1,5 week ago. First i had a normal casts and now i have plastic so when i lifted my legs up they went up by themselves cause the new casts were so light

[@jakegaming898]

yeah , I got a superhuman arm at first , nothing was heavy to me , until i adapted to not having extra weight on my arm

[@artistkent]

Rock Lee style training

[@Aden068]

Just muscle memory, it will ware off soon.

[@user-ph1sf8tf8c]

ชช

[@willmarbaltazar9544]

Great Unboxing video!

[@odw_99]

Unsoxing

[@filipkosowski410]

Kp

[@valaree]

undoxingee

[@tomtrenter3208]

I had a short leg walking cast years ago. A nurse was doing the cutting and went too deep and left the saw in one place too long and it burned/ sliced the skin for about 1 1/2 inches. I told her she was cutting me when it was taking place and she "reassured" me the saw wouldn't cut me. When she removed the front part of the cast and saw the blood she didn't know what to say.

[@we-drive]

what happened afterward ??

[@stillsake]

my worst fear bro

[@joleennewton8514]

That's why you should always listen to your patient..shame on her!

[@je9833]

That was my fear today when I had mine removed!!!

[@tomtrenter3208]

They didn't have the correct blade for a fiberglass cast back then so it got very "warm" before she got all the cutting done. She didn't realize just how warm it was till she saw the side of my foot bleeding. With the correct blade it is much harder to break the skin. For you first timers it may scare you but you will be fine.

[@marcoperez7330]

Getting a cast removed is such huge relief!

[@nathanjoerndt5021]

I remember years ago wearing a cast. it was uncomfortable it was itchy and I couldn't wait to have it off. and yeah I was a little skeptical when they were cutting it off but man did it feel good to finally have that cast off. to anyone who is waiting to have their cast cut off let me assure you that the person who is taking your kast off knows what they are doing. trust them 😊

[@yana5398]

Thank you

[@joshg6030]

Getting a cast taken off is the best feeling ever

[@elizabethpeterson1644]

Back in late March 2012 that I had a short cast on my left leg for my broken ankle. I remembered the saw did tickle my leg a little bit. I had surgery on that ankle. I wore that cast for 4 weeks as I remembered. Just 4 days after my cast was removed my leg lost some muscle in it. Even the swelling was gone,too. My parents helped me during my recovery from it. I wore the boot cast the longest which that I could take it off. It was a weird feeling to have a cast on my leg.

[@danceworld8360]

I always remember the relief when getting cast off and being able to wash it

[@ScareCrow292]

I remember back in the day when I had surgery on my leg and 6 months later they took my cast off and my leg was all yellow with dry skin and the best part was when the lady was scrubbing my leg with a warm wet towel it was the BEST feeling

[@QueenSunstar]

The first thing I did the second my wrist was free from the cast was give it a good scratching. It was so nice to finally be able to calm the itch.

[@QueenSunstar]

@Robbie A It felt amazing. My skin felt raw after, but it was worth calming the itch. I liked wearing the brace because I could take it off to scratch as needed.

[@marinamarina6136]

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[@marinamarina6136]

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[@svgbfn3257]

I remember when I broke my wrist, I had to get a cast and like 4 weeks later they removed it with the same thing. It stunk and it was kind of hot when the drill touched your arm.

[@gzeus7534]

best thing when a cast is removed is the cleaning of the arm or leg, it feeeeels sooooo goooood

[@johnguillen68]

In the ER, they asked me to cut open someone's cast but I didn't feel confident enough to use the saw so I told them "I can't, not enough experience". I've seen a nurse do it and I know they did it wrong just by watching videos and seeing a PA do it. I always fear that the blade is gonna go deep and cut the skin.

[@azurtez75]

I believe it is a vibration saw. (Don’t think it can penetrate skin that easy)

[@johnguillen68]

@@azurtez75 oh ok. Is it true that that saw will cut the cast but if it reaches the soft wrap or the stockinette it'll stop?

[@antoniomoongia9478]

@@johnguillen68 It CAN cut through the skin but the person would basically have to be putting a lot of their weight into it pushing down. Nothing like a careful nurse/doctor taking their time.

[@johnguillen68]

@@antoniomoongia9478 Oh ok. The patient comes to the ER to get it cut off because it's too tight or water got into it then we cut it. I watch and only imagine it cutting the skin. So I'm on pins and needles when I see it being cut.

[@cuddlemuffin.9545]

Use a chainsaw to remove the limb and when the limb is separated you can remove it without worrying about the patient feeling pain

[@carriebarnett339]

Lost my sense of smell/taste to Covid when tested positive 10/24 Broke my wrist 10/01 roller -skating w/my daughter. Been in a cast from 10/06 was due to have it x-rayed again 11/02 But Covia got me, sol had to isolate and rescheduled. Now recovered and negative for Covid, I have no sense of smell or taste, still. My OT appt isnt til next Wed on 11/09. This video helped relieved my anxiety about the removal. 5 weeks of wearing this cast! I will be happy to have it off and use both my hands on tasks! 4 fingers and no opposable grip in a slippery fiberglass cast! LOL! I hope I can have it removed at my next visit. Trying to smell/taste everything to get my sense of smell taste back. I work as a HCA and been off work because I need to be fully capable to work, so its been awhile. What a run of bad luck!🤣😭

[@logicsin4380]

I got my cast removed a few months ago because I was getting a hyprocure and it was my second foot so I expected it to be easy to walk in like my foot before but that one started in a boot so when I tried to take a step it hurt so much but my foot was so light

[@soiboi96]

Getting a cast removed is so satisfying and the feeling of how sensitive your skin is after from not getting air low key feels good tho😂

[@alirazmjou2149]

Thank you so much for this video

[@nathansabin8498]

Childhood trauma flashback: 1st grade, broken arm, and then this... I literally was freaking out when the doctor got the saw out! it happened twice! Scariest trip to the doctor EVER!!

[@calvinbealer7264]

I went through the same thing 20years Ago when my ankle was broken 💔. The cast smelled horrible when it was cut off.

[@Gumorisco11]

I remmber when i took my cast off from my left arm when i had broken my left wrist into pieces... i couldnt stand the itchiness of the cast and the smell when the doctor finally took it off my hand was white lol i had the need to scratch it so hard but i didnt felt good also finally removing the cast

[@stacydube61]

My leg and foot smelled like two weeks of butt spread. Also took a small stick to scratch my leg. Scratching the skin. But it was nasty!!

[@miraclexoxo4774]

NOT BUTT SPREAD 😭🤣

[@jessemcleod8788]

Lol

[@ritasullivan5355]

Lol

[@wendyandcarla2176]

When I had my fractured arm cast had to get 5 different cast (even though they were very heavy cause they gave me big white heavy casts I never liked slings) it felt weird seeing how small my arm was

[@nornylsampang7856]

Great video! Thanks

[@gaffarali5694]

How o to go yhtyhj

[@gaffarali5694]

Jklh JK hi nu nklk

[@markmadonia2867]

I've had many cast I was at first scared of the saw but when I realized it wasn't going to cut me it actually tickled

[@surajliferocks]

How to bivalve it

[@Lina-jc5kp]

I got cast bc of my broken ankle 1 week ago and it's terribel my skin don't stop burning and i fell so much blood preassure in my leg when i want to get up

[@ΑγγελοςΤρικωμιτης]

well done !

[@StudsMac]

Running water on your arm after getting the cast off is the best feeling ever.

[@luningningencinas4616]

Is it normal if the cast removed my whole are are so skinny and small. . .....

[@Plüschanzug]

What exactly happened to the leg?

[@danieloconnell6306]

The cast on my left ankle when that cast came off it smelled horrible and when i had a dressing off my right thigh it smelled a whole lot worst than the cast coming off

[@nicoletarantino63]

When I was 13 I broke my leg. I had to have multiple casts due to medical incompetence. Yes they even cut me with the removal tool one time.

[@umabitr8157]

Really wonderful and amazing technology is to removing nee cap any have to tanks to the video

[@jillianmuldowney6021]

It’s a beautiful white cast

[@michaelsmith-ws2mb]

I had the same type cash n tenth grade. Broke my chin playing varsity football. I remember when he took it of I Tried to walk and fell.

[@haxkztasy]

this was actually pretty interesting cause i've never had a cast on myself in my life (25 years old) and i gotta admit, i always asked myself how these casts are being removed, i knew that the Doctor uses some kind of "Power Tool" for that, but i never knew how they'd do it without ever cutting the person xD

[@jdog7589]

Oh man getting a cast removed is the best

[@user-yl7py6dr8o]

It sounds like a mopec autopsy oscillating saw if I'm wrong correct me thanks

[@AKSHAYKUMAR-dm9rn]

Thanks

[@AllenHanPR]

I fractured my arm when I was a kid, I remember wearing the cast for months. Worst smell ever and so itchy.

[@thereal_aintthissomefuckdu4283]

After removing a cast, if your leg is not healed, what's next? Obviously theyl out a new cast but what tests do they do

[@thereal_aintthissomefuckdu4283]

They didn't do any tests. They just removed the cast and told me to go home and take it easy. I was still limping and using crutches but my leg got better in like 2 weeks. I stopped using the crutches. You will be able to put your leg down or wear clothes and shower and stuff but not 100% . I was taking like 3minute showers. But your leg gets used to it....don't push yourself. Listen to your body. Youl know when you can walk again. You can feel your leg is stronger.

[@thereal_aintthissomefuckdu4283]

Right now, I'm still struggling to walk dow the strairs. I walk like a baby down the stairs. But I can walk up the stairs properly. Also, in the morning my leg still feels weak, like the first few steps then gets better.

[@w1z4rd9]

@@thereal_aintthissomefuckdu4283 How's it now?

[@drewstarkeysbbg]

@@thereal_aintthissomefuckdu4283 not you replying to your own comment 🙄

[@vedran3775]

@@thereal_aintthissomefuckdu4283 how are you doing now?

[@Macisback96]

Does anyone remember when they would wipe your leg/arm down with a warm towel after taking it off?? Best feeling ever.

[@jasondavidstapleton8337]

back in 2019 my doctor did that to my right leg on my right knee

[@mem5567]

Yes that just happened to me i was scared he will cutt me but he didn't. Love my ortho

[@Xl0N.]

Depends if he was going fast or slow

[@sohaibali5077]

Congratulations

[@Xoxo_abbstips]

Hi I have a cast and I’m geting it removed in 2 days

[@damarispenamonge8683]

Yo q anduve en yesada tres meses es otro le pero queda uno bien del pie

[@fadi880]

Great Spontaneous 👍

[@janhermanjoling950]

This Cast is so fresh, I think it's just on...

[@vitoriaoficial6282]

Eu revelei meu pé A menos de 4 Dias ingesei por menos De 8 Dias estou agoniada con o gesso estou pedindo a Deus para passar o Dia de tirar para eu ficar livre

[@zurairkhan]

amazing

[@mohannadalkhateeb8876]

Great job, thanks for sharing

[@joaosantos584]

1 Q,

[@EricBuenoo]

First time using that tool is scary as hell.. took me forever, thought I was gonna chop the kids arm off lol.

[@BrooklynBalla]

That tool doesnt spin.It simply vibrates.It's very hard to injure someone with it.

[@EricBuenoo]

@@BrooklynBalla ya, but the first time doing it, it was on a kid with the parents watching me like a hawk. Then the kid kept flinching so I thought I was cutting him 😂😂😂

[@bossha8354]

Unfortunately my son approximately 5 ys ago underwent bilateral selective sciatic nn neurotomies in conjunction with bilateral knee tendon release.That major time consuming neurosurgeon and orthopedic surgeon الله أكبر I mean at the end of that 2 hands operation there has been a cast 2 casts at both legs .During removal of the cast the dr has used an electric saw to remove the cast aprubtly my beloved son has cried loudly the saw has been about to injure the tibia

[@BostonSteve922]

I was about 12 when I broke my left hand and wrist I had a cast put on. THEN 6 weeks later the doctor X-Rayed my left hand only to reveal it didn’t set correctly. So they removed the cast and they had to re-brake my injury and started all over again 😢

[@PatienceMelissa]

That sounds horrible!

[@harnoorsinghsidhu6549]

My hugest fear is removing a cast with machine. But I finally faced it!

[@abhishekgourav6144]

Hugest??..wow

[@Starkesea]

@@abhishekgourav6144 English may not be their first language..

[@robertlaw4073]

Tool that will do this at home is a Fien-type multitool (e.g., Dremmel Multi-Max).

[@anonymously241]

Where can I buy that angle grinder?

[@BrooklynBalla]

Its not an angle grinder.It's called an oscillating tool.

[@Phoenix_Football]

I am feeling heating sensation in my plaster cast and feeling like there is some liquid oozing out of my skin Why am i feeling like this can anyone answer please

[@JANE-kv8rn]

Hello, I am feeling the same way. Did you ever figure out why? Pls pls pls help meeeee

[@TDog14126]

Nice leg/foot

[@viatacumihailatara5848]

I was the only that after the getting my cast off,i forgot how to walk?

[@clinicalpoints2546]

Nice

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

Cast Off Day is a good day but Braces Off Day is just on a different level

[@lynndeatherage3792]

I HAD A cast due to my broken leg. Due to broke both ankle injuries and my first cast was 2weeks after the first time then a walking cast boote I was in a good mood for the next few weeks later and I healed very well. I walked on it right away. This pissed Jennifer OSKSI mom and dad was pissed at me. Dr.parre told me to walk on it too make heal faster. And Jennifer's mom told her not to walking on it. She didn't have a good outcome to make it heal faster.

[@opopppeuep]

Please the instruments used here

[@anonymously241]

JCK angle grinder

[@user-nw4hf4sc7q]

Ye khul jata h palster ..kia hadi jur jaye ge 😢

[@MisterHoHo]

ASMR goes BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@kannan3533]

Done

[@cruzee6358]

Leg Unboxing...

[@RicoJc12]

How tf KZbin know I have a leg cast?

[@jayaprakash8197]

Please name the instruments used here

[@BoneItis639]

Get yourself a dremel

[@anonymously241]

Makita angel grinder

[@bambala469]

It's just vibrating, not a sharp blade , won't injure your skin

[@rii3053]

it will cut skin if pushed down hard enough but low chance of it happening

[@rii3053]

@@kkuwana Ur mom

[@Xl0N.]

@@kkuwana their right if you hold it in one place it will burn you which will eventually cut you 🤦🏻

[@Ilyaselho]

I was a hero removing mine with a blade after one month .

[@EjayPlays]

Sure

[@jakegaming898]

I think it would be safer to remove a cast with some kind of scissors or something , I'm not a doctor , but only had an broken wrist and got a cast . It was kind of like , a little bit softer and , I would just poke it with my finger and it will become deeper

[@Gimacol]

It probably wouldn't be safer, and would be considerably more difficult with scissors. The "saw" looking instrument doesn't actually turn, it vibrates really fast, and you can hold it to your skin and it doesn't actually cut you.

[@jakegaming898]

@@Gimacol Thank you for explaining , I didn't know it was vibrating and was thinking it was like a cutting saw , I didn't know there was special saws .

[@jinod6172]

I love

[@user-fv1me2vi3n]

الذي ركب له الجبيره فنان مبدع

[@user-fv1me2vi3n]

انكسرت شرائح الكف في يدي مما اضطريت لعمل عملية وعملو لي براغي لجمع العضام مع بعضها تألمت كثيراً جداً

[@Angel-wi5pu]

My dad removed my wrist cast for me, it was summer and we all wanted to go to the pool.

[@isobelsimpson5762]

I am in a cast now for a sprand ankle and a broken arm never sprean your ankle or Break you arm

[@estherellis9910]

Hello 😀

[@atanudey1233]

Now ronaldo ready for playing😂😂😂😂❤

[@marcelo8269]

Está muy limpio el yeso ni una hora lo tuvo puesto jeje

[@MartinLDeLoach903]

I remember the day when I had leg in one good God the itching 😩 haha

[@MrReece9]

I remember having my cast removed from my right forearm. It smelled like old watermelon under my cast and my right forearm seemed smaller than the left.

[@adilabusafa]

يتعذر التعليق لا أعلم .

[@flaviasousa6808]

O Airton... Quebrou a perna. Direita

[@LINDATHRALL-pb8zu]

THERE ARE A GOOD MANY DOCTORS WHO WORK IN ORTHOPEDIACTRICS

[@ercanatak6197]

Ne kadar temiz bir alçı sanki çok yakında zamanda yapılmış gibi

[@batyrgareev]

Тоже думал, что он ему ногу заденет этой мини-болгаркой😀

[@abductioncenter1482]

is this America????

[@Xl0N.]

Yes

[@vitoriasouz1858]

Eita mano

[@smokeskull]

Wow how much you get paid to do that

[@anonymously241]

Free 🆓

[@makeupyourmindinator]

That cast was put on just for this video. It hasn’t been on for more than an hour.

[@Chino_.]

Videos que se pueden oler

[@MartinInshorts]

Get a zip stick. It'll protect the skin from the blade. Sometimes you can't fit the zip stick in so it's important to have good skill with handling a cast saw.

[@MartinInshorts]

There is also saw stop tape but it's expensive and usually reserved for aqua casting. But it can be applied on a regular cotton cast making the cast removal process safer.

[@JordanMurk]

Lmao ive seen it all now, anything posted on this site 💀 😂

[@jamesbond-us9vb]

short stories TV series body bags such a machine was

[@terryhulvey1001]

Terry Hulvey