My five year old son's itch?

Question

my 5 year old son broken his arm and had 2 pins put in... it's only been two days after surgery and his cast is itchy... I have tried helping him out by putting a blow dryer on cool and blowing air on his arm, and very gently tried to ease his itch by scratching his arm with a chop stick.. I'm not sticking it down far... how else can i help him out? can his pins be easily moved if touched?

Answer 1

The itch may be relieved by a 'counter irritant' such as menthol.  Try using a powder with menthol such as Gold Bond Medicated powder or Z-Sorb powder (which dries extremely well.  It may not be stocked but should be available over the counter).

Answer 2

never put ANYTHING in the cast can break a stitch and cause a very nasty infection which could go to the bone and he could lose his arm.  

I would suggest knocking on his cast.  use a spoon and tap the cast lightly in the place in which he itches.  give him Benadryl  or something similar to prevent itching.

Good luck

Answer 3

That's what we did was hit the cast not with a baseball bat, but a spoon worked good just like the other person suggested.  I agree don't put anything down the cast that's dangerous for whatever your trying to itch and you might do some more damage.   Benadryl is a good itch reliever.

Answer 4

one way to help is to put baby powder in the cast and blow it with a blow dryer on cool. the baby powder will help dry out the cast and take away the moisture

Answer 5

Give him some benadryl.  It will stop the itching.