Re: To other NY residents with club feet

[Guest guest]

Jessie,

Welcome to you and your family. Can I ask which doctor you are seeing?

I know it won't be the same one we see, since we live in Iowa and see

Dr. Weinstein here at the University of Iowa, but it is nice to see some

of the other doctors being represented here.

As for covering the bar, I would highly recommend it. It is not really

for cosmetic reasons, but the fact that the bars leave some quite large

bruises when you get kicked by them. I know when my son Jakob was that

little (he's nearly 3 1/2 now), we constantly had bruises on our legs

because of how we held him. Many people use the padded handlebar covers

from bicycles or make a cover from foam pipe insulation covered with

fabric or even car seat strap covers.

puddynnuella@... wrote:

> Hello. I've just joined your group last week and I am curious to know

> if there is anyone in New York state who maybe living close to us or

> maybe even have our children being treated by the same doctor? My

> husband Tom and I are from Fishkill, NY which is in the Hudson Valley

> region. Our little boy is three months and has just graduated

> to the shoes with the bar. Also I've read quite a few messages about

> getting some kind covering for the bar I was just wondering is this

> cosmetic or is there a reason? Thanks.

>

> Jessie Mekeel

[Guest guest]

Hey Jessie!-

I am new around here,too! We live in NY also(we are in Queens). My son

n is being treated by Dr. Scher and Dr. Lehman at The Hospital for Joint

Diseases.We are currently on our 5th cast. Which doc has been treating your

son?

Talk to you soon!!

[Guest guest]

I travel to New York to see a Dr. M. Scher who is affiliated with

the hospital for joint diseases. They have a club foot clinic every Tuesday

where private patients as well as not receive treatment. Since my son is a

private patient I don't know what is covered if you don't have insurance. A

Dr. Lehman is also a doctor there and according to an administrative staff

member has performed surgery on club feet for over twenty years and has now

decided that the Ponseti Method is the better way to go. He and Dr. Scher

have received training by Dr. Ponseti and remain in close contract with him

regarding his technique. The club foot clinic is only a couple of years old

but there is no doubt in my mind that they are the right doctors and are

performing the Ponseti Method correctly. If I had not found these doctors

would be on the first plane to Iowa in the morning so I'm very thankful that

they are so close.

Thanks for the impute on the bar coverings I'll look for the bicycle

coverings tomorrow.

Jessie and

[Guest guest]

,

We have the same doctors!!!! I wonder if we have seen each other at

the clinic on Tuesdays or not? I live in Fishkill and take the train to

Grand Central from Cold Spring this is the best way to get him there. I have

him in his car seat which fits into a stroller and when we get to GC I just

take a taxi from there.

is just out of his last casting and into the shoes about two

weeks now and he also had a tendonomy on both feet done by Dr. Scher, who

is very fond of. At our last appointment I was a little afraid that

would remember the tendonomy and associate the pain he had been in

with Dr. Scher but he gave him a big smile!

I don't know much about Queens but you must have a shorter trip than I

do. May I ask how you found Dr. Lehman & Dr. Scher? I'm curious because it

took me three tries to get the right doctor for .

Is n going to have a tendonomy? How old is he?

Jessie and

[Guest guest]

,

I live in Massachusettes and have not been on for some time now. My son was

born with a right clubfoot on October 28, 1999. We travel to NY to see Dr.

Harold Van Bosse whom practices the Ponseti Method. He has done a great job

with our son Zachary. If you wish you can e-mail me with any questions and I

will try to answer them. Best of luck, Kathy