Guest guest Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Hi Helen, First of all...congratulations on your little girl! I'm sure you will love this site (I visit it daily), there is so much information to learn and a lot of very knowledgeable people! Welcome aboard!!! Tia & Kelby 8-3-01 bilateral EDD with #3, 12-17, looks like straight feet!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Hi Helen, First of all...congratulations on your little girl! I'm sure you will love this site (I visit it daily), there is so much information to learn and a lot of very knowledgeable people! Welcome aboard!!! Tia & Kelby 8-3-01 bilateral EDD with #3, 12-17, looks like straight feet!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Helen, Welcome to the group. We are glad that you were able to meet Dr. Ponseti while he was in Boston and that things are going well for Kaitlyn. Please keep us informed about the doctors in Boston who are now offering the Ponseti method. There have previously been a few parents from Mass. and RI who have had to go to Iowa or NYU for treatment. It will be good to have someone there who can provide information for future parents from New England. Also in the past month or so, Dr. Ponseti has added 2 doctors from Boston to his list of qualified doctors. Their names are: Kasser, M.D. Children's Hospital 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115-5724 Tel: Email: kasser@... Walid K. Yassir, M.D. New England Medical Center 750 Washington Street, NEMC #016 Boston, MA 0211 Tel: Email: wyassir@... and (3-17-99) > Hi everyone, > We had a baby girl, Kaitlyn, in March. My OB noticed the club foot > at the first ultrasound. Everything went fine and only her left was > turned all the way in. When she was a few days old we saw her first > ortho. doctor. He casted her foot turning it all the way to the > normal position. She screamed so much! A couple hours later her > toes were white. Turns out the hacker of a doc put the cast on to > tight! We had him cut it off. > The second doctor was great in the beginning. She casted for about > 8 casts while turning her foot gradually to the normal position. > Her tendon was also cut. When the doctor put her in the DBB shoes > (The 1st place we went to buy the shoes the owner tried to scam us!) > my daughter screamed the whole time we had her in them. (Now we > know why, the shoes were at a 70% angle and her foot was at a 40% > angle.) The doc said to not wear them. Said to let her grow and to > do nothing for two months. Then she'll do surgery. > After 2 weeks we noticed her foot relapsing. That was when I did a > lot of research on the web and found the site for clubfoot. I told > everyone the same and received lots of info. I liked the Ponseti > method the best. As luck would have it, Dr. Ponseti was in Boston, > MA and we were able to see him. He looked at her foot and said > she'll need 2 or 3 casts more to overcorrect her foot and no > surgery. We wanted to kiss him. He put on a cast then. She had > one other one done by the doctor who is following up with her and > now she is doing wonderful with the shoes! Because on Dr. Ponseti > and the web site,we know that the 2nd doctor didn't finish with the > casting. That the shoes are surposed to maintain the foot position, > not correct it. > I am very happy to have found these 2 groups. I was informed of > this group by martin and josh. Boy, he sure knows his stuff! It is > great to see that we are not alone and can get advise from all of > you that have been there already. > Thank you and sorry so long, > Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Helen, Welcome to the group. We are glad that you were able to meet Dr. Ponseti while he was in Boston and that things are going well for Kaitlyn. Please keep us informed about the doctors in Boston who are now offering the Ponseti method. There have previously been a few parents from Mass. and RI who have had to go to Iowa or NYU for treatment. It will be good to have someone there who can provide information for future parents from New England. Also in the past month or so, Dr. Ponseti has added 2 doctors from Boston to his list of qualified doctors. Their names are: Kasser, M.D. Children's Hospital 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115-5724 Tel: Email: kasser@... Walid K. Yassir, M.D. New England Medical Center 750 Washington Street, NEMC #016 Boston, MA 0211 Tel: Email: wyassir@... and (3-17-99) > Hi everyone, > We had a baby girl, Kaitlyn, in March. My OB noticed the club foot > at the first ultrasound. Everything went fine and only her left was > turned all the way in. When she was a few days old we saw her first > ortho. doctor. He casted her foot turning it all the way to the > normal position. She screamed so much! A couple hours later her > toes were white. Turns out the hacker of a doc put the cast on to > tight! We had him cut it off. > The second doctor was great in the beginning. She casted for about > 8 casts while turning her foot gradually to the normal position. > Her tendon was also cut. When the doctor put her in the DBB shoes > (The 1st place we went to buy the shoes the owner tried to scam us!) > my daughter screamed the whole time we had her in them. (Now we > know why, the shoes were at a 70% angle and her foot was at a 40% > angle.) The doc said to not wear them. Said to let her grow and to > do nothing for two months. Then she'll do surgery. > After 2 weeks we noticed her foot relapsing. That was when I did a > lot of research on the web and found the site for clubfoot. I told > everyone the same and received lots of info. I liked the Ponseti > method the best. As luck would have it, Dr. Ponseti was in Boston, > MA and we were able to see him. He looked at her foot and said > she'll need 2 or 3 casts more to overcorrect her foot and no > surgery. We wanted to kiss him. He put on a cast then. She had > one other one done by the doctor who is following up with her and > now she is doing wonderful with the shoes! Because on Dr. Ponseti > and the web site,we know that the 2nd doctor didn't finish with the > casting. That the shoes are surposed to maintain the foot position, > not correct it. > I am very happy to have found these 2 groups. I was informed of > this group by martin and josh. Boy, he sure knows his stuff! It is > great to see that we are not alone and can get advise from all of > you that have been there already. > Thank you and sorry so long, > Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Helen, Welcome to the group. We are glad that you were able to meet Dr. Ponseti while he was in Boston and that things are going well for Kaitlyn. Please keep us informed about the doctors in Boston who are now offering the Ponseti method. There have previously been a few parents from Mass. and RI who have had to go to Iowa or NYU for treatment. It will be good to have someone there who can provide information for future parents from New England. Also in the past month or so, Dr. Ponseti has added 2 doctors from Boston to his list of qualified doctors. Their names are: Kasser, M.D. Children's Hospital 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115-5724 Tel: Email: kasser@... Walid K. Yassir, M.D. New England Medical Center 750 Washington Street, NEMC #016 Boston, MA 0211 Tel: Email: wyassir@... and (3-17-99) > Hi everyone, > We had a baby girl, Kaitlyn, in March. My OB noticed the club foot > at the first ultrasound. Everything went fine and only her left was > turned all the way in. When she was a few days old we saw her first > ortho. doctor. He casted her foot turning it all the way to the > normal position. She screamed so much! A couple hours later her > toes were white. Turns out the hacker of a doc put the cast on to > tight! We had him cut it off. > The second doctor was great in the beginning. She casted for about > 8 casts while turning her foot gradually to the normal position. > Her tendon was also cut. When the doctor put her in the DBB shoes > (The 1st place we went to buy the shoes the owner tried to scam us!) > my daughter screamed the whole time we had her in them. (Now we > know why, the shoes were at a 70% angle and her foot was at a 40% > angle.) The doc said to not wear them. Said to let her grow and to > do nothing for two months. Then she'll do surgery. > After 2 weeks we noticed her foot relapsing. That was when I did a > lot of research on the web and found the site for clubfoot. I told > everyone the same and received lots of info. I liked the Ponseti > method the best. As luck would have it, Dr. Ponseti was in Boston, > MA and we were able to see him. He looked at her foot and said > she'll need 2 or 3 casts more to overcorrect her foot and no > surgery. We wanted to kiss him. He put on a cast then. She had > one other one done by the doctor who is following up with her and > now she is doing wonderful with the shoes! Because on Dr. Ponseti > and the web site,we know that the 2nd doctor didn't finish with the > casting. That the shoes are surposed to maintain the foot position, > not correct it. > I am very happy to have found these 2 groups. I was informed of > this group by martin and josh. Boy, he sure knows his stuff! It is > great to see that we are not alone and can get advise from all of > you that have been there already. > Thank you and sorry so long, > Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 Hi The doctor who Kaitlyn is seeing is Dr.-Zane. She is in the same office as Dr.Yassir. She has been very nice. Helen - -- In nosurgery4clubfoot@y..., " martin_egbert " <martinegbert@e...> wrote: > Helen, > > Welcome to the group. We are glad that you were able to meet Dr. > Ponseti while he was in Boston and that things are going well for > Kaitlyn. Please keep us informed about the doctors in Boston who are > now offering the Ponseti method. There have previously been a few > parents from Mass. and RI who have had to go to Iowa or NYU for > treatment. It will be good to have someone there who can provide > information for future parents from New England. > > Also in the past month or so, Dr. Ponseti has added 2 doctors from > Boston to his list of qualified doctors. Their names are: > > Kasser, M.D. > Children's Hospital > 300 Longwood Avenue > Boston, MA 02115-5724 > Tel: > Email: kasser@a... > > Walid K. Yassir, M.D. > New England Medical Center > 750 Washington Street, NEMC #016 > Boston, MA 0211 > Tel: > Email: wyassir@l... > > > and (3-17-99) > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > We had a baby girl, Kaitlyn, in March. My OB noticed the club foot > > at the first ultrasound. Everything went fine and only her left > was > > turned all the way in. When she was a few days old we saw her > first > > ortho. doctor. He casted her foot turning it all the way to the > > normal position. She screamed so much! A couple hours later her > > toes were white. Turns out the hacker of a doc put the cast on to > > tight! We had him cut it off. > > The second doctor was great in the beginning. She casted for about > > 8 casts while turning her foot gradually to the normal position. > > Her tendon was also cut. When the doctor put her in the DBB shoes > > (The 1st place we went to buy the shoes the owner tried to scam > us!) > > my daughter screamed the whole time we had her in them. (Now we > > know why, the shoes were at a 70% angle and her foot was at a 40% > > angle.) The doc said to not wear them. Said to let her grow and to > > do nothing for two months. Then she'll do surgery. > > After 2 weeks we noticed her foot relapsing. That was when I did a > > lot of research on the web and found the site for clubfoot. I told > > everyone the same and received lots of info. I liked the Ponseti > > method the best. As luck would have it, Dr. Ponseti was in Boston, > > MA and we were able to see him. He looked at her foot and said > > she'll need 2 or 3 casts more to overcorrect her foot and no > > surgery. We wanted to kiss him. He put on a cast then. She had > > one other one done by the doctor who is following up with her and > > now she is doing wonderful with the shoes! Because on Dr. Ponseti > > and the web site,we know that the 2nd doctor didn't finish with the > > casting. That the shoes are surposed to maintain the foot > position, > > not correct it. > > I am very happy to have found these 2 groups. I was informed of > > this group by martin and josh. Boy, he sure knows his stuff! It > is > > great to see that we are not alone and can get advise from all of > > you that have been there already. > > Thank you and sorry so long, > > Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 Hi The doctor who Kaitlyn is seeing is Dr.-Zane. She is in the same office as Dr.Yassir. She has been very nice. Helen - -- In nosurgery4clubfoot@y..., " martin_egbert " <martinegbert@e...> wrote: > Helen, > > Welcome to the group. We are glad that you were able to meet Dr. > Ponseti while he was in Boston and that things are going well for > Kaitlyn. Please keep us informed about the doctors in Boston who are > now offering the Ponseti method. There have previously been a few > parents from Mass. and RI who have had to go to Iowa or NYU for > treatment. It will be good to have someone there who can provide > information for future parents from New England. > > Also in the past month or so, Dr. Ponseti has added 2 doctors from > Boston to his list of qualified doctors. Their names are: > > Kasser, M.D. > Children's Hospital > 300 Longwood Avenue > Boston, MA 02115-5724 > Tel: > Email: kasser@a... > > Walid K. Yassir, M.D. > New England Medical Center > 750 Washington Street, NEMC #016 > Boston, MA 0211 > Tel: > Email: wyassir@l... > > > and (3-17-99) > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > We had a baby girl, Kaitlyn, in March. My OB noticed the club foot > > at the first ultrasound. Everything went fine and only her left > was > > turned all the way in. When she was a few days old we saw her > first > > ortho. doctor. He casted her foot turning it all the way to the > > normal position. She screamed so much! A couple hours later her > > toes were white. Turns out the hacker of a doc put the cast on to > > tight! We had him cut it off. > > The second doctor was great in the beginning. She casted for about > > 8 casts while turning her foot gradually to the normal position. > > Her tendon was also cut. When the doctor put her in the DBB shoes > > (The 1st place we went to buy the shoes the owner tried to scam > us!) > > my daughter screamed the whole time we had her in them. (Now we > > know why, the shoes were at a 70% angle and her foot was at a 40% > > angle.) The doc said to not wear them. Said to let her grow and to > > do nothing for two months. Then she'll do surgery. > > After 2 weeks we noticed her foot relapsing. That was when I did a > > lot of research on the web and found the site for clubfoot. I told > > everyone the same and received lots of info. I liked the Ponseti > > method the best. As luck would have it, Dr. Ponseti was in Boston, > > MA and we were able to see him. He looked at her foot and said > > she'll need 2 or 3 casts more to overcorrect her foot and no > > surgery. We wanted to kiss him. He put on a cast then. She had > > one other one done by the doctor who is following up with her and > > now she is doing wonderful with the shoes! Because on Dr. Ponseti > > and the web site,we know that the 2nd doctor didn't finish with the > > casting. That the shoes are surposed to maintain the foot > position, > > not correct it. > > I am very happy to have found these 2 groups. I was informed of > > this group by martin and josh. Boy, he sure knows his stuff! It > is > > great to see that we are not alone and can get advise from all of > > you that have been there already. > > Thank you and sorry so long, > > Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 WELCOME! What an ordeal! I am very happy you found the wonderful Dr. P as soon as you did! Sincerely, & Breanna sammy1317 wrote: Hi everyone, We had a baby girl, Kaitlyn, in March. My OB noticed the club foot at the first ultrasound. Everything went fine and only her left was turned all the way in. When she was a few days old we saw her first ortho. doctor. He casted her foot turning it all the way to the normal position. She screamed so much! A couple hours later her toes were white. Turns out the hacker of a doc put the cast on to tight! We had him cut it off. The second doctor was great in the beginning. She casted for about 8 casts while turning her foot gradually to the normal position. Her tendon was also cut. When the doctor put her in the DBB shoes (The 1st place we went to buy the shoes the owner tried to scam us!) my daughter screamed the whole time we had her in them. (Now we know why, the shoes were at a 70% angle and her foot was at a 40% angle.) The doc said to not wear them. Said to let her grow and to do nothing for two months. Then she'll do surgery. After 2 weeks we noticed her foot relapsing. That was when I did a lot of research on the web and found the site for clubfoot. I told everyone the same and received lots of info. I liked the Ponseti method the best. As luck would have it, Dr. Ponseti was in Boston, MA and we were able to see him. He looked at her foot and said she'll need 2 or 3 casts more to overcorrect her foot and no surgery. We wanted to kiss him. He put on a cast then. She had one other one done by the doctor who is following up with her and now she is doing wonderful with the shoes! Because on Dr. Ponseti and the web site,we know that the 2nd doctor didn't finish with the casting. That the shoes are surposed to maintain the foot position, not correct it. I am very happy to have found these 2 groups. I was informed of this group by martin and josh. Boy, he sure knows his stuff! It is great to see that we are not alone and can get advise from all of you that have been there already. Thank you and sorry so long, Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 WELCOME! What an ordeal! I am very happy you found the wonderful Dr. P as soon as you did! Sincerely, & Breanna sammy1317 wrote: Hi everyone, We had a baby girl, Kaitlyn, in March. My OB noticed the club foot at the first ultrasound. Everything went fine and only her left was turned all the way in. When she was a few days old we saw her first ortho. doctor. He casted her foot turning it all the way to the normal position. She screamed so much! A couple hours later her toes were white. Turns out the hacker of a doc put the cast on to tight! We had him cut it off. The second doctor was great in the beginning. She casted for about 8 casts while turning her foot gradually to the normal position. Her tendon was also cut. When the doctor put her in the DBB shoes (The 1st place we went to buy the shoes the owner tried to scam us!) my daughter screamed the whole time we had her in them. (Now we know why, the shoes were at a 70% angle and her foot was at a 40% angle.) The doc said to not wear them. Said to let her grow and to do nothing for two months. Then she'll do surgery. After 2 weeks we noticed her foot relapsing. That was when I did a lot of research on the web and found the site for clubfoot. I told everyone the same and received lots of info. I liked the Ponseti method the best. As luck would have it, Dr. Ponseti was in Boston, MA and we were able to see him. He looked at her foot and said she'll need 2 or 3 casts more to overcorrect her foot and no surgery. We wanted to kiss him. He put on a cast then. She had one other one done by the doctor who is following up with her and now she is doing wonderful with the shoes! Because on Dr. Ponseti and the web site,we know that the 2nd doctor didn't finish with the casting. That the shoes are surposed to maintain the foot position, not correct it. I am very happy to have found these 2 groups. I was informed of this group by martin and josh. Boy, he sure knows his stuff! It is great to see that we are not alone and can get advise from all of you that have been there already. Thank you and sorry so long, Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Welcome to the group. I'm glad that you were able to see Dr. P. in Boston and everything is going well. Joanne and Alaya (bi-lat cf 8-22-01) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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