Guest guest Posted June 9, 2002 Report Share Posted June 9, 2002 Thanks for responding. Zoe doesn't have the adjustable bar. She has the 10 " red straight bar. When I asked the doctor about if it was wide enough, she said yes without even measuring. At her last checkup, the doctor said that she wasn't sure how long she would be in the shoes, but said it could be when she's 18 months or two years. My understanding is that the majority of Ponsetti kids wear the boots and bar at nights and naptime until 3 years old unless they have loose joints. We were planning on three years and did not ask the doctor how long she would be in the shoes. Now I'm wondering what I should do if the doc says she's out of the shoes at 18 months. I'm going to be so worried that it's too early. I guess I'll cross that bridge when the time comes. I live in Northern Virginia, so perhaps I could go to land and see Herzenberg for a second opinion? Anyway, that's where we're at. We now go for checkups every 2 months. Does this sound about right? Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot >To: nosurgery4clubfoot >Subject: joanne, >Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:25:16 -0000 > >hi Joanne, hope you are all doing well. i saw your message about >measuring the DBB. i actually adjust Kelby's about every 2 months >because he is growing so fast. i can tell when it's time to >remeasure him by how he pulls his legs up and tries to get >comfortable when i'm holding him. i wish we were a bit more >educated when we left iowa about how to check for that - but we have >it figured out now. i'm actually going to be calling chris in the >ortho dept. to get a new brace and shoes sent down. kel's bar is >separated as far as it will go! good luck to you. > >Tia & Kel >8-3-01 bilateral > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2002 Report Share Posted June 9, 2002 Thanks for responding. Zoe doesn't have the adjustable bar. She has the 10 " red straight bar. When I asked the doctor about if it was wide enough, she said yes without even measuring. At her last checkup, the doctor said that she wasn't sure how long she would be in the shoes, but said it could be when she's 18 months or two years. My understanding is that the majority of Ponsetti kids wear the boots and bar at nights and naptime until 3 years old unless they have loose joints. We were planning on three years and did not ask the doctor how long she would be in the shoes. Now I'm wondering what I should do if the doc says she's out of the shoes at 18 months. I'm going to be so worried that it's too early. I guess I'll cross that bridge when the time comes. I live in Northern Virginia, so perhaps I could go to land and see Herzenberg for a second opinion? Anyway, that's where we're at. We now go for checkups every 2 months. Does this sound about right? Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot >To: nosurgery4clubfoot >Subject: joanne, >Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:25:16 -0000 > >hi Joanne, hope you are all doing well. i saw your message about >measuring the DBB. i actually adjust Kelby's about every 2 months >because he is growing so fast. i can tell when it's time to >remeasure him by how he pulls his legs up and tries to get >comfortable when i'm holding him. i wish we were a bit more >educated when we left iowa about how to check for that - but we have >it figured out now. i'm actually going to be calling chris in the >ortho dept. to get a new brace and shoes sent down. kel's bar is >separated as far as it will go! good luck to you. > >Tia & Kel >8-3-01 bilateral > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2002 Report Share Posted June 9, 2002 Thanks for responding. Zoe doesn't have the adjustable bar. She has the 10 " red straight bar. When I asked the doctor about if it was wide enough, she said yes without even measuring. At her last checkup, the doctor said that she wasn't sure how long she would be in the shoes, but said it could be when she's 18 months or two years. My understanding is that the majority of Ponsetti kids wear the boots and bar at nights and naptime until 3 years old unless they have loose joints. We were planning on three years and did not ask the doctor how long she would be in the shoes. Now I'm wondering what I should do if the doc says she's out of the shoes at 18 months. I'm going to be so worried that it's too early. I guess I'll cross that bridge when the time comes. I live in Northern Virginia, so perhaps I could go to land and see Herzenberg for a second opinion? Anyway, that's where we're at. We now go for checkups every 2 months. Does this sound about right? Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot >To: nosurgery4clubfoot >Subject: joanne, >Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:25:16 -0000 > >hi Joanne, hope you are all doing well. i saw your message about >measuring the DBB. i actually adjust Kelby's about every 2 months >because he is growing so fast. i can tell when it's time to >remeasure him by how he pulls his legs up and tries to get >comfortable when i'm holding him. i wish we were a bit more >educated when we left iowa about how to check for that - but we have >it figured out now. i'm actually going to be calling chris in the >ortho dept. to get a new brace and shoes sent down. kel's bar is >separated as far as it will go! good luck to you. > >Tia & Kel >8-3-01 bilateral > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 Joanne, I would expect that you could go for check-ups every 6 months. Every 2 months seems a bit excessive to me, unless you're keeping a close eye on Zoe's clubfoot for some reason. We tend to be going back every 6-8 months. Our last stretch was 9 months. About the bar- just continue to check the width of Zoe's shoulders against the width between the heels of the shoes. If she starts to act uncomfortable- or if the bar gets too narrow, then I'd request a new length bar from your doctor. Hope this helps, & (3-16-00) > Thanks for responding. Zoe doesn't have the adjustable bar. She has the 10 " > red straight bar. When I asked the doctor about if it was wide enough, she > said yes without even measuring. > > At her last checkup, the doctor said that she wasn't sure how long she would > be in the shoes, but said it could be when she's 18 months or two years. My > understanding is that the majority of Ponsetti kids wear the boots and bar > at nights and naptime until 3 years old unless they have loose joints. We > were planning on three years and did not ask the doctor how long she would > be in the shoes. > > Now I'm wondering what I should do if the doc says she's out of the shoes at > 18 months. I'm going to be so worried that it's too early. I guess I'll > cross that bridge when the time comes. I live in Northern Virginia, so > perhaps I could go to land and see Herzenberg for a second opinion? > > Anyway, that's where we're at. We now go for checkups every 2 months. Does > this sound about right? > > Joanne W. > mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot > > > >From: " tia_lani " <beauandtia@a...> > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot@y... > >To: nosurgery4clubfoot@y... > >Subject: joanne, > >Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:25:16 -0000 > > > >hi Joanne, hope you are all doing well. i saw your message about > >measuring the DBB. i actually adjust Kelby's about every 2 months > >because he is growing so fast. i can tell when it's time to > >remeasure him by how he pulls his legs up and tries to get > >comfortable when i'm holding him. i wish we were a bit more > >educated when we left iowa about how to check for that - but we have > >it figured out now. i'm actually going to be calling chris in the > >ortho dept. to get a new brace and shoes sent down. kel's bar is > >separated as far as it will go! good luck to you. > > > >Tia & Kel > >8-3-01 bilateral > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 Joanne, I would expect that you could go for check-ups every 6 months. Every 2 months seems a bit excessive to me, unless you're keeping a close eye on Zoe's clubfoot for some reason. We tend to be going back every 6-8 months. Our last stretch was 9 months. About the bar- just continue to check the width of Zoe's shoulders against the width between the heels of the shoes. If she starts to act uncomfortable- or if the bar gets too narrow, then I'd request a new length bar from your doctor. Hope this helps, & (3-16-00) > Thanks for responding. Zoe doesn't have the adjustable bar. She has the 10 " > red straight bar. When I asked the doctor about if it was wide enough, she > said yes without even measuring. > > At her last checkup, the doctor said that she wasn't sure how long she would > be in the shoes, but said it could be when she's 18 months or two years. My > understanding is that the majority of Ponsetti kids wear the boots and bar > at nights and naptime until 3 years old unless they have loose joints. We > were planning on three years and did not ask the doctor how long she would > be in the shoes. > > Now I'm wondering what I should do if the doc says she's out of the shoes at > 18 months. I'm going to be so worried that it's too early. I guess I'll > cross that bridge when the time comes. I live in Northern Virginia, so > perhaps I could go to land and see Herzenberg for a second opinion? > > Anyway, that's where we're at. We now go for checkups every 2 months. Does > this sound about right? > > Joanne W. > mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot > > > >From: " tia_lani " <beauandtia@a...> > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot@y... > >To: nosurgery4clubfoot@y... > >Subject: joanne, > >Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:25:16 -0000 > > > >hi Joanne, hope you are all doing well. i saw your message about > >measuring the DBB. i actually adjust Kelby's about every 2 months > >because he is growing so fast. i can tell when it's time to > >remeasure him by how he pulls his legs up and tries to get > >comfortable when i'm holding him. i wish we were a bit more > >educated when we left iowa about how to check for that - but we have > >it figured out now. i'm actually going to be calling chris in the > >ortho dept. to get a new brace and shoes sent down. kel's bar is > >separated as far as it will go! good luck to you. > > > >Tia & Kel > >8-3-01 bilateral > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 Joanne, I would expect that you could go for check-ups every 6 months. Every 2 months seems a bit excessive to me, unless you're keeping a close eye on Zoe's clubfoot for some reason. We tend to be going back every 6-8 months. Our last stretch was 9 months. About the bar- just continue to check the width of Zoe's shoulders against the width between the heels of the shoes. If she starts to act uncomfortable- or if the bar gets too narrow, then I'd request a new length bar from your doctor. Hope this helps, & (3-16-00) > Thanks for responding. Zoe doesn't have the adjustable bar. She has the 10 " > red straight bar. When I asked the doctor about if it was wide enough, she > said yes without even measuring. > > At her last checkup, the doctor said that she wasn't sure how long she would > be in the shoes, but said it could be when she's 18 months or two years. My > understanding is that the majority of Ponsetti kids wear the boots and bar > at nights and naptime until 3 years old unless they have loose joints. We > were planning on three years and did not ask the doctor how long she would > be in the shoes. > > Now I'm wondering what I should do if the doc says she's out of the shoes at > 18 months. I'm going to be so worried that it's too early. I guess I'll > cross that bridge when the time comes. I live in Northern Virginia, so > perhaps I could go to land and see Herzenberg for a second opinion? > > Anyway, that's where we're at. We now go for checkups every 2 months. Does > this sound about right? > > Joanne W. > mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot > > > >From: " tia_lani " <beauandtia@a...> > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot@y... > >To: nosurgery4clubfoot@y... > >Subject: joanne, > >Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:25:16 -0000 > > > >hi Joanne, hope you are all doing well. i saw your message about > >measuring the DBB. i actually adjust Kelby's about every 2 months > >because he is growing so fast. i can tell when it's time to > >remeasure him by how he pulls his legs up and tries to get > >comfortable when i'm holding him. i wish we were a bit more > >educated when we left iowa about how to check for that - but we have > >it figured out now. i'm actually going to be calling chris in the > >ortho dept. to get a new brace and shoes sent down. kel's bar is > >separated as far as it will go! good luck to you. > > > >Tia & Kel > >8-3-01 bilateral > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Hi , We found the opposite with also, she is still very flexible. My husband and I think she'd be great in gymnastics! If you end up going to see Dr. P in Sept. maybe we'll get a chance to meet. I think that's when we too will be having to head back. 's shoes are'nt going to last as long as I had thought, her toes are at the edges now. Holly and Joanne, >Yes, we are up late tonight! The funny thing is that Dr Ponseti >thinks Grace has loose joints. I am not so sure, because only one >foot is affected. I really want to take Grace back for a checkup >now, but am so scared to get back on thoes little, tiny (did I >mention small??) planes. Angel Flights is wonderful, but a scarey >way to go....in my opinion!!! There is no way I could drive that >far on my own. I am seriously thinking of trying to go in late >August/early September though. Dr Ponseti mentioned discontinuing >the brace if Graces foot does not improve once she is walking. In >that case, I would definetly only feel comfortable about that >decision if he examined her in person. I am beginning to feel that >way anyways. It is so hard to capture everything on film!! Plus I >am always worrying about that one foot! Well, I think it must be my >bedtime I am becoming scatter-brained. It was good to hear from >you. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Hi , We found the opposite with also, she is still very flexible. My husband and I think she'd be great in gymnastics! If you end up going to see Dr. P in Sept. maybe we'll get a chance to meet. I think that's when we too will be having to head back. 's shoes are'nt going to last as long as I had thought, her toes are at the edges now. Holly and Joanne, >Yes, we are up late tonight! The funny thing is that Dr Ponseti >thinks Grace has loose joints. I am not so sure, because only one >foot is affected. I really want to take Grace back for a checkup >now, but am so scared to get back on thoes little, tiny (did I >mention small??) planes. Angel Flights is wonderful, but a scarey >way to go....in my opinion!!! There is no way I could drive that >far on my own. I am seriously thinking of trying to go in late >August/early September though. Dr Ponseti mentioned discontinuing >the brace if Graces foot does not improve once she is walking. In >that case, I would definetly only feel comfortable about that >decision if he examined her in person. I am beginning to feel that >way anyways. It is so hard to capture everything on film!! Plus I >am always worrying about that one foot! Well, I think it must be my >bedtime I am becoming scatter-brained. It was good to hear from >you. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Yes, we are up late tonight! The funny thing is that Dr Ponseti thinks Grace has loose joints. I am not so sure, because only one foot is affected. I really want to take Grace back for a checkup now, but am so scared to get back on thoes little, tiny (did I mention small??) planes. Angel Flights is wonderful, but a scarey way to go....in my opinion!!! There is no way I could drive that far on my own. I am seriously thinking of trying to go in late August/early September though. Dr Ponseti mentioned discontinuing the brace if Graces foot does not improve once she is walking. In that case, I would definetly only feel comfortable about that decision if he examined her in person. I am beginning to feel that way anyways. It is so hard to capture everything on film!! Plus I am always worrying about that one foot! Well, I think it must be my bedtime I am becoming scatter-brained. It was good to hear from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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