Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Hi Joanne, Trust your instincts. If something doesn't feel right get a second opinion. You could always email Dr. Ponseti with your questions and see what he has to say. Just a thought. and Brooklyn bilateral cf 3/21/02 Joanne Walton wrote: Hi all, My apologies, for some reason I hit the send button prematurely! Zoe had her checkup yesterday. The doctor had been anxious for her to walk. Finally, she got to see Zoe walk. All she could say was, " IRONICALLY, Zoe's left foot is " windswept " and her left leg is bowlegged. " (Ironically, my husband had been saying that she walks funny, but I brushed it off and said all new walkers walk funny at first.) At first the doc was concerned about her hips, but they were fine. Then the doctor put her on her stomach and looked at the bottoms of the feet, and we could see that they were both pointing in the same direction, meaning her right foot is pointing outwards from the overcorrection, which is normal, but her left foot is pointing inwards in the same direction as the overcorrected right foot. I brought up my concern that for a long time her left shoe was not at 40 degrees, but the doc felt that would not have caused this to happen. The doc also said that this intoeing will self correct after 6 months of walking and said that Zoe needs to do lots of walking (which she has been doing, thankfully). I know many people on this list have said that the intoeing goes away with walking, but it was just so unexpected. We had been considering getting a second opinion from Dr. Herzenberg because our doc said she might be out of the shoes at 18 to 24 months, which we had learned is too early according to the Ponsetti method. We were going to wait until our doc said Zoe was done with the shoes to seek a second opinion, but now we're feeling a little uneasy about this new development. AFter coming this far, and her clubfoot is " perfect " as far as the correction goes, we would feel remiss if we missed an opportunity to correct her " normal " foot. Also, the recent discussion about MA has made me even more concerned about treating it early if there is an actual problem. As I've mentioned earlier, this doc has not followed the Ponsetti method exactly, so this is another reason why I'm feeling uneasy about this latest development. Sorry for the long post... Thanks for any comments or suggestions... Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Hi Joanne, Trust your instincts. If something doesn't feel right get a second opinion. You could always email Dr. Ponseti with your questions and see what he has to say. Just a thought. and Brooklyn bilateral cf 3/21/02 Joanne Walton wrote: Hi all, My apologies, for some reason I hit the send button prematurely! Zoe had her checkup yesterday. The doctor had been anxious for her to walk. Finally, she got to see Zoe walk. All she could say was, " IRONICALLY, Zoe's left foot is " windswept " and her left leg is bowlegged. " (Ironically, my husband had been saying that she walks funny, but I brushed it off and said all new walkers walk funny at first.) At first the doc was concerned about her hips, but they were fine. Then the doctor put her on her stomach and looked at the bottoms of the feet, and we could see that they were both pointing in the same direction, meaning her right foot is pointing outwards from the overcorrection, which is normal, but her left foot is pointing inwards in the same direction as the overcorrected right foot. I brought up my concern that for a long time her left shoe was not at 40 degrees, but the doc felt that would not have caused this to happen. The doc also said that this intoeing will self correct after 6 months of walking and said that Zoe needs to do lots of walking (which she has been doing, thankfully). I know many people on this list have said that the intoeing goes away with walking, but it was just so unexpected. We had been considering getting a second opinion from Dr. Herzenberg because our doc said she might be out of the shoes at 18 to 24 months, which we had learned is too early according to the Ponsetti method. We were going to wait until our doc said Zoe was done with the shoes to seek a second opinion, but now we're feeling a little uneasy about this new development. AFter coming this far, and her clubfoot is " perfect " as far as the correction goes, we would feel remiss if we missed an opportunity to correct her " normal " foot. Also, the recent discussion about MA has made me even more concerned about treating it early if there is an actual problem. As I've mentioned earlier, this doc has not followed the Ponsetti method exactly, so this is another reason why I'm feeling uneasy about this latest development. Sorry for the long post... Thanks for any comments or suggestions... Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Joanne, My oldest daughter that was born with intoeing (metatarsus) in each foot was also VERY bowlegged. Non of it was really noticable until she began walking though. Then we could see how bowlegged she was and how much her feet really turned inward. She used to trip over her feet a lot when walking and when she was first trying to run. It really bothered me that my pediatrician kept telling us that she was fine and would grow out of it. I asked at every appointment (like a broken record) if they were sure because she was showing a little difficulty with tripping while walking and because they did'nt look like they were straightening out to me at all over time. At 18 month (and she had been walking since 12 months) we FINALLY got a referral to a pediatric orthopedic specialist. They suggested she probably could have benifitted from a special type shoe when she was littler but at 18 months, we were a little late to start that. They did reassure us that she would grow out of it by about 4 years of age. Sure enough, she did, but if I had to do it all again, I would have taken her early to help the process and make beginning walking for her a lot easier than it was. Holly and Zoe's checkup > >Hi all, > >My apologies, for some reason I hit the send button prematurely! > >Zoe had her checkup yesterday. The doctor had been anxious for her to walk. >Finally, she got to see Zoe walk. All she could say was, " IRONICALLY, Zoe's >left foot is " windswept " and her left leg is bowlegged. " (Ironically, my >husband had been saying that she walks funny, but I brushed it off and said >all new walkers walk funny at first.) > >At first the doc was concerned about her hips, but they were fine. Then the >doctor put her on her stomach and looked at the bottoms of the feet, and we >could see that they were both pointing in the same direction, meaning her >right foot is pointing outwards from the overcorrection, which is normal, >but her left foot is pointing inwards in the same direction as the >overcorrected right foot. I brought up my concern that for a long time her >left shoe was not at 40 degrees, but the doc felt that would not have caused >this to happen. > >The doc also said that this intoeing will self correct after 6 months of >walking and said that Zoe needs to do lots of walking (which she has been >doing, thankfully). > >I know many people on this list have said that the intoeing goes away with >walking, but it was just so unexpected. We had been considering getting a >second opinion from Dr. Herzenberg because our doc said she might be out of >the shoes at 18 to 24 months, which we had learned is too early according to >the Ponsetti method. We were going to wait until our doc said Zoe was done >with the shoes to seek a second opinion, but now we're feeling a little >uneasy about this new development. > >AFter coming this far, and her clubfoot is " perfect " as far as the >correction goes, we would feel remiss if we missed an opportunity to correct >her " normal " foot. Also, the recent discussion about MA has made me even >more concerned about treating it early if there is an actual problem. > >As I've mentioned earlier, this doc has not followed the Ponsetti method >exactly, so this is another reason why I'm feeling uneasy about this latest >development. > >Sorry for the long post... Thanks for any comments or suggestions... >Joanne W. >mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Joanne, My oldest daughter that was born with intoeing (metatarsus) in each foot was also VERY bowlegged. Non of it was really noticable until she began walking though. Then we could see how bowlegged she was and how much her feet really turned inward. She used to trip over her feet a lot when walking and when she was first trying to run. It really bothered me that my pediatrician kept telling us that she was fine and would grow out of it. I asked at every appointment (like a broken record) if they were sure because she was showing a little difficulty with tripping while walking and because they did'nt look like they were straightening out to me at all over time. At 18 month (and she had been walking since 12 months) we FINALLY got a referral to a pediatric orthopedic specialist. They suggested she probably could have benifitted from a special type shoe when she was littler but at 18 months, we were a little late to start that. They did reassure us that she would grow out of it by about 4 years of age. Sure enough, she did, but if I had to do it all again, I would have taken her early to help the process and make beginning walking for her a lot easier than it was. Holly and Zoe's checkup > >Hi all, > >My apologies, for some reason I hit the send button prematurely! > >Zoe had her checkup yesterday. The doctor had been anxious for her to walk. >Finally, she got to see Zoe walk. All she could say was, " IRONICALLY, Zoe's >left foot is " windswept " and her left leg is bowlegged. " (Ironically, my >husband had been saying that she walks funny, but I brushed it off and said >all new walkers walk funny at first.) > >At first the doc was concerned about her hips, but they were fine. Then the >doctor put her on her stomach and looked at the bottoms of the feet, and we >could see that they were both pointing in the same direction, meaning her >right foot is pointing outwards from the overcorrection, which is normal, >but her left foot is pointing inwards in the same direction as the >overcorrected right foot. I brought up my concern that for a long time her >left shoe was not at 40 degrees, but the doc felt that would not have caused >this to happen. > >The doc also said that this intoeing will self correct after 6 months of >walking and said that Zoe needs to do lots of walking (which she has been >doing, thankfully). > >I know many people on this list have said that the intoeing goes away with >walking, but it was just so unexpected. We had been considering getting a >second opinion from Dr. Herzenberg because our doc said she might be out of >the shoes at 18 to 24 months, which we had learned is too early according to >the Ponsetti method. We were going to wait until our doc said Zoe was done >with the shoes to seek a second opinion, but now we're feeling a little >uneasy about this new development. > >AFter coming this far, and her clubfoot is " perfect " as far as the >correction goes, we would feel remiss if we missed an opportunity to correct >her " normal " foot. Also, the recent discussion about MA has made me even >more concerned about treating it early if there is an actual problem. > >As I've mentioned earlier, this doc has not followed the Ponsetti method >exactly, so this is another reason why I'm feeling uneasy about this latest >development. > >Sorry for the long post... Thanks for any comments or suggestions... >Joanne W. >mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 Just had a great checkup with Dr. Herzenberg today. He said Zoe's foot is doing great, but keep wearing the shoes and bar naps and nightimes. We'll go back in 4 months. Zoe is now 22 months old and has been wearing the shoes and bar 19 months!! Hard to believe. Time flies... Hope everyone is well. Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 Sounds like a great check-up! Candy and Cole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 Great news, Joanne! So glad Zoe had a good report. I know how reassured you must be. A good checkup is such a boost. (We saw Dr. Herzenberg last month.. so I can picture just where you were.) Continued good luck! and 6/29/00 left CF, treated by Dr. P beginning at 3 months > > Just had a great checkup with Dr. Herzenberg today. He said Zoe's foot is > doing great, but keep wearing the shoes and bar naps and nightimes. We'll go > back in 4 months. > > Zoe is now 22 months old and has been wearing the shoes and bar 19 months!! > Hard to believe. Time flies... > > Hope everyone is well. > Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 Great news, Joanne! So glad Zoe had a good report. I know how reassured you must be. A good checkup is such a boost. (We saw Dr. Herzenberg last month.. so I can picture just where you were.) Continued good luck! and 6/29/00 left CF, treated by Dr. P beginning at 3 months > > Just had a great checkup with Dr. Herzenberg today. He said Zoe's foot is > doing great, but keep wearing the shoes and bar naps and nightimes. We'll go > back in 4 months. > > Zoe is now 22 months old and has been wearing the shoes and bar 19 months!! > Hard to believe. Time flies... > > Hope everyone is well. > Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 Great news, Joanne! So glad Zoe had a good report. I know how reassured you must be. A good checkup is such a boost. (We saw Dr. Herzenberg last month.. so I can picture just where you were.) Continued good luck! and 6/29/00 left CF, treated by Dr. P beginning at 3 months > > Just had a great checkup with Dr. Herzenberg today. He said Zoe's foot is > doing great, but keep wearing the shoes and bar naps and nightimes. We'll go > back in 4 months. > > Zoe is now 22 months old and has been wearing the shoes and bar 19 months!! > Hard to believe. Time flies... > > Hope everyone is well. > Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01) right clubfoot > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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