ATTN: MARTIN Re: New mommy

[Guest guest]

Daiga,

I just want to reiterate what said. There are plenty of

doctors doing the traditional method who use long leg casts who still

don't have a very high success rate correcting the foot. Even some

who have been trained in the method seem to have a hard time

implementing it. I don't mean to throw water on your efforts, I also

don't want you to be under the impression that it's just a matter of

a different type of cast. My daughter's foot never reached the point

of being ready for the tenotomy with her presious treatment.. and she

had long leg plaster casts.

I realize it might seem overwhelmingly impossible to travel to get a

different form of treatment.. but there are ways it can be done.

Correction can take only a matter of weeks, for those who travel to

Iowa and stay there, even with other children..

Just a thought..

> > > > > Hi! My name is , I am a new mommy to who was

> born

> > 2-

> > > 5-

> > > > > 03. His left foot is a club foot and he got his first cast

> > > > > yesterday. I am new to this whole situation and I am

trying

> to

> > > get

> > > > > all the information I can. My doctor practices the Ponseti

> > > method,

> > > > > which I am learnign is the best out there. Before he was

> born

> > I

> > > > ran

> > > > > across a picture of the DBB. I didn't read the attached

info

> > on

> > > it

> > > > > but just the initial look of the DBB really shocked me. I

> > cannot

> > > > > imagine having my feet connected like that. So this is

> > somethign

> > > I

> > > > > am going to have to get used to, of course I want what is

> best

> > > for

> > > > > . So far jsut by reading back messages I have found

> > some

> > > > good

> > > > > information and I am hoping to make some friendships with

> > people

> > > > who

> > > > > know what we are going through here. Before I had

> > never

> > > > even

> > > > > heard of club foot. also has a cleft palette which

> he

> > > will

> > > > > have surgery on April 16. Even though the cleft palette is

> > more

> > > to

> > > > > worry about than his foot, since I am so unfamiliar with

club

> > > foot,

> > > > I

> > > > > am more conerned about it. My husband was born with a

cleft

> > lip

> > > so

> > > > > once I became pregnant I researched clefting. Now I am

> trying

> > to

> > > > > learn more about club foot. Well, I will quit rambleing

> now!

> > > > Thanks

> > > > > for listening!

> > > > >