Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Dr Mosca is absolutely impressed with Kai! 3 casts for correction (not counting the tenotomy cast)!! He said he has NEVER seen a foot correct so quick ... I have to say, this cast makes me cringe everytime I look at it. Kai tends to rotate his hip outward, so with his foot rotated out 70 degrees it looks like his foot is on backwards! I hate it! He was terribly uncomfortable for several hours after the casting - mainly when he would attempt to move his leg. I think he was getting twinges in his ankle. Yesterday was the first time we were able to feel his achillies tendon. It is terribly tight - it feels like a little bar down the back of his ankle! Just a little note ... I saw in an earlier post a bit of discussion about 2 week casting. While it is not the " ideal " it doesnt seem to hurt. Due to the fact that Dr Mosca is so extremely busy, Kai's casting has been/will be 12 days, 12 days, 17 days, then three weeks. Considering how beautifully his foot is coming along, I would say there has been no adverse affects! Angel, Kai (12/31/02) right CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2003 Report Share Posted February 12, 2003 Angel, I'm so glad that Kai's treatment is progressing so nicely. What a blessing! The tenotomy cast should stay on for 3 weeks to allow the tendon to heal completely. You should be able to give Kai baby tylenol and motrin intermittently if he is uncomfortable at all from the tenotomy. I think the biggest concern for Sanna's baby is that since the baby is already nine months old, the doctor shouldn't want to wait 2 weeks between cast changes because that could throw an extra month of time in the treatment- which wouldn't be a big deal for a newborn, but a nine month old's foot will be more difficult to correct. I'm sure changing the first casts every two weeks is not necessarily bad for the baby (unless they're growing too fast and the cast gets too tight), it's just not standard protocol because it can be changed every 5-7 days. How did Kai's allergy appointment go? I've been thinking about you! Hope your family is doing well and that you're getting through all these trials with your sanity in-check! Hugs! , & Aidan > Dr Mosca is absolutely impressed with Kai! 3 casts for correction > (not counting the tenotomy cast)!! He said he has NEVER seen a foot > correct so quick ... > > I have to say, this cast makes me cringe everytime I look at it. Kai > tends to rotate his hip outward, so with his foot rotated out 70 > degrees it looks like his foot is on backwards! I hate it! He was > terribly uncomfortable for several hours after the casting - mainly > when he would attempt to move his leg. I think he was getting > twinges in his ankle. > > Yesterday was the first time we were able to feel his achillies > tendon. It is terribly tight - it feels like a little bar down the > back of his ankle! > > Just a little note ... I saw in an earlier post a bit of discussion > about 2 week casting. While it is not the " ideal " it doesnt seem to > hurt. Due to the fact that Dr Mosca is so extremely busy, Kai's > casting has been/will be 12 days, 12 days, 17 days, then three > weeks. Considering how beautifully his foot is coming along, I would > say there has been no adverse affects! > > Angel, Kai (12/31/02) right CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2003 Report Share Posted February 12, 2003 Angel, I'm so glad that Kai's treatment is progressing so nicely. What a blessing! The tenotomy cast should stay on for 3 weeks to allow the tendon to heal completely. You should be able to give Kai baby tylenol and motrin intermittently if he is uncomfortable at all from the tenotomy. I think the biggest concern for Sanna's baby is that since the baby is already nine months old, the doctor shouldn't want to wait 2 weeks between cast changes because that could throw an extra month of time in the treatment- which wouldn't be a big deal for a newborn, but a nine month old's foot will be more difficult to correct. I'm sure changing the first casts every two weeks is not necessarily bad for the baby (unless they're growing too fast and the cast gets too tight), it's just not standard protocol because it can be changed every 5-7 days. How did Kai's allergy appointment go? I've been thinking about you! Hope your family is doing well and that you're getting through all these trials with your sanity in-check! Hugs! , & Aidan > Dr Mosca is absolutely impressed with Kai! 3 casts for correction > (not counting the tenotomy cast)!! He said he has NEVER seen a foot > correct so quick ... > > I have to say, this cast makes me cringe everytime I look at it. Kai > tends to rotate his hip outward, so with his foot rotated out 70 > degrees it looks like his foot is on backwards! I hate it! He was > terribly uncomfortable for several hours after the casting - mainly > when he would attempt to move his leg. I think he was getting > twinges in his ankle. > > Yesterday was the first time we were able to feel his achillies > tendon. It is terribly tight - it feels like a little bar down the > back of his ankle! > > Just a little note ... I saw in an earlier post a bit of discussion > about 2 week casting. While it is not the " ideal " it doesnt seem to > hurt. Due to the fact that Dr Mosca is so extremely busy, Kai's > casting has been/will be 12 days, 12 days, 17 days, then three > weeks. Considering how beautifully his foot is coming along, I would > say there has been no adverse affects! > > Angel, Kai (12/31/02) right CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2003 Report Share Posted February 12, 2003 Angel, I'm so glad that Kai's treatment is progressing so nicely. What a blessing! The tenotomy cast should stay on for 3 weeks to allow the tendon to heal completely. You should be able to give Kai baby tylenol and motrin intermittently if he is uncomfortable at all from the tenotomy. I think the biggest concern for Sanna's baby is that since the baby is already nine months old, the doctor shouldn't want to wait 2 weeks between cast changes because that could throw an extra month of time in the treatment- which wouldn't be a big deal for a newborn, but a nine month old's foot will be more difficult to correct. I'm sure changing the first casts every two weeks is not necessarily bad for the baby (unless they're growing too fast and the cast gets too tight), it's just not standard protocol because it can be changed every 5-7 days. How did Kai's allergy appointment go? I've been thinking about you! Hope your family is doing well and that you're getting through all these trials with your sanity in-check! Hugs! , & Aidan > Dr Mosca is absolutely impressed with Kai! 3 casts for correction > (not counting the tenotomy cast)!! He said he has NEVER seen a foot > correct so quick ... > > I have to say, this cast makes me cringe everytime I look at it. Kai > tends to rotate his hip outward, so with his foot rotated out 70 > degrees it looks like his foot is on backwards! I hate it! He was > terribly uncomfortable for several hours after the casting - mainly > when he would attempt to move his leg. I think he was getting > twinges in his ankle. > > Yesterday was the first time we were able to feel his achillies > tendon. It is terribly tight - it feels like a little bar down the > back of his ankle! > > Just a little note ... I saw in an earlier post a bit of discussion > about 2 week casting. While it is not the " ideal " it doesnt seem to > hurt. Due to the fact that Dr Mosca is so extremely busy, Kai's > casting has been/will be 12 days, 12 days, 17 days, then three > weeks. Considering how beautifully his foot is coming along, I would > say there has been no adverse affects! > > Angel, Kai (12/31/02) right CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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