Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Michele, So sorry to hear about your problem with getting shoes. I remember reading your mails earlier in the year, I can't believe you're still waiting. It's not much help to you, but the orthotics people in South Africa were telling me that they have problems getting the full and correct shipment (sizes and quantities) of straight last shoes that they order from the Markell factory. Apparently it is often short supplied, by a substantial amount. We were lucky that they had our size in stock already. I don't know what's causing the supply problem in your case. Maybe they don't always have the stock available at Markell? I suppose you have to buy the shoes from whoever your healthcare provider tells you to, but would it be worth asking them if you can get them shipped directly from US Orthotics in Iowa? they seem to have stock most of the time. Good luck, I hope they arrive soon, and 24 Jan 2003, bilateral cf www.clubfoot.co.za Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Hi everyone, I'm curious what the difference is between the straight last shoes and reverse last shoes...I'm not sure which my daughter has. When do you need one vs. the other? Thank you, Bess At 10:32 AM 2/19/2004, you wrote: >Hello, We went to see Dr. H in January & now Collin is suppossed to >wear a reverse last boot on his clubfoot and a straight last boot on >his non clubfoot. So I submitted our prescription from Dr. H to the >ortotics place almost a month ago, and the shoes still haven't come >in. We have Aetna, and the only place they have authorized us to >goto after a big battle is Harry J. Lawall in their haddonfield, NJ >sattelite office`. I call and follow up, does anyone else have this >problem getting their child shoes? We ordered a reverse last shoe >for his right foot, a straight last shoe for his left foot (He will >wear these shoes during the day, and since it is winter we need >closed toe for both, he jumps in puddles, etc before we can catch up >with him). Then at night time our 12 " red bar is still fine, but we >needed a new pair of open toed straight last shoes, he is hanging >over the edge in them. The place called me like 2 weeks ago and >said they were in I got there, and it was a 12 " bar waiting for me >with open toe reverse last shoes. The order wasn't even close to >right. We needed no bar, and the shoes we do need for the bar >should be the regular straight last open toe markell shoes. And on >top of it he had no shoes to give us for the day. I haven't heard >from them since, so I called today to follow up and they are >checking into it again. But I'm just beyond frustration any tips >would be greatly appreciated. In the meantime I had to go our and >buy him new sneakers for during the day because he grew our of his >old straight last boots for during the day. Sorry so long, but I >really needed to vent!!!! While I was venting they called and said >I can come pick them up on Tuesday, hopefully this time I'll get >there and they will have the right order, if not I'm going to have >to fight with the Insurance Company again to get a new place to go >to. > >Michele >Collin's story at ><http://www.geocities.com/chele323232>http://www.geocities.com/chele323232 > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Hi Bess, the difference is reverse last boots have an outflare to them, it will hold his toes out to the outside a bit more, the straight last, they have no right or left to them, as long as the feet are the same size it does not matter which foot you put on them. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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