Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hi everyone, we had a check-up with Dr. Pirani yesterday. Owen's foot is 'beautiful' and all seems to be well. Dr. Pirani observed Owen walking and moving around and we had some ex-rays taken which showed just a slight difference between his left (cf) and right (n- cf) feet but all indications are that he's doing very well and his foot has maximum flexibility. Needless to say, Dr. Pirani was very pleased (as was I!). We are to continue with the DBB 14 hours/day until at least 2yrs, but 'to be safe', probably until age 3. The orthotist was also there and she took a look at the marks on the tops of Owen's feet (one of them actually blistered about a week and a half ago). She said that she'd never seen sores on the tops of the feet but she thinks that the cause may be that we've had the straps on too tightly (I didn't think that you could do them up too tight!). The solution is to use moleskin and to loosen the straps by one hole - she also suggested using additional padding in the tongue. That's all for now! Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 Unilateral LCF, DBB 14/24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Daiga Excellent News!!! Glad everything is going well for Owen. Just wondering...did you have any issues with MSI or did you just get a referral from Dr. Cook? Just wondering as we are thinking about going over for a check up. No problems, Ben is doing fine but I sure would love Dr. Pirani to say so too. also has a red mark on the top of his foot. Only his non cf though. I have found that moleskin helps, but it is still a little red all the time. Glad all is well -Ruth > Hi everyone, we had a check-up with Dr. Pirani yesterday. Owen's > foot is 'beautiful' and all seems to be well. Dr. Pirani observed > Owen walking and moving around and we had some ex-rays taken which > showed just a slight difference between his left (cf) and right (n- > cf) feet but all indications are that he's doing very well and his > foot has maximum flexibility. Needless to say, Dr. Pirani was very > pleased (as was I!). We are to continue with the DBB 14 hours/day > until at least 2yrs, but 'to be safe', probably until age 3. > > The orthotist was also there and she took a look at the marks on the > tops of Owen's feet (one of them actually blistered about a week and > a half ago). She said that she'd never seen sores on the tops of the > feet but she thinks that the cause may be that we've had the straps > on too tightly (I didn't think that you could do them up too > tight!). The solution is to use moleskin and to loosen the straps by > one hole - she also suggested using additional padding in the tongue. > > That's all for now! > > Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 > Unilateral LCF, DBB 14/24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Great news, Daiga.. It's always so reassuring to have a good checkup! Hope all continues well for your little guy.. and Claire, age 3 1/2 unilateral left > Hi everyone, we had a check-up with Dr. Pirani yesterday. Owen's > foot is 'beautiful' and all seems to be well. Dr. Pirani observed > Owen walking and moving around and we had some ex-rays taken which > showed just a slight difference between his left (cf) and right (n- > cf) feet but all indications are that he's doing very well and his > foot has maximum flexibility. Needless to say, Dr. Pirani was very > pleased (as was I!). We are to continue with the DBB 14 hours/day > until at least 2yrs, but 'to be safe', probably until age 3. > > The orthotist was also there and she took a look at the marks on the > tops of Owen's feet (one of them actually blistered about a week and > a half ago). She said that she'd never seen sores on the tops of the > feet but she thinks that the cause may be that we've had the straps > on too tightly (I didn't think that you could do them up too > tight!). The solution is to use moleskin and to loosen the straps by > one hole - she also suggested using additional padding in the tongue. > > That's all for now! > > Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 > Unilateral LCF, DBB 14/24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 > Just wondering...did you have any issues with MSI or did you just get > a referral from Dr. Cook? > Just wondering as we are thinking about going over for a check up. Ruth, I did call Dr. Cook's office to request a referral for Dr. Pirani - I explained that I wanted to avoid any potential problems with MSI. Anyway, the nurse called me back after speaking to Dr. Cook and told me that Dr. Cook said that I shouldn't need a referral since we'd already had previous treatment with Dr. Pirani and that this was just a follow-up. So, I didn't get a referral...if MSI gives me any problems I'll refer them to Dr. Cook! LOL! Daiga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.