Re: Phone Contact for

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Yes.. He is operating out of his home right now. is in the

process of trying to establish his business but is still trying to

get funding. Their family is really nice. Feel free to call

and leave messages for him. The best time to reach is during

the evenings because he usually goes and meet with all the kids at

Ponseti's office starting early morning. It's really exciting to

visit Dr. Ponseti's office. There are kids from all over the world

that comes and visit him. It's nice to be able to go into an

orthopaedic office and not feel too uncomfortable that Baby Ian had

these big casts and DBB on.

Take care,

Lizzy and Baby Ian

> >Hi,

> >You must have the Markell boots and red DBB? If so, I suggest you

> >contact and try his sandals. My son initially

started

> >out in the Markell boots and his left feet would always slip out

when

> >the dr. rotated the shoe to 45 degrees. When we visited Dr.

Ponseti

> >and , they suggested to try the sandals and they work wonders.

> >They are so much lighter and my son kicks and lifts those sandals

> >like crazy and they NEVER slip.

> >At the beginning when our son had the DBB, I did have to hold him

and

> >put him in a comfortable position all night long. We used a flat

> >pillow and put it under his calves/feet so that the their legs are

> >elevated. We also held him alot during his sleep because he is a

> >restless sleeper like his parents. (and it's harder to move freely

> >with that bar) Initially, I lost alot of sleep in fear that the

shoe

> >would slip off Baby Ian's feet. And sure enough, it did. The

> >stronger he got, the easier it was for him to move and have them

slip

> >off. When we switched over to the shoe, I was able

to

> >sleep peacefully and Baby Ian is so much more comfortable in the

> >suede sandals. I hope this helps. I know exactly what you are

going

> >through. Just be careful about the slippage. Sometimes, this is

> >caused b/c the heel cord is still tight and the heel tends to go

> >upward which causes the slippage. This is what happened to our

son.

> >We had to get that last set of casts from Dr. Ponseti since it was

> >not performed correctly by the other Doctor in Illinois.

> >'s contact # is: or .

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