Phone Contact for

[Guest guest]

Is the number to contact to his home? I called the 319 number below

and a small child answered. Does he have an office? The 888 number didn't

work from my area but I can try again later. I just didn't want this poor

man's family getting all kinds of phone calls to his house.

and Cole (BL Clubfeet)

:04 AM 3/26/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>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 .