Re: new ponseti sandals for clubfeet

March 25, 2004

Hi Lizzy-

That is great news. Are these new sandles available for purchase now??? Also

where do you purchase them from? Did you also get the new aluminum bar they

came out with???

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: new ponseti sandals for clubfeet

>Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 03:41:36 -0000

>

>Hi,

>Just wanted to say hi to the group and wanted to thank everyone for

>such helpful information on this site. My son, Ian is now 7 months

>old. Ian was treated for clubfeet on both feet by Dr. Lindell in

>Naperville, IL. He did use the Ponseti method and did the tenotomy

>under general anesthetics. Ian used the Ponseti method since birth

>but after using the DBB with the Markell boots for 2 months, we

>noticed that his left foot was not as good as the right foot. His

>shoe would always slip off when we rotated the shoe to 35 degrees

>abduction. We then asked Dr. Lindell for advice and he mentioned that

>Ian might have tight ligaments and they would have to do more

>extensive surgery to cut the inner ligaments. At this point, we

>decided that we needed to go visit Dr. Ponseti in Iowa. When Dr.

>Ponseti looked at Ian's left foot, he said that his heel cord was

>very tight and he suggested that we might need another tenotomy.

>When visiting Dr. Ponseti, we did bring pictures of Ian's casting

>from the previous doctor and Dr. Ponseti said that the doctor did not

>follow thru with the last casting correctly!! At this point, Dr.

>Ponseti decided before performing the 2nd tenotomy, we would try the

>last casting to see how Ian's foot reacts. After the last casting,

>Ian's left foot looked great! Phewww, we were so relieved Ian didn't

>need another tenotomy. We were so fortunate and blesssed that we

>were able to visit Dr. Ponseti. We also came at the right time to

>visit who developed the new Ponseti sandals. The

>sandals weigh 10 ounces and is made out of suede and looks like

>Birkenstock sandals! We are so thankful that God gave the hands

>and gift to make these shoes. Ian and parents love the shoes. They

>are light, easy to put on and very fashionable. I wish that all kids

>switch to these sandals versus the Markell boots. The shoes also has

>little holes near the heel which let's you see if his heel stays down

>and does not slip!!! (With the boots, I always woke up in the middle

>of the night thinking that his shoes slipped off) With the sandals,

>I was assured that Ian's feet were comfortable and did not weigh a

>ton. Ian is now in his 2nd month with his new sandals and we love

>it. Please spread the word about these new sandals.

>Take care,

>Lizzy and Baby Ian

>

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March 25, 2004

Hi .

Oh yes... The shoes are available for purchase. 's

company is called MD Orthopaedics, or .

initially started making these shoes because Dr. Ponseti kept

convincing that he can make better, comfortable shoes than the

hard Markell leather boots. took the challenge and got his own

funding to make the initial 10 pairs of shoes for the babies. He

then had to get out a loan to pay for the shoes because he had not

set up any kind of invoicing/billing yet. We finally got the bill in

March 1st and we paid him right away.

Yes, there is a new aluminum bar that says, " Ponseti " on it. The

shoes weigh 10 ounces and sometimes we even forget that Baby Ian

actually have the shoes because they are so light.

Take care,

Lizzy

> Hi Lizzy-

>

> That is great news. Are these new sandles available for purchase

now??? Also

> where do you purchase them from? Did you also get the new aluminum

bar they

> came out with???

>

> >From: " lizzyv0801 "

> >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> >To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> >Subject: new ponseti sandals for clubfeet

> >Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 03:41:36 -0000

> >

> >Hi,

> >Just wanted to say hi to the group and wanted to thank everyone for

> >such helpful information on this site. My son, Ian is now 7 months

> >old. Ian was treated for clubfeet on both feet by Dr. Lindell in

> >Naperville, IL. He did use the Ponseti method and did the tenotomy

> >under general anesthetics. Ian used the Ponseti method since birth

> >but after using the DBB with the Markell boots for 2 months, we

> >noticed that his left foot was not as good as the right foot. His

> >shoe would always slip off when we rotated the shoe to 35 degrees

> >abduction. We then asked Dr. Lindell for advice and he mentioned

that

> >Ian might have tight ligaments and they would have to do more

> >extensive surgery to cut the inner ligaments. At this point, we

> >decided that we needed to go visit Dr. Ponseti in Iowa. When Dr.

> >Ponseti looked at Ian's left foot, he said that his heel cord was

> >very tight and he suggested that we might need another tenotomy.

> >When visiting Dr. Ponseti, we did bring pictures of Ian's casting

> >from the previous doctor and Dr. Ponseti said that the doctor did

not

> >follow thru with the last casting correctly!! At this point, Dr.

> >Ponseti decided before performing the 2nd tenotomy, we would try

the

> >last casting to see how Ian's foot reacts. After the last casting,

> >Ian's left foot looked great! Phewww, we were so relieved Ian

didn't

> >need another tenotomy. We were so fortunate and blesssed that we

> >were able to visit Dr. Ponseti. We also came at the right time to

> >visit who developed the new Ponseti sandals. The

> >sandals weigh 10 ounces and is made out of suede and looks like

> >Birkenstock sandals! We are so thankful that God gave the

hands

> >and gift to make these shoes. Ian and parents love the shoes.

They

> >are light, easy to put on and very fashionable. I wish that all

kids

> >switch to these sandals versus the Markell boots. The shoes also

has

> >little holes near the heel which let's you see if his heel stays

down

> >and does not slip!!! (With the boots, I always woke up in the

middle

> >of the night thinking that his shoes slipped off) With the

sandals,

> >I was assured that Ian's feet were comfortable and did not weigh a

> >ton. Ian is now in his 2nd month with his new sandals and we love

> >it. Please spread the word about these new sandals.

> >Take care,

> >Lizzy and Baby Ian

> >

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Get tax tips, tools and access to IRS forms – all in one place at

MSN Money!

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March 25, 2004

Hi Idit,

Oh yes... The shoes are available for purchase. 's company is

called MD Orthopaedics, or . initially started

making these shoes because Dr. Ponseti kept convincing that he can make

better, comfortable shoes than the hard Markell leather boots. took the

challenge and got his own funding to make the initial 10 pairs of shoes for the

babies. He then had to get out a loan to pay for the shoes because he had not

set up any kind of invoicing/billing yet. We finally got the bill in March 1st

and we paid him right away.

Yes, there is a new aluminum bar that says, " Ponseti " on it. The shoes weigh 10

ounces and sometimes we even forget that Baby Ian actually have the shoes

because they are so light. We are very happy that and Dr. Ponseti both

work together with the kids on measuring the feets and making the sandals.

I am also attaching a picture for you to see.

Take care,

Lizzy

iditwagner iditwagner@...> wrote:

Hello Lizzy,

Thanks for sharing about the sandals.

We just got new Markell shoes for Oshri from Iowa- it was difficult

to ship them to Israel, but that is another story. They are better

than what we had (at least they are strait), but they are so heavy!

And it is not possible to make a hole in the back- as you mentioned.

Can you write more details about where to get the sandals? Do you

know if Dr. Ponseti approves them? It sounds so much better.

Do you have an option to share pictures of them?

Thanks

Idit, mother to Oshri, 7 month, BL cute clubfeet. Love this forum.

> Hi,

> Just wanted to say hi to the group and wanted to thank everyone

for

> such helpful information on this site. My son, Ian is now 7

months

> old. Ian was treated for clubfeet on both feet by Dr. Lindell in

> Naperville, IL. He did use the Ponseti method and did the

tenotomy

> under general anesthetics. Ian used the Ponseti method since

birth

> but after using the DBB with the Markell boots for 2 months, we

> noticed that his left foot was not as good as the right foot. His

> shoe would always slip off when we rotated the shoe to 35 degrees

> abduction. We then asked Dr. Lindell for advice and he mentioned

that

> Ian might have tight ligaments and they would have to do more

> extensive surgery to cut the inner ligaments. At this point, we

> decided that we needed to go visit Dr. Ponseti in Iowa. When Dr.

> Ponseti looked at Ian's left foot, he said that his heel cord was

> very tight and he suggested that we might need another tenotomy.

> When visiting Dr. Ponseti, we did bring pictures of Ian's casting

> from the previous doctor and Dr. Ponseti said that the doctor did

not

> follow thru with the last casting correctly!! At this point, Dr.

> Ponseti decided before performing the 2nd tenotomy, we would try

the

> last casting to see how Ian's foot reacts. After the last

casting,

> Ian's left foot looked great! Phewww, we were so relieved Ian

didn't

> need another tenotomy. We were so fortunate and blesssed that we

> were able to visit Dr. Ponseti. We also came at the right time to

> visit who developed the new Ponseti sandals. The

> sandals weigh 10 ounces and is made out of suede and looks like

> Birkenstock sandals! We are so thankful that God gave the

hands

> and gift to make these shoes. Ian and parents love the shoes.

They

> are light, easy to put on and very fashionable. I wish that all

kids

> switch to these sandals versus the Markell boots. The shoes also

has

> little holes near the heel which let's you see if his heel stays

down

> and does not slip!!! (With the boots, I always woke up in the

middle

> of the night thinking that his shoes slipped off) With the

sandals,

> I was assured that Ian's feet were comfortable and did not weigh a

> ton. Ian is now in his 2nd month with his new sandals and we love

> it. Please spread the word about these new sandals.

> Take care,

> Lizzy and Baby Ian

March 26, 2004

Lizzy,

Does send the new aluminum bar with his shoes?

Chris

new ponseti sandals for clubfeet