Re: Kris in Hawaii update..:)

[Guest guest]

Hi Carole,

I'm so sorry to hear that Kris will have to go under anesthesia to

be casted. As you may know, we just had Olivia casted for a

relapse. She is now 30 months old so is a little older than your

Kris. She did very well for the casting, but she did have a

tenotomy under a general anesthesia when she was about 4 months

old. She did fine, but I totally understand your anxiety!

As to how he will handle being casted, I think he will surprise

you. He sounds like quite an active little boy! Olivia complained

intially about having the cast, but then proceeded to get around

like nothing had ever happened! Dr. Ponseti had told me that she

would be able to walk and run and jump in the cast, but I just

couldn't see how until I actually saw her do it! And she was up and

walking around within hours of having it put on.

Good luck with the casting and I hope that it all works out for you!

Jen & Livie (10-18-01 severe left clubfoot)

>

> Hello Everyone...

>

> Well, I went to get Kris put into his first set of cast's on

Friday. There was no way he was going to let him get those things

on!!! He put up such a fight that all we got on him was a small

boot area that went just past his ankles, and that was turned back

out before it got hard by Kris! So, he ended up cutting the darn

thing off!! all that took an hour or so...

> Now, the bad news is on Monday, Kris will be put under anesthesia

in the OR of the hospital to get his casting done. This will have to

be done for every cast!

> (3 or 4) This is really hard for me...but I know from giving him

cold med. and anything that is normally suppose to make a child

sleepy, he bounces off the walls.

> This Friday, the doctor was not sure we were going to be able to

get the casts on or not, but wanted to try his hardest so we could

avoid putting him under.

> Also, I am seeing his doctor in his private office for all this

because we were his patience from the beginning before we switched

to Shriners where he also does a lot of work...something told me I

better do this through his office, that is located at the hospital

because I don't know how Shriners works. He said they have the

facilities to do the casting under anesthesia there, and when a

child his age is in need of casting for any reason they always put

them under. I don't know if I am being paranoid or not...

> Anyone have there non talking running 22 mo or older baby put into

casting? I am SOOO, not looking forward to what he will be like

when he finds out he is going to have these casts on that go all the

way up to his thigh!!! And he can't run free!!!

> Kris is a very strong willed little guy too.

> help?

>

> Thank you,

> Carole mom to Kris born 6-11-02

> Bilateral Clubfoot-treated w/Ponseti method from day 7, Same Dr.

throughout.

> Going into his second set of casting due to turning of the

forefoot, per request of Dr. Ponseti, after looking at pictures of

his feet.

>

>

[Guest guest]

There may certainly be something I don't understand about this, but

WHY can't they just give him demerol or novocaine or laughing gas

like at the dentist or SOMETHING to just make Kris relaxed and a bit

loopy? I remember after Evan had his tenotomy with no anesthetic,

our pediatrician asked why they didn't give him demerol so it must be

safe for young kids.

>Hello Everyone...

>

>Well, I went to get Kris put into his first set of cast's on Friday.

>There was no way he was going to let him get those things on!!! He

>put up such a fight that all we got on him was a small boot area

>that went just past his ankles, and that was turned back out before

>it got hard by Kris! So, he ended up cutting the darn thing off!!

>all that took an hour or so...

>Now, the bad news is on Monday, Kris will be put under anesthesia in

>the OR of the hospital to get his casting done. This will have to be

>done for every cast!

>(3 or 4) This is really hard for me...but I know from giving him

>cold med. and anything that is normally suppose to make a child

>sleepy, he bounces off the walls.

>This Friday, the doctor was not sure we were going to be able to get

>the casts on or not, but wanted to try his hardest so we could avoid

>putting him under.

>Also, I am seeing his doctor in his private office for all this

>because we were his patience from the beginning before we switched

>to Shriners where he also does a lot of work...something told me I

>better do this through his office, that is located at the hospital

>because I don't know how Shriners works. He said they have the

>facilities to do the casting under anesthesia there, and when a

>child his age is in need of casting for any reason they always put

>them under. I don't know if I am being paranoid or not...

>Anyone have there non talking running 22 mo or older baby put into

>casting? I am SOOO, not looking forward to what he will be like

>when he finds out he is going to have these casts on that go all the

>way up to his thigh!!! And he can't run free!!!

>Kris is a very strong willed little guy too.

>help?

>

>Thank you,

>Carole mom to Kris born 6-11-02

>Bilateral Clubfoot-treated w/Ponseti method from day 7, Same Dr. throughout.

>Going into his second set of casting due to turning of the forefoot,

>per request of Dr. Ponseti, after looking at pictures of his feet.

>

>

[Guest guest]

hi carole, first off i can't imagine how difficult this will be for

you guys, but honestly it will probably be harder on you than kris!

kids are so resiliant (sp?) and constantly surprise us. i just have

a second but thought i would ask you if the doc/aesthesiologist said

anything about twilight sedation. it's used on adults and kids

(pediatric dentists) so maybe something like that would work if kris

has to be " out " . it's not the same as local anesthesia, you are

coherent and can come out of it extremely fast. i had it for a

(ahum...elective procedure :-) and was amazed at how well i felt.

just an fyi. i've attached a link below. hope all goes great for

you guys!

Tia

Kelby 8-3-01

http://www.statanesthesia.com/patientinfo.htm