Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I'm in Lacey. Just south of Tacoma and North of Olympia. I was actually able to find 2 docs down here that do the Ponseti Method. One by the name of Molina Kochhar and the other Terrence Hess. The first has written papers on the benefits of the Ponseti method versus the other. She's seen Dr. Ponseti have success with casting kids up to 3 years old and feels we should receive excellent benefits using the Ponseti. Unfortunately I can't go to Iowa as I have 3 other kids and noone to watch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I know nothing about these Dr's that you just mentioned and I am sure they are very nice, but you really need to go see Dr. Mosca at Childrens in Seattle. He is the ONLY ONE ON DR PONSETI's APPROVED LIST. If you see one of these other Dr's you are gambling and it would be a shame when you are an hour away from the expert. Robin & Rose 3/12/03 Right club foot cutlertiffany@... wrote: I'm in Lacey. Just south of Tacoma and North of Olympia. I was actually able to find 2 docs down here that do the Ponseti Method. One by the name of Molina Kochhar and the other Terrence Hess. The first has written papers on the benefits of the Ponseti method versus the other. She's seen Dr. Ponseti have success with casting kids up to 3 years old and feels we should receive excellent benefits using the Ponseti. Unfortunately I can't go to Iowa as I have 3 other kids and noone to watch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I respectfully disagree with Robin. Before worrying about changing doctors, contact Dr Ponseti. His list is not always up to date, and he may well know of Dr Kochhar. I don't have the link handy, but you can get a list of questions to ask that will indicate if the doctor is using the Ponseti Method up to par, so to speak. While 10 months is usually considdered " advanced " for casting, it is definitely not too old! if you are comfortable with the doctor and feel that she is doing the method correctly, then go to her. If you have doubts, know that there is a doctor at Children's Hospital in Seattle that you can go to. Angel Caitlen 08/29/97 Arica 08/22/01 born with positional LCF that spontaneously resloved and moderate metatarsus adductus that we still battle Kai 12/31/02 RCF initially casted by Dr Mosca 01/03 - 03/03, FAB to 08/03, recasted by Dr Ponseti 09/03, FAB to 01/04, recasted by Dr Mosca 02/04 - 04/04, currently in FAB 14 hrs/day > I'm in Lacey. Just south of Tacoma and North of Olympia. I was actually > able to find 2 docs down here that do the Ponseti Method. One by the name of > Molina Kochhar and the other Terrence Hess. The first has written papers on the > benefits of the Ponseti method versus the other. She's seen Dr. Ponseti have > success with casting kids up to 3 years old and feels we should receive > excellent benefits using the Ponseti. Unfortunately I can't go to Iowa as I have 3 > other kids and noone to watch them. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Lacey, If I read your original post right, your son is 1 year and 7 months old (born 10/02). At this age, I would not take the chance of using a doctor who is not well-seasoned in the Ponseti method. You don't have time to " try " with a doctor who is relatively new to the method. On the west coast, based on my own personal knowledge, I would only recommend Dr. Mosca, Dr. Pirani in Vancouver, or Dr. Colburn in California. You should call/email Dr. Ponseti soon to get his recommendations. Going to Iowa would be your best bet, however. You can take your other children with you- lots of other families have done it and I'm sure they can chime in if you're willing to consider it. They usually stay at the Mc House. You can get flight assistance from groups like Angel Flights as well. I hope this is helpful in getting your thought process started. Has he had any bracing, stretching, physical therapy etc.? Does he stand on the outer edge of his foot? Do you have pictures that you can email to Dr. Ponseti and/or Dr. Mosca? Correcting your son's foot non-surgically is not impossible at this age, but he will need to be seen by " the best of the best " in order to do so. Regards, & (3-16-00) left clubfoot, switched to Ponseti method at 4 months old http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/ > I'm in Lacey. Just south of Tacoma and North of Olympia. I was actually > able to find 2 docs down here that do the Ponseti Method. One by the name of > Molina Kochhar and the other Terrence Hess. The first has written papers on the > benefits of the Ponseti method versus the other. She's seen Dr. Ponseti have > success with casting kids up to 3 years old and feels we should receive > excellent benefits using the Ponseti. Unfortunately I can't go to Iowa as I have 3 > other kids and noone to watch them. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Lacey, If I read your original post right, your son is 1 year and 7 months old (born 10/02). At this age, I would not take the chance of using a doctor who is not well-seasoned in the Ponseti method. You don't have time to " try " with a doctor who is relatively new to the method. On the west coast, based on my own personal knowledge, I would only recommend Dr. Mosca, Dr. Pirani in Vancouver, or Dr. Colburn in California. You should call/email Dr. Ponseti soon to get his recommendations. Going to Iowa would be your best bet, however. You can take your other children with you- lots of other families have done it and I'm sure they can chime in if you're willing to consider it. They usually stay at the Mc House. You can get flight assistance from groups like Angel Flights as well. I hope this is helpful in getting your thought process started. Has he had any bracing, stretching, physical therapy etc.? Does he stand on the outer edge of his foot? Do you have pictures that you can email to Dr. Ponseti and/or Dr. Mosca? Correcting your son's foot non-surgically is not impossible at this age, but he will need to be seen by " the best of the best " in order to do so. Regards, & (3-16-00) left clubfoot, switched to Ponseti method at 4 months old http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/ > I'm in Lacey. Just south of Tacoma and North of Olympia. I was actually > able to find 2 docs down here that do the Ponseti Method. One by the name of > Molina Kochhar and the other Terrence Hess. The first has written papers on the > benefits of the Ponseti method versus the other. She's seen Dr. Ponseti have > success with casting kids up to 3 years old and feels we should receive > excellent benefits using the Ponseti. Unfortunately I can't go to Iowa as I have 3 > other kids and noone to watch them. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 , Just posted the link to our story. We have had 3 doctors. First one, non-POnseti. Second one, our daughter was their first Ponseti patient. At that time, there was discussion on this list about going to an " approved " doctor, but my point was that if we want the method to spread world wide, then some children are going to be guinea pigs in order for more doctors to learn. Because this method is spreading so quickly and is new to many doctors, it is imperative that the parent be as informed as possible about what specifically the method entails. At least I was aware that my daughter was a guinea pig AND I was able to learn how to monitor her treatment. As a result of learning the details of this method from this list, I was able to make an informed decision to switch to a much more qualified Ponseti doctor when it became obvious that our second doctor was not following the protocol. Every appointment she would deviate from the protocol in some way. Partly because she was new to the method. Like they say, forewarned is forearmed (or something like that...) I could write a book about my experience and maybe I will some day, but not now! Any questions? please ask! Hope this helps, Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) Message: 6 Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 18:01:19 EDT From: cutlertiffany@... Subject: More on me I'm in Lacey. Just south of Tacoma and North of Olympia. I was actually able to find 2 docs down here that do the Ponseti Method. One by the name of Molina Kochhar and the other Terrence Hess. The first has written papers on the benefits of the Ponseti method versus the other. She's seen Dr. Ponseti have success with casting kids up to 3 years old and feels we should receive excellent benefits using the Ponseti. Unfortunately I can't go to Iowa as I have 3 other kids and noone to watch them. _________________________________________________________________ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 , Just posted the link to our story. We have had 3 doctors. First one, non-POnseti. Second one, our daughter was their first Ponseti patient. At that time, there was discussion on this list about going to an " approved " doctor, but my point was that if we want the method to spread world wide, then some children are going to be guinea pigs in order for more doctors to learn. Because this method is spreading so quickly and is new to many doctors, it is imperative that the parent be as informed as possible about what specifically the method entails. At least I was aware that my daughter was a guinea pig AND I was able to learn how to monitor her treatment. As a result of learning the details of this method from this list, I was able to make an informed decision to switch to a much more qualified Ponseti doctor when it became obvious that our second doctor was not following the protocol. Every appointment she would deviate from the protocol in some way. Partly because she was new to the method. Like they say, forewarned is forearmed (or something like that...) I could write a book about my experience and maybe I will some day, but not now! Any questions? please ask! Hope this helps, Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) Message: 6 Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 18:01:19 EDT From: cutlertiffany@... Subject: More on me I'm in Lacey. Just south of Tacoma and North of Olympia. I was actually able to find 2 docs down here that do the Ponseti Method. One by the name of Molina Kochhar and the other Terrence Hess. The first has written papers on the benefits of the Ponseti method versus the other. She's seen Dr. Ponseti have success with casting kids up to 3 years old and feels we should receive excellent benefits using the Ponseti. Unfortunately I can't go to Iowa as I have 3 other kids and noone to watch them. _________________________________________________________________ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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