Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Congrats!! What a great day to celebrate!! Lyssa's so lucky to have such a great mom. Life can settle down a little now. No more flights for 6 months. Pam and (8-12-01) > We traveled to St. Louis again on Thursday for a check up with > Dr. Dobbs. He says Lyssa's feet look great and he reduced her > time in the DBB to 12 hours at night. We don't have to go back > for 6 months! > > I want to thank everyone here who encouraged us to get a > second opinion when our original doctors wanted to do surgery. > Here we are six months later with corrected feet and NO surgery. > > Kathy and Lyssa (8/7/03 B/CF, DBB 12hrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Congrats!! What a great day to celebrate!! Lyssa's so lucky to have such a great mom. Life can settle down a little now. No more flights for 6 months. Pam and (8-12-01) > We traveled to St. Louis again on Thursday for a check up with > Dr. Dobbs. He says Lyssa's feet look great and he reduced her > time in the DBB to 12 hours at night. We don't have to go back > for 6 months! > > I want to thank everyone here who encouraged us to get a > second opinion when our original doctors wanted to do surgery. > Here we are six months later with corrected feet and NO surgery. > > Kathy and Lyssa (8/7/03 B/CF, DBB 12hrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Kathy, I am so happy Lyssa isn't relapsing. Her feet look identical to Isabellas. The way she holds them and moves them. She is so adorable and a very happy baby. It was great talking to you and if you have any question don't hesitate to ask me. I won't see you next time Isabella don't go back until November 18th. Please keep me updated on how she is doing. I know yesterday was a wonderful day for you having the good news. Best wishes > We went for a check-up with Dr. Dobbs yesterday thinking that Lyssa > was relapsing. Great news, he says her feet are fine! They are > still very flexible and have great range of motion. He said that > the clubfeet babies tend to turn their feet in while relaxing > because it's comfortable to them. We were very excited to hear that > she didn't need any more casts. So we don't go back until October. > > I have a question for parents that have changed doctors after > surgery was recommended and achieved correction with the Ponseti > method and no surgery. Has anyone gone back to the orginial doctor > to let them know that your child is corrected without surgery? My > husband and I were discussing talking to our orginial doctor in > hopes that he would see that the modifications he is using to the > Ponseti method are wrong, but we aren't sure how to go about it > without offending him. We truely believe he is a dedicated doctor > but just needs to see the difference correct training will make. > Any input would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Kathy and Lyssa (8/7/03, DBB 12hrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Kathy, That is wonderful news!! does this also sometimes. I'll see his feet resting like that and a little fear runs through me! But he doesn't do it that often and even less now than he used to. I had to follow up for a problem with myself with one the ortho Dr.s that saw. When he came in the room he said, well, well, who's the patient here. Which he knew the answer to--he had my chart right in his hand! I think it was his way of finding out what we did. But once I told him he really didn't seem to have any interest. We only have 2 orthopedic drs in my town and they stay pretty busy with broken bones, arthroscoies, joint replacements, etc. so I don't think they are interested in investing the time in something like this. But I just happened to think..... I went to high school with this really nice guy who is soon to return to town as an ortho surgeon and his wife is a pediatrician. I might have to have a talk with him sometime to see if he is interested. Pam and (8-12-01) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 That is so wonderful that Lyssa did not relapse. Kathy Gutierrez kgoot02@...> wrote:We went for a check-up with Dr. Dobbs yesterday thinking that Lyssa was relapsing. Great news, he says her feet are fine! They are still very flexible and have great range of motion. He said that the clubfeet babies tend to turn their feet in while relaxing because it's comfortable to them. We were very excited to hear that she didn't need any more casts. So we don't go back until October. I have a question for parents that have changed doctors after surgery was recommended and achieved correction with the Ponseti method and no surgery. Has anyone gone back to the orginial doctor to let them know that your child is corrected without surgery? My husband and I were discussing talking to our orginial doctor in hopes that he would see that the modifications he is using to the Ponseti method are wrong, but we aren't sure how to go about it without offending him. We truely believe he is a dedicated doctor but just needs to see the difference correct training will make. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks, Kathy and Lyssa (8/7/03, DBB 12hrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 YEA!!! I could not be happier for you & your family, especially Lyssa. I know I'm behind but I still wanted to let you know! :-) Of course for the other all I have to offer is my opinion. YES. Say something to the doctor. I think we move through our doctor appointments so intimidated we forget about number one. the patient. They are still people and I don't think it matters what kind of profession a person is in, everyone should be open to constructive feedback, delivered of course in a " PC " way. On a personal note, my former sister-in-law, is a pediatrician and I can assure you she didn't know everything. She liked to act like it but up close and personal, just a person with her own issues. Your shared information should be looked at by your doctor as a benefit. I say go for it. For Pete's sake, look at Dr Ponseti, he's 90 & still hasn't stopped his research and he's been at this specific method since 1940. Kathy Gutierrez kgoot02@...> wrote: We went for a check-up with Dr. Dobbs yesterday thinking that Lyssa was relapsing. Great news, he says her feet are fine! They are still very flexible and have great range of motion. He said that the clubfeet babies tend to turn their feet in while relaxing because it's comfortable to them. We were very excited to hear that she didn't need any more casts. So we don't go back until October. I have a question for parents that have changed doctors after surgery was recommended and achieved correction with the Ponseti method and no surgery. Has anyone gone back to the orginial doctor to let them know that your child is corrected without surgery? My husband and I were discussing talking to our orginial doctor in hopes that he would see that the modifications he is using to the Ponseti method are wrong, but we aren't sure how to go about it without offending him. We truely believe he is a dedicated doctor but just needs to see the difference correct training will make. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks, Kathy and Lyssa (8/7/03, DBB 12hrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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