Re: Caleb's Ponseti Checkup

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am glad you have that peace of mind now!

Louisa and Zoe 2-22-04 RCF

> It took us 2300 miles to get peace of mind but we now have it. We

> saw Dr. Ponsti last Friday and as Caleb would tell you " He has good

> news and Bad news! " His good news is that he did not need another

> cast or surgery at this time, but his bad news is that he has to

wear

> his brace another year. He turned 3 in March and we were hoping

that

> he would be done with the brace. His right foot is turning in some

> and is very noticable when he is walking. Our local Ortho Dr. said

> he felt it was tibial rotation and wanted to try a differnt type of

> brace. Dr. Ponseti did not agree and felt that it was coming from

> the foot and not the tibia. His left foot is great and Dr. P feels

> that the brace should keep the right foot from getting worse. He

did

> say that Caleb may need a tendon transfer later, but wants to wait

> and watch for now and continue with the brace 12hours per night.

It

> helped for Caleb to hear Dr.P say this to him face to face. I know

> he is only 3, but he really listened to him and is not as fussy

about

> it for now. We probably should have video taped it so we could

play

> it again for him at a later date. WE are still hopefull that with

> another year in the brace that he will not need the tendon

transfer.

> Some of the problems with the right foot were caused by the 1st Dr.

> we used here that did the first several below the knee fiberglass

> casts that slipped off soon after they were put on. They did more

> damage than good.

> It was nice seeing Dr.Ponseti and our friends at the

> Mc house again. We even had time for a quick trip to the

> Children's Museum and our favorite " Steak -n - Shake!!! " (we don't

> have one here in Savannah) We made a vacation out of our trip and

> stayed a few days at the Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas, it was totally

> awesome!!!! We have got to quit watching the travel channel!!!

> We did meet another family that posts here and two other Ponseti

> babies while we were in Iowa. We are so thankful for the Dr.

> Ponseti, the RMH, and all the friends we have meet through this

group

> that got us through some rough times!!!

> and Caleb 3-31-01

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just wanted to express my happiness for you for getting peace of

mind about Caleb

Marilouise

9/9/03, LCF, cast #3/2nd series