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I found this link thru Dr Ponsetti's website.

We're kinda new to all this. My son, Elijah is 3.5 months old. He's

the youngest of four. Siblings are 12, 8 and almost 2.

We are live in Mississippi and are being treated by a military Dr

using Dr Posetti's techniques.

Elijah was casted at 1.5 wks old. We had weekly castings until he had

the tendon release surgery done at 7 wks. They casted him after that

and by that night, he was bleeding thru the cast. We went back the

next day for them to cut the cast off w/the cast saw and they put

another on. That cast came off early b/c he was pulling his foot out

of the boot part of the cast which caused his foot to heal at a

downward angle instead of upward. We got another cast and that one

stayed on 3 wks but the damage was already done. The tendon release

was basically a waste. He was fitted for shoes but due to the angle

of his foot, he couldnt wear them so he went back into casts for 2

wks.

Upon taking that cast off and adjusting the FAB to a 5 degree pitch

vice the 15 degree pitch, he was able to wear the shoes.

So here we are at 3.5 months, waiting for Daddy to come home from a 6

month deployment so we can schedule another tendon release.

I look forward to reading your personal accounts and finding hope in

your success stories.

Lori