Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 If this was in reference to the post on Elijah, he had his 2nd tenotomy today and is in the 3 wk cast. Lori > This is the first I have heard about a " 3 week cast " prior to > tenotomy! I had always heard that after tenotomy it's a 3 week cast... > > Then again, Zoe has a mild clubfoot and didn't require the tentotomy > and she was our second doctor's cast tech's first Ponseti patient. > > I also don't recall hearing this mentioned before on the board, but > it's not like I've read every message posted since I joined. I've > discovered that I've missed some important posts in the past! > > Just thought it was curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I don't know what the deal is with it but Christian had a 3 week cast with his first doctor who was not " Ponseti Certified " . Mommy to 12/17/98 and Christian 1/30/04 _____ From: joannewalton2003 Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:45 PM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: " the 3 week cast " This is the first I have heard about a " 3 week cast " prior to tenotomy! I had always heard that after tenotomy it's a 3 week cast... Then again, Zoe has a mild clubfoot and didn't require the tentotomy and she was our second doctor's cast tech's first Ponseti patient. I also don't recall hearing this mentioned before on the board, but it's not like I've read every message posted since I joined. I've discovered that I've missed some important posts in the past! Just thought it was curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I don't know what the deal is with it but Christian had a 3 week cast with his first doctor who was not " Ponseti Certified " . Mommy to 12/17/98 and Christian 1/30/04 _____ From: joannewalton2003 Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:45 PM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: " the 3 week cast " This is the first I have heard about a " 3 week cast " prior to tenotomy! I had always heard that after tenotomy it's a 3 week cast... Then again, Zoe has a mild clubfoot and didn't require the tentotomy and she was our second doctor's cast tech's first Ponseti patient. I also don't recall hearing this mentioned before on the board, but it's not like I've read every message posted since I joined. I've discovered that I've missed some important posts in the past! Just thought it was curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I don't know what the deal is with it but Christian had a 3 week cast with his first doctor who was not " Ponseti Certified " . Mommy to 12/17/98 and Christian 1/30/04 _____ From: joannewalton2003 Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:45 PM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: " the 3 week cast " This is the first I have heard about a " 3 week cast " prior to tenotomy! I had always heard that after tenotomy it's a 3 week cast... Then again, Zoe has a mild clubfoot and didn't require the tentotomy and she was our second doctor's cast tech's first Ponseti patient. I also don't recall hearing this mentioned before on the board, but it's not like I've read every message posted since I joined. I've discovered that I've missed some important posts in the past! Just thought it was curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Thanks for clarifying! > I don't know what the deal is with it but Christian had a 3 week cast with > his first doctor who was not " Ponseti Certified " . > > > > > > Mommy to 12/17/98 > > and Christian 1/30/04 > > _____ > > From: joannewalton2003 [mailto:jowalton68@h...] > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:45 PM > To: nosurgery4clubfoot > Subject: " the 3 week cast " > > > > This is the first I have heard about a " 3 week cast " prior to > tenotomy! I had always heard that after tenotomy it's a 3 week cast... > > Then again, Zoe has a mild clubfoot and didn't require the tentotomy > and she was our second doctor's cast tech's first Ponseti patient. > > I also don't recall hearing this mentioned before on the board, but > it's not like I've read every message posted since I joined. I've > discovered that I've missed some important posts in the past! > > Just thought it was curious... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Thanks for clarifying! > I don't know what the deal is with it but Christian had a 3 week cast with > his first doctor who was not " Ponseti Certified " . > > > > > > Mommy to 12/17/98 > > and Christian 1/30/04 > > _____ > > From: joannewalton2003 [mailto:jowalton68@h...] > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:45 PM > To: nosurgery4clubfoot > Subject: " the 3 week cast " > > > > This is the first I have heard about a " 3 week cast " prior to > tenotomy! I had always heard that after tenotomy it's a 3 week cast... > > Then again, Zoe has a mild clubfoot and didn't require the tentotomy > and she was our second doctor's cast tech's first Ponseti patient. > > I also don't recall hearing this mentioned before on the board, but > it's not like I've read every message posted since I joined. I've > discovered that I've missed some important posts in the past! > > Just thought it was curious... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Kaitlin did not have a tenotomy or a 3 week cast. Dr. Frick is well educated on Dr. Ponseti's method and quotes his studies all of the time. He is also certified and reveres Dr. P. I am wondering if instead of leaving a cast on for 3 weeks some doctors just recast without manipulation the last 3 times of casting? Maybe because of growth or to check for sores or to charge more to insurance? I have never heard of a 3 week cast without a tenotomy. It makes perfect sense with the tenotomy because of healing so much after the cut. It probably wouldn't take much movement at all to move the tendons too much after the cut. I am really wondering why a 3 week cast would be needed without a tenotomy. Freeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Joanne, I haven't heard of a 3w cast prior to tenotomy, then tenotomy and 3w cast (that would make it an additional 6w on top of the initial 3-7! wow!) Just a 3w cast as a last cast regardless of tenotomy or not. So if you have the tenotomy you have a 3w cast, if you don't you still have a 3w cast. We only had a 2w cast although Dr. Ponseti told me she would need a 3w cast. At that point I was happy to have that cast off... but our issues with sores and then her last healing cast being more abducted than either her 2w cast or the first healing cast confuse me... so I don't know if it was a good thing to do 2w. I don't know if it would have been fine or not. I'm sure it would have. She only had that last healing cast on for about 5 days anyway. It was the only one abducted to 70+ degrees and 5 days seemed to be just fine. How many other babies that didn't have tenotomies didn't have a 3w last cast? I thought the 3w cast was standard. Is this another modification we need to be on the lookout for? Kori At 02:44 PM 9/9/2004, you wrote: >This is the first I have heard about a " 3 week cast " prior to >tenotomy! I had always heard that after tenotomy it's a 3 week cast... > >Then again, Zoe has a mild clubfoot and didn't require the tentotomy >and she was our second doctor's cast tech's first Ponseti patient. > >I also don't recall hearing this mentioned before on the board, but >it's not like I've read every message posted since I joined. I've >discovered that I've missed some important posts in the past! > >Just thought it was curious... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I'm sorry, I misunderstood. We never had a 3 week cast. All one week casts. No tenotomy, just straight to the boots and bar... > >This is the first I have heard about a " 3 week cast " prior to > >tenotomy! I had always heard that after tenotomy it's a 3 week cast... > > > >Then again, Zoe has a mild clubfoot and didn't require the tentotomy > >and she was our second doctor's cast tech's first Ponseti patient. > > > >I also don't recall hearing this mentioned before on the board, but > >it's not like I've read every message posted since I joined. I've > >discovered that I've missed some important posts in the past! > > > >Just thought it was curious... > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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