Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hi all...Jaren just had a checkup this morning at the Mayo Clinic and the dr. said his foot looks fantastic. In fact, he said that it is the best foot he has ever seen. Which is all great and wonderful, but he also said that when he grows out of the shoes he has now, he will not have to wear any shoes at any time any more. Jaren just turned 2 on April 18. I am very skeptical of not having him wear the shoes anymore. The dr. guessed it would be about 6 more months. Isn't this too early? I didn't go to the appt, but my dh told me the dr. said that children that have to wear them longer are the ones that don't progress as well as Jaren. I personally would feel much better having Jaren in the shoes at night until he is at least 3. Also, my dh asked approximately how many hours Jaren should be in the shoes, and the dr. said they don't really have a specific number of hours, just that he needs to wear them at bedtime. He is in them real close to 10 hours a night...is this enough? I know right now is the prime time for a relapse if there is going to be one, and I don't want to take the shoes off in 6 months and then end up with him relapsing. The dr. said he doesn't have to see Jaren for 2 more years. I have a feeling we will be making a trip to Iowa just so we can get more shoes. I guess I am just looking for someone to tell me everything will be alright and I am just over-worrying. At least we have the next 6 months or so with the shoes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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