Re: Need Advise- have anyone passed through this

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Heidi,

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. From reading your

subsequent posts, it sounds like you've decided to travel to

California to have your daughter treated, is this right? If so, I

would recommend leaving her leg uncasted while you're in Egypt. An

improperly applied cast can end up causing more harm than good. If

your daughter's cast is slipping, I would guess that your doctor is

not applying the casts properly. The knee should be bent so the cast

doesn't slip. Although it is not unheard of that a doctor using the

Ponseti method will have a cast slip, it is pretty rare.

There are lots of websites that show what the casts should look

like. Did the Egyptian doctor tell you that he was using the Ponseti

method?

I hope you'll keep us posted on what you decide to do.

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00)

left clubfoot, http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

> Dear All,

> I have started casting my little daughter (Right Clubfoot) in Egypt.

> The 1st cast result was satisfactory. However the 2nd cast fell

down

> and moved from its place after 2 days so the doctor has to recast

> again and again the cast moved downwards again. when I asked the

> Doctor why . he mentioned that the leg of the baby is small and

this

> always happnes. Since i do not know i did not argue . So have

anyone

> passed through this.

>

> Regards,

> Heidi