Re: Really Really new to this lol

[Guest guest]

You will probably get responses from people who are more experienced

than I am but I would think that the first thing to do would bring

him to a good Orthopedic doctor to be checked out. If he is

corrected they will probably want to put him in a DBB (Denis Brown

Bar) at bed times to avoid a relapse. If he is relapsing they may do

more casting but it is less effective in older kids so he may need a

surgery. HTH.

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

Welcome to our group. There are now a number of doctors in Florida

who have been trained in the Ponseti method. The following are the

ones currently listed on Dr. Ponseti's web site (There have also

been other parents here who have mentioned that their doctor in

Florida was using the Ponseti method):

Dennis P. Grogan, M.D.

Cara D. Novick, M.D.

Shriners Hospitals for Children

12502 Pine Drive

Tampa, FL 33612-9411

Tel:

T. Price, M.D.

Nemours Children's Clinic

83 West Columbia Street

Orlando, FL 32806-1101

Tel:

Fax:

Email Dr. Price

J. Romano II, M.D.

Scoliosis and Pediatric Orthopaedic Center

4101 South Hospital Drive - Ste. 5

Plantation FL 33317

Tel: 954 321-7762

Fax: 954 321-9596

Email Dr. Romano

http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/orthopaedics/clubfeet/physicians.

html#florida

Even at 2 years of age, if the little boy has not yet had the

surgery it is possible that the Ponseti method may still be able to

work if the feet are not yet fully corrected. But it would be

important to have it done as soon as possible.

A great resource for all kinds of information on the Ponseti method

is 's web site at http://pages.ivillage.com/ponseti_links/

Please keep us informed on how things are going.

and (3-17-99)

http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/orthopaedics/clubfeet/egbert.html

> Hi:

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> I live in Central Florida and am interested in adopting a little

boy with

> club feet. He is almost 2 years old and I do not know what, if

anything, has

> been tried on him. I do know that his write up says he has been

casted. The

> lady that showed him to me said she was told his were mild. Are

there doctors in

> Florida that follow the Ponseti method? I didn't know anything

about cleft

> palate when we fell in love with our daughter so now I guess I'll

learn about

> club foot. What would be our first steps when we get home...if we

are able to

> adopt him. Any help or advice would be appreciated.

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