Re: purple blister

[Guest guest]

Hi

It sounds to me like your little girl has a pressure sore rather than

a blister. Caused when pressure cuts of circulation to that little

area. These can be quite serious if they get bad, because the area of

skin actually dies.

You've got to get the pressure off to get rid of the problem.

However, If you are going to leave the brace off for a number of days

I would consider having your little one casted to hold correction.

Relapse can happen in a matter of hours and then you have to start

correcting again!

Alot of Mum's get the heel cut out of the offending boot. Some have

relief just from blister bandaids or double socking that foot.

My son had a nasty one on his ankle bone, and we thought about flying

all the way across the country to have him recasted while it healed.

I contacted my doctor and he offered some great suggestions and

luckily they worked. I double socked, skipped the last eyelet, put a

pad in his shoe and everynight a new bandaid with foam stuck on top

witha hole cut out in the middle to releive pressure. Sounds like

alot but it became part of the normal nighttime routine.

This doesn't help your daughter though as hers is in a different

spot. But persevere and try different things. Going for long periods

with no support may not be the way to go. You've got to find the

problem and solve it.

As for the crying for so many days...is her bar long enough? Shoulder

width heel to heel. If it is too short it can be really uncomfortable

for baby.

Hope my 2 cents worth helps.

Keep in touch.

-Ruth

Mum to Ben born March 31, 2003 unilateral left clubfoot.

> Hi. I am new to this group. My daughter, Kaitlin, was born on

3/9/04

> with a unilateral LCF. The 1st doctor that she saw casted her foot

> every week for 3 weeks then recommended a tenotomy. The 2nd doctor

> (and doc we now see) casted her for 3 more weeks then prescribed a

> DBB which she began wearing 4 days ago. The first 3 days she

screamed

> non-stop. I called the office and the nurse said to call back if

she

> was still crying in 4 days (Monday). They said that redness is

> normal. Her feet had several red spots even on the first day of

> wearing the DBB. Today when I removed her shoes I noticed a

> purple/black spot on the heel of her right foot. I know it is not

> from slippage, although she does not have the plastozid inserts

> everyone keeps talking about. When I called the office today (Sat)

> they said to leave the shoes off unless the spot healed and to call

> on Monday. Has this happened to anyone else? I am wondering if she

> is ready for the DBB. I know that the brace specialist said that

her

> angle had to be reduced to 50 degrees when she was being sized. The

> doctor said that was fine. I have just discovered this website and

I

> am thankful that I did. I think I need help-got any?

> Freeman

> Charlotte, NC

[Guest guest]

, you know what....to this day (6 months later) I still do not know

what EXACTLY caused my daughters bilateral pressure sores, that started out

as purple " blisters " but weren't really blisters. She ended up in three

different casts for five additional weeks to heal the areas because they

were so bad. Ciara cried like Kaitlin has been....we got no sleep....it was

H.E.L.L...so I can totally empathize with you. First we found out that both

shoes were not in the proper angle, they were set differently, and I think

the bar was not the correct width for her shoulders. After the five weeks in

the casts, Shriners gave her a totally new bar and threw the old one away

per Dr. Dobbs. The brace shop cut holes in the shoes and we have been fine

ever since. I do know that after having the holes in the heels of the

shoes, I can definitely see her heel and that helps in knowing that the feet

are all the way back and in as far as they need to be when putting the brace

on.

I just read Kori's post before I sent this, and I think she hit the " nail on

the head " as far as why Ciara's pressure sores were caused. I just didn't

know enough to figure out that was why and reading what she wrote makes

TOTAL SENSE!!!!

Hang in there, it will get better!!

Gia