Re: HELP -- new to shoes and DBB - Kori

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$200 sounds terribly high! Last I looked they were around $70....but that did

not include the cost of a bar. I got a lesson on measuring the bar today; Dr.

Ponseti told me to measure from the CENTER of the heel to the center of the

other heel. I had set my bar by exterior heel to heel and it was an inch too

long.

s.

Re: HELP -- new to shoes and DBB - Kori

Well, just to let you know that I went back to the orthotist to return the old

shoes, and went armed with pictures off the Markell internet site, and insisted

that she give me the newest style shoe. I also got her to order me an adjustable

bar, that way I can be sure to get the right size. She was rather rude about it

all, but did call Markell and order the right stuff!, as they did not have them

in stock (Obviously they only have old stock, and were trying to get rid of it

to someone who hopefully didn't know anything about it!!!!) The shoes had cost

me $200.00. Does that sound right? Also when measuring the shoes against the

shoulders, should the shoulders fit between the shoes, or what?? I'm confused on

that one.

frogabog frogabog@...> wrote:

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he's 2mo's old? A 9 " bar seems like it might too long, but maybe he's

just a big guy. Darbi was big, but she started out with a 6 " bar IIRC and

stayed in it for a long time. (ok, might have been an 8 " , now I gotta go

check cuz my mama brain forgot!) There's an easy way to know though. Have

you put the shoes on and compared it to his shoulders? Just put it up and

see how it fits. Put the shoes on at 70 degrees first though and then put

the heels right up to his shoulders in the back and check.

Are these shoes open toe? I think the strap holds the heel down better

than just the laces themselves, which is why they're made that way now. I

would be concerned that you will have a hard time getting them tight enough.

Can you send a pic to the CFPics list of these shoes? I'm just curious. I

think if it were me, that I'd call the brace shop and tell them that

there's been shoes out for this method for years that have straps and

buckles and even a new improved design out that are designed not to not

need plastizode inserts since last October. And what are they doing giving

you old stock shoes without buckles for anyway? Sounds like they found a

good way to get rid of something sitting on the shelf. How much did you

pay for these shoes?

Kori

At 05:26 AM 8/14/2004, you wrote:

>Hi there,

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> is almost ready to go into his shoes. He has had his

>tenotomy, and will have his casts off around the 2 September. We were

>given a prescription for his shoes, and took it to an orthotist here

>in NJ. They gave us the shoes straight away. However, I am concerned

>that they are not correct. First of all, the doc told us we need a 9

>inch bar. We were given an 8 inch one, because apparantly there is no

>9 inch available, and were told the 10 inch would be too big.

>Secondly, everything I have read about the shoes mentions a strap and

>buckle. These shoes do not have anything like that, only laces. Is

>something wrong, or am I misunderstanding what the shoes should be

>like?

> and 6/24/04 bc

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