Guest guest Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Jen, Thanks for the update on Livie! I hope that she's able to avoid a second tenotomy. Was the baby that you met from Cincinnati named Ian (mom is Kinda)?? Travel safely! Keep us posted! & > We saw Dr. Ponseti yesterday and, as always, he was a sweetie! He > felt very badly about having to recast Olivia, but again stressed to > us how important the brace wear was and that Olivia would likely be > wearing it until past age 4. That was fine with us! > > As I said before, Livie hasn't worn her brace in just over a year. > Dr. Morcuende also looked at her foot and told us that it was a good > indicator that she would not have another relapse because it was > still relatively flexible after a year out of the brace. > > Livie is sporting a pretty purple cast or as she calls it her " hebby > purple sock " . She's adjusting well and is already hobbling around > on her own! Dr. Ponseti thinks she will only need one more cast and > possibly another tenotomy in two weeks. > > We got new shoes for her brace and I was pleased with some of the > additions to the Markell shoes. Livie never had a problem with the > old shoes, but we were happy to see the added padding on the tongue. > > We met a very nice couple from Cincinnati that had a new style brace > on their baby. It was way cool! Looked much more comfortable for > the baby than the Markell shoes. > > We are heading back home tomorrow and I will fly out with Olivia > again in two weeks for her cast change. Hope this finds everyone > well! > > Jen & Livie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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