Re: Heel not seated in shoe

[Guest guest]

He used his drimmel tool then an ex-act knife to cut a rectangular

hole in the heel. It is half an inch in width and a quarter of an

inch high. It looks great!

> > I am sorry to post again; I have so many questions and I have

> gotten

> > such wonderful feedback from all of you!!

> >

> > I read on this board that if a foot is not fully corrected then

> the

> > shoes do not work. Yesterday, my husband cut holes in the backs

of

> my

> > son's Markell shoes. We noticed that the heels were not touching

> > the bottoms of the shoes. After several attempts to seat his feet

> > properly, we gave up. It seems that his heels just won't go down.

> My

> > son hashad two tenotomy operations and his heel is still tight. I

> > have contacted and he is going to make us a pair of

> > shoes. YAY!!! :)However, I am wondering if they will work right

> now

> > since his foot is not sitting in his current shoe correctly. Any

> > ideas/advice?

> >

> > Thank you!

> > Cari and 09/24/03 BLCF

[Guest guest]

Have you or anyone gone to see Ponseti from another state? If so, how

did you go about doing so? Which airport, how did you make the

appointment...??

I have email him and his secretary responded saying we could come see

Dr Ponseti for further treatment. I would like any feedback from

others who did this. It will be VERY expensive (2K each round trip

flight), but may be worth it.

> > I am sorry to post again; I have so many questions and I have

> gotten

> > such wonderful feedback from all of you!!

> >

> > I read on this board that if a foot is not fully corrected then

the

> > shoes do not work. Yesterday, my husband cut holes in the backs

of

> my

> > son's Markell shoes. We noticed that the heels were not touching

> > the bottoms of the shoes. After several attempts to seat his feet

> > properly, we gave up. It seems that his heels just won't go down.

> My

> > son hashad two tenotomy operations and his heel is still tight. I

> > have contacted and he is going to make us a pair of

> > shoes. YAY!!! :)However, I am wondering if they will work right

now

> > since his foot is not sitting in his current shoe correctly. Any

> > ideas/advice?

> >

> > Thank you!

> > Cari and 09/24/03 BLCF

[Guest guest]

Cari,

Many people on this board have traveled from out of state and out of

country to Iowa City to see Dr. Ponseti. What region do you live

in? There are organizations such as Angel Flights where volunteer

pilots fly children and their parents for medical treatment for

free. Some of the families on this board have used their services.

There is a lot of info in the links section, Dr. Ponseti's secretary

Joyce might be able to help you with travel information also.

Have you looked into seeking out experienced Ponseti doctors who are

closer to you? There are a handful of doctors that come highly

recommended who have a lot of experience in treating older children

just like the doctors in Iowa City.

> > > I am sorry to post again; I have so many questions and I have

> > gotten

> > > such wonderful feedback from all of you!!

> > >

> > > I read on this board that if a foot is not fully corrected then

> the

> > > shoes do not work. Yesterday, my husband cut holes in the backs

> of

> > my

> > > son's Markell shoes. We noticed that the heels were not touching

> > > the bottoms of the shoes. After several attempts to seat his

feet

> > > properly, we gave up. It seems that his heels just won't go

down.

> > My

> > > son hashad two tenotomy operations and his heel is still tight.

I

> > > have contacted and he is going to make us a pair

of

> > > shoes. YAY!!! :)However, I am wondering if they will work right

> now

> > > since his foot is not sitting in his current shoe correctly.

Any

> > > ideas/advice?

> > >

> > > Thank you!

> > > Cari and 09/24/03 BLCF