Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Louisa, this is exactly the type of cast Evan had (that I posted about at the beginning of this soaking off discussion). Did you ever have any trouble with it, slipping etc? Who is your dr.? Someone thought that they are less reliable than plaster because the foot can't be manipulated as well, but having watched them be applied many times, I feel that simply can't be the case. We never had plaster, but I know that our dr. was able to be very precise with manipulation and holding the foot exactly as he wanted it until the cast dried. I count ourselves lucky that Seattle Children's (under Dr. Mosca) uses this material and I feel so sorry that others are having difficulty with something that was absolutely never an issue for us. These " soft " casts are a BREEZE!! I wonder if Dr. Ponseti has tried them--does anyone know? 8) and Evan (8-17-00) > > > > When we started treatment with the non-Ponseti doctor, they also > > >used the saw to remove infant casts. It was terrible and on two > > >occasion my son suffered a saw-burn on his skin where the blade was > > >pushed through too deep. > > > > > > > > If these are plaster casts you probably know you could soak > them at > > >home prior to the visit so they would come off rather easily at the > > >dr.'s office. Just a suggestion if the saw frightens your baby too > > >much. > > > > s. > > > > > > > > Re: today > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > They used the saw on anyone and everyone it seems. Apparently it > > >only > > > > vibrates and she put it on her hand to prove this. > > > > r. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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