Re: Shook

September 27, 2004

Hi .

I have been so busy I wasn't able to post. Anyway, handled things

expectedly (you may have already read my post to ). She cried

during the event and then crashed for about 2 1/2 hours afterwards. I

kept up with Motrin for the 1st 24 hours. I don't know if she really

needed it because she seemed very happy, but her high spirits could have

come from the Motrin. She has a small cold which I think has taken her

mind off the foot. I did say she looks like a candycane because of the 2

different color casts(1 red, 1 white). There was a very small amount of

blood that seaped (sp?) through the cast, but not enough to be alarming. 3

more weeks of casts, yippy!!!

I am so glad to hear the great news about Tommy! I still can't get over

how cute he is. Anyway, so there won't be a tenotomy anytime soon? Does

Dr.H have any idea how many more weeks of casts?

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

fax

November 13, 2004

Are your 's too big for her? Or are they not tight enough? It's kind

of uncommon for this style of shoe to slip off although it is common that the

heel doesn't go all the way down initially. Try bending her knee as you apply

them and keep it bent as you secure that middle strap real tight......basically

bending the knee and pushing the toes up at the same time to get the foot seated

in the shoe. Good luck!

s.

Hi ,

I was just wondering if 's heels go all the way down when you

put the 's on her. Tommy's don't and are just visible above

the holes in the back. We saw Dr. H on Friday and he said to do the

best I can keeping them on and to do some stretching as well and

hopefully those heels will come down. I am just concerned he is not

getting the full 23hours/day. We keep reapplying them during the day

when they slip but every morning he wakes with one or both off. I am

thinking he is getting 16-18 hours depending on when during the night

the shoes are falling off. We check them before we go to bed but

then that is it until the morning.

November 13, 2004

I don't think they are too big being they were custom made. And I am

getting them as tight as they will go. The problem is being the heel

isn't going down into the " pocket " his foot is at a very slight angle

and just through his moving around it eventually slips upward. If

not totally off then his toes disappear back behind the first toe

strap. I try to flex the foot when putting them on. I will try to

bend the knee and push the toes up when I do that. Hopefully it will

help. Thanks.

Tommy Lee 4/23/04

> Are your 's too big for her? Or are they not tight

enough? It's kind of uncommon for this style of shoe to slip off

although it is common that the heel doesn't go all the way down

initially. Try bending her knee as you apply them and keep it bent

as you secure that middle strap real tight......basically bending the

knee and pushing the toes up at the same time to get the foot seated

in the shoe. Good luck!

> s.

>

> Hi ,

> I was just wondering if 's heels go all the way down when you

> put the 's on her. Tommy's don't and are just visible

above

> the holes in the back. We saw Dr. H on Friday and he said to do

the

> best I can keeping them on and to do some stretching as well and

> hopefully those heels will come down. I am just concerned he is

not

> getting the full 23hours/day. We keep reapplying them during the

day

> when they slip but every morning he wakes with one or both off. I

am

> thinking he is getting 16-18 hours depending on when during the

night

> the shoes are falling off. We check them before we go to bed but

> then that is it until the morning.

>

November 15, 2004

,

The heels go down most of the way, but technically not ALL the way. There

is a small gap, maybe 1/4 " or so. I remember telling me the

heels won't go down all the way in the beginning. But to make sure the

heels are visible when looking in the opening in the back. He said they

will go down more over time. I have noticed in the last week or so that

's heels come down a little bit more. I try to stand her up in them

several times a day to practice putting weight on them.

Is Tommy kicking them off, or are the feet just slipping? Did you ever

email Dr. P?

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

fax

November 15, 2004

I believe the key is to definitly having the knee bent. Maybe your dh

could put pressure on the knee when its bent and you could strap the

shoe on. I know we had to do this for the first few weeks,now its

much easier.

KK

> > Are your 's too big for her? Or are they not tight

> enough? It's kind of uncommon for this style of shoe to slip off

> although it is common that the heel doesn't go all the way down

> initially. Try bending her knee as you apply them and keep it bent

> as you secure that middle strap real tight......basically bending

the

> knee and pushing the toes up at the same time to get the foot

seated

> in the shoe. Good luck!

> > s.

> >

> > Hi ,

> > I was just wondering if 's heels go all the way down when

you

> > put the 's on her. Tommy's don't and are just visible

> above

> > the holes in the back. We saw Dr. H on Friday and he said to do

> the

> > best I can keeping them on and to do some stretching as well and

> > hopefully those heels will come down. I am just concerned he is

> not

> > getting the full 23hours/day. We keep reapplying them during the

> day

> > when they slip but every morning he wakes with one or both off.

I

> am

> > thinking he is getting 16-18 hours depending on when during the

> night

> > the shoes are falling off. We check them before we go to bed but

> > then that is it until the morning.

> >

November 15, 2004

Hi ,

He is not kicking them off all the time they are just slipping as the

day goes on. Last night was the first night he kept them on all

night. They needed readjustment as his foot was sliding up with his

toes moving bach behind the first strap but they were not totally

off. I did email Dr. Ponseti but have not heard back yet. We are

just trying the best we can which usually means taking them off and

putting them back on at least a dozen times per day. Does the back

of 's shoes angle in? Do you know what I mean? That yellow

part on the back of the heel kind of angles inward on Tommy's shoes.

His heels are not visible through the holes but just above it. If I

slide my finger in I can feel it just above my finger. We are doing

our best until I hear back from Dr. P.

> ,

> The heels go down most of the way, but technically not ALL the

way. There

> is a small gap, maybe 1/4 " or so. I remember telling

me the

> heels won't go down all the way in the beginning. But to make sure

the

> heels are visible when looking in the opening in the back. He said

they

> will go down more over time. I have noticed in the last week or so

that

> 's heels come down a little bit more. I try to stand her up

in them

> several times a day to practice putting weight on them.

>

> Is Tommy kicking them off, or are the feet just slipping? Did you

ever

> email Dr. P?

>

> Shook

> Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> Vienna, VA 22182

> x374

> fax

>

November 15, 2004

,

I think I know what you mean about the back angling in slightly. It isn't

pronounced though. What exactly did Dr. H say on Friday? Did he have

suggestions on what you should do? Are they slipping because there is no

heel or is it because of the dorsiflexion? Dr. P just had that symposium,

so he may be a little behind on emails. Hang in there. I'm sorry I don't

have any helpful suggestions. It sounds like you are doing what you can

with his situation.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

fax

November 15, 2004

Dr. H thinks they are slipping because of his very soft undefined

heel. He was happy with the correction though and showed me some

exercises to do to get the heel to " come down " . He said to do the

best I can keeping them on. Honestly I think I know more about the

shoes than he does as he admotted he hasn't used them much.

Thanks to this board I found out that the heel pocket on the shoes

allows extra space for the heel to come down. Well I will just wait

for Dr. Ponseti to get back to me and see what he has to say.

> ,

> I think I know what you mean about the back angling in slightly.

It isn't

> pronounced though. What exactly did Dr. H say on Friday? Did he

have

> suggestions on what you should do? Are they slipping because there

is no

> heel or is it because of the dorsiflexion? Dr. P just had that

symposium,

> so he may be a little behind on emails. Hang in there. I'm sorry

I don't

> have any helpful suggestions. It sounds like you are doing what

you can

> with his situation.

>

> Shook

> Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> Vienna, VA 22182

> x374

> fax

>

November 15, 2004

,

Could you describe these excercises that you are doing.

- & Grace

> > ,

> > I think I know what you mean about the back angling in slightly.

> It isn't

> > pronounced though. What exactly did Dr. H say on Friday? Did he

> have

> > suggestions on what you should do? Are they slipping because

there

> is no

> > heel or is it because of the dorsiflexion? Dr. P just had that

> symposium,

> > so he may be a little behind on emails. Hang in there. I'm

sorry

> I don't

> > have any helpful suggestions. It sounds like you are doing what

> you can

> > with his situation.

> >

> > Shook

> > Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> > Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> > 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> > Vienna, VA 22182

> > x374

> > fax

> >

November 16, 2004

Please someone correct me if I am wrong about this, but I think the

shoes being " custom made " is sort of a misconception. He builds them according

to two measurements, length and width, but beyond that, there's really nothing

custom about them and we all know how differently our babies feet are shaped -

and if anyone has tried to draw an outline of their kid's foot like he asks us

to do, you know how hard it is to get that accurate on a squirmy baby. Took us

four tries to get an outline clear enough to measure. Then hubby and I argued

for an hour about " how " to measure the drawing. We both read the same

directions but understood them way differently. Plus he makes the shoes a

little big for growing room. We've been in this current pair about 4 months

now and they are still too wide at the toe area.

s.

>

> I don't think they are too big being they were custom made.

November 16, 2004