Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 How can anyone NOT love this man???? What a great story! s. Oh my goodness! I can so hear him saying that!! I love to hear him say Olivia with his accent. It comes out like Oliiiiiiiivia. Here's another cute one....The second time we went we took Livie's older brother Josh with us. He was having issues with all the attention she was getting and all the traveling we were doing because of her foot so we decided to take him with. He was five at the time and somebody had told him that he had a bad case of envyinitis. He told doctor Ponseti that he had envyinitis and Dr. P just thought that was the cutest thing! He spent 10 minutes talking to Josh about his envyinitis and how he got it and what the symptoms were and how it was treated. Dr. P even offered to put a cast on Josh to help with his treatments. Josh declined, but I thought it was so sweet! Jen & Livie Re: Visitng Iowa I didn't read the other responses - hope I'm not too redundant. 1. On your first visit, how long did Dr. Ponseti take with your child? In other words, how long were you on the campus? - I think every situation is probably different. With ours, Zach was only 5 days old - we didn't have a past history with another ortho - so we were a " clean slate " with a clubfoot that was moderate in severity. At this first visit Dr. Ponseti looked over the foot very carefully, his calf, moved it around a lot, and then talked with us in depth. The actual casting didn't take more than 15 mintues from what I can remember. (it is all a haze to me) 2. Did the time change for subsequent cast change visits? They had us soak Zach's cast before coming to our appointment which speeds the removal process up significantly. We didn't soak it enough the first time, so (the nurse) added vinegar to some water and had us soak it for probably an additional 15 minutes once we got there. Again, the actual casting doesn't take too long, but inevitably you'll have questions, concerns, and will want to talk with Dr. Ponseti (especially with your situation). 3. Has anyone driven in, had their appt and then driven home only to turn around and go back 5 days later? If so, how did it work for you and how long did you drive? We stayed at the Mc House (which, if you can make this happen - I highly advise that you do) - but there was a couple that came with their two children from Michigan (where we live) and they did the drive there and back throughout the entire process. Dr. Ponseti is in the office (I think I'm right on this) MWF - so they would make a Friday appointment so they would take minimal time off work. MI was a 14 (with stops) hour drive for them. This worked well for them, although probably not stress-free. 4. Once you consult with Dr. Ponseti in this manner, how did you deal with your ortho back home or did you switch all of your follow up care to Dr. Ponseti? We never had an ortho back home - and were told we didn't need one. At first this concerned me, but fortunately in our case, we didn't have any unusual circumstances. I think most people stick exclusively with Dr. Ponseti and stop seeing someone local. Dr. Ponseti can do a lot with you and your child via snail mail pictures, video, or pictures sent through email. When it was time for a " checkup " we would send pics/video of our little guy and this was sufficient. We go for more thorough checkups once a year in the summer (we're both teachers, so this works great for my husband and I) 5. Anything else you want to share about the visit? All I can say is you won't regret going to see Dr. Ponseti. The way he works with the children - he's truly an angel. I'll never forget when he was manipulating Zach's foot and he started to cry - (he was in my lap and I was in the famous rocking chair) Dr. Ponseti stopped and said " pick him up, make him feel better - then we'll start again " . G Good luck! Keep us posted! Holly Zachary 7/27/02 Right C/F Treated by Dr. Ponseti DBB Nights Only Due: 1/8 - Straight Feetsies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Okay, now I have a serious case of envyinitis of all you guys that get to go to Iowa. Is it wrong to hope Ava has a relapse?? ;-P What incredible stories! And I am SUCH a sucker for any man with an accent!! > How can anyone NOT love this man???? What a great story! > s. > > Oh my goodness! I can so hear him saying that!! I love to hear him say Olivia with his accent. It comes out like Oliiiiiiiivia. > > Here's another cute one....The second time we went we took Livie's older brother Josh with us. He was having issues with all the attention she was getting and all the traveling we were doing because of her foot so we decided to take him with. He was five at the time and somebody had told him that he had a bad case of envyinitis. He told doctor Ponseti that he had envyinitis and Dr. P just thought that was the cutest thing! He spent 10 minutes talking to Josh about his envyinitis and how he got it and what the symptoms were and how it was treated. Dr. P even offered to put a cast on Josh to help with his treatments. Josh declined, but I thought it was so sweet! > > Jen & Livie > Re: Visitng Iowa > > > > I didn't read the other responses - hope I'm not too redundant. > > 1. On your first visit, how long did Dr. Ponseti take with your > child? In other words, how long were you on the campus? - I think > every situation is probably different. With ours, Zach was only 5 > days old - we didn't have a past history with another ortho - so we > were a " clean slate " with a clubfoot that was moderate in severity. > At this first visit Dr. Ponseti looked over the foot very carefully, > his calf, moved it around a lot, and then talked with us in depth. > The actual casting didn't take more than 15 mintues from what I can > remember. (it is all a haze to me) > > 2. Did the time change for subsequent cast change visits? They had > us soak Zach's cast before coming to our appointment which speeds > the removal process up significantly. We didn't soak it enough the > first time, so (the nurse) added vinegar to some water and had > us soak it for probably an additional 15 minutes once we got there. > Again, the actual casting doesn't take too long, but inevitably > you'll have questions, concerns, and will want to talk with Dr. > Ponseti (especially with your situation). > > 3. Has anyone driven in, had their appt and then driven home only to > turn around and go back 5 days later? If so, how did it work for you > and how long did you drive? We stayed at the Mc House > (which, if you can make this happen - I highly advise that you do) - > but there was a couple that came with their two children from > Michigan (where we live) and they did the drive there and back > throughout the entire process. Dr. Ponseti is in the office (I think > I'm right on this) MWF - so they would make a Friday appointment so > they would take minimal time off work. MI was a 14 (with stops) > hour drive for them. This worked well for them, although probably > not stress-free. > > > 4. Once you consult with Dr. Ponseti in this manner, how did you > deal with your ortho back home or did you switch all of your follow > up care to Dr. Ponseti? We never had an ortho back home - and were > told we didn't need one. At first this concerned me, but > fortunately in our case, we didn't have any unusual circumstances. > I think most people stick exclusively with Dr. Ponseti and stop > seeing someone local. Dr. Ponseti can do a lot with you and your > child via snail mail pictures, video, or pictures sent through > email. When it was time for a " checkup " we would send pics/video of > our little guy and this was sufficient. We go for more thorough > checkups once a year in the summer (we're both teachers, so this > works great for my husband and I) > > 5. Anything else you want to share about the visit? All I can say > is you won't regret going to see Dr. Ponseti. The way he works with > the children - he's truly an angel. I'll never forget when he was > manipulating Zach's foot and he started to cry - (he was in my lap > and I was in the famous http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=11&k=rocking% 20chair " onmouseover= " window.status='rocking chair'; return true; " onmouseout= " window.status=''; return true; " >rocking chair) Dr. Ponseti stopped and > said " pick him up, make him feel better - then we'll start again " . G > > Good luck! Keep us posted! > > > Holly > Zachary 7/27/02 > Right C/F Treated by Dr. Ponseti > DBB Nights Only > Due: 1/8 - Straight Feetsies! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 That is so cute!!! & Grace ) > Oh my goodness! I can so hear him saying that!! I love to hear him say Olivia with his accent. It comes out like Oliiiiiiiivia. > > Here's another cute one....The second time we went we took Livie's older brother Josh with us. He was having issues with all the attention she was getting and all the traveling we were doing because of her foot so we decided to take him with. He was five at the time and somebody had told him that he had a bad case of envyinitis. He told doctor Ponseti that he had envyinitis and Dr. P just thought that was the cutest thing! He spent 10 minutes talking to Josh about his envyinitis and how he got it and what the symptoms were and how it was treated. Dr. P even offered to put a cast on Josh to help with his treatments. Josh declined, but I thought it was so sweet! > > Jen & Livie > Re: Visitng Iowa > > > > I didn't read the other responses - hope I'm not too redundant. > > 1. On your first visit, how long did Dr. Ponseti take with your > child? In other words, how long were you on the campus? - I think > every situation is probably different. With ours, Zach was only 5 > days old - we didn't have a past history with another ortho - so we > were a " clean slate " with a clubfoot that was moderate in severity. > At this first visit Dr. Ponseti looked over the foot very carefully, > his calf, moved it around a lot, and then talked with us in depth. > The actual casting didn't take more than 15 mintues from what I can > remember. (it is all a haze to me) > > 2. Did the time change for subsequent cast change visits? They had > us soak Zach's cast before coming to our appointment which speeds > the removal process up significantly. We didn't soak it enough the > first time, so (the nurse) added vinegar to some water and had > us soak it for probably an additional 15 minutes once we got there. > Again, the actual casting doesn't take too long, but inevitably > you'll have questions, concerns, and will want to talk with Dr. > Ponseti (especially with your situation). > > 3. Has anyone driven in, had their appt and then driven home only to > turn around and go back 5 days later? If so, how did it work for you > and how long did you drive? We stayed at the Mc House > (which, if you can make this happen - I highly advise that you do) - > but there was a couple that came with their two children from > Michigan (where we live) and they did the drive there and back > throughout the entire process. Dr. Ponseti is in the office (I think > I'm right on this) MWF - so they would make a Friday appointment so > they would take minimal time off work. MI was a 14 (with stops) > hour drive for them. This worked well for them, although probably > not stress-free. > > > 4. Once you consult with Dr. Ponseti in this manner, how did you > deal with your ortho back home or did you switch all of your follow > up care to Dr. Ponseti? We never had an ortho back home - and were > told we didn't need one. At first this concerned me, but > fortunately in our case, we didn't have any unusual circumstances. > I think most people stick exclusively with Dr. Ponseti and stop > seeing someone local. Dr. Ponseti can do a lot with you and your > child via snail mail pictures, video, or pictures sent through > email. When it was time for a " checkup " we would send pics/video of > our little guy and this was sufficient. We go for more thorough > checkups once a year in the summer (we're both teachers, so this > works great for my husband and I) > > 5. Anything else you want to share about the visit? All I can say > is you won't regret going to see Dr. Ponseti. The way he works with > the children - he's truly an angel. I'll never forget when he was > manipulating Zach's foot and he started to cry - (he was in my lap > and I was in the famous rocking chair) Dr. Ponseti stopped and > said " pick him up, make him feel better - then we'll start again " . G > > Good luck! Keep us posted! > > > Holly > Zachary 7/27/02 > Right C/F Treated by Dr. Ponseti > DBB Nights Only > Due: 1/8 - Straight Feetsies! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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