Re: Nearly one year post ATTT

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear that she is doing so well. Right now we are having

some of the same problems. Becky is almost 3 (her bday is

11/12 ) and she is having some problems with both of her feet and

may end up needing the ATTT. I am pretty nervous about the whole

thing. Dr. P wants to wait and see how she is doing in about 8 mos

before he decides anything for sure. So meanwhile I have been

looking up everything I can about the ATTT. I would love to hear

about your experience in Iowa with the procedure. Feel free to

email me at whaleykids @ yahoo . com (minus the spaces of course).

Thanks!!!

, mommy to Becky 11/12/01 bilateral clubfoot

>

> For those who don't know Emma's story I'll give a brief summary.

She was

> born on October 18, 1999 in Montreal, Canada. She was originally

treated

> with weekly castings at the Montreal Shriners for three months.

Casting was

> supposed to last 6 months followed by surgery on both feet. When

Emma was

> three months of age we took her to Iowa where Dr. Ponseti

corrected her feet

> with three sets of casts and tenotomies. We followed the DBB

routine to the

> letter until she was 19 months old when Dr. Ponseti had us

discontinue the

> DBB for fear of causing permanent over correction. Emma's relapse

began very

> slowly and went unnoticed until she was nearly 30 months when it

had greatly

> accelerated. The relapse was very mild on the right foot but

considerably

> worse on the left. Casting by a local doctor helped the right foot

somewhat

> but the left less so. Dr. Ponseti suggested that we wait until

Emma was

> older and do the ATTT.

>

> The ATTT was performed on Nov 12, 2003 by Dr. Morcuende. It's been

nearly

> one year, her left foot is now perfect and the right one nearly so

with some

> minor metatarsus adductus. Dr. Morcuende thinks this could even

improve over

> time but still won't be of concern if it doesn't. Both Drs.

Ponseti and

> Morcuende feel that the chances of another relapse are now gone.

>

> I guess I had alot less to say about the results of the ATTT after

one year

> but if anyone has questions please feel free to ask.

>

> Dan Montagano

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear that she is doing so well. Right now we are having

some of the same problems. Becky is almost 3 (her bday is

11/12 ) and she is having some problems with both of her feet and

may end up needing the ATTT. I am pretty nervous about the whole

thing. Dr. P wants to wait and see how she is doing in about 8 mos

before he decides anything for sure. So meanwhile I have been

looking up everything I can about the ATTT. I would love to hear

about your experience in Iowa with the procedure. Feel free to

email me at whaleykids @ yahoo . com (minus the spaces of course).

Thanks!!!

, mommy to Becky 11/12/01 bilateral clubfoot

>

> For those who don't know Emma's story I'll give a brief summary.

She was

> born on October 18, 1999 in Montreal, Canada. She was originally

treated

> with weekly castings at the Montreal Shriners for three months.

Casting was

> supposed to last 6 months followed by surgery on both feet. When

Emma was

> three months of age we took her to Iowa where Dr. Ponseti

corrected her feet

> with three sets of casts and tenotomies. We followed the DBB

routine to the

> letter until she was 19 months old when Dr. Ponseti had us

discontinue the

> DBB for fear of causing permanent over correction. Emma's relapse

began very

> slowly and went unnoticed until she was nearly 30 months when it

had greatly

> accelerated. The relapse was very mild on the right foot but

considerably

> worse on the left. Casting by a local doctor helped the right foot

somewhat

> but the left less so. Dr. Ponseti suggested that we wait until

Emma was

> older and do the ATTT.

>

> The ATTT was performed on Nov 12, 2003 by Dr. Morcuende. It's been

nearly

> one year, her left foot is now perfect and the right one nearly so

with some

> minor metatarsus adductus. Dr. Morcuende thinks this could even

improve over

> time but still won't be of concern if it doesn't. Both Drs.

Ponseti and

> Morcuende feel that the chances of another relapse are now gone.

>

> I guess I had alot less to say about the results of the ATTT after

one year

> but if anyone has questions please feel free to ask.

>

> Dan Montagano

[Guest guest]

Dan,

Thanks for providing information for us about how Emma is doing. I

am glad that the ATTT has been working well.

and

>

> For those who don't know Emma's story I'll give a brief summary.

She was

> born on October 18, 1999 in Montreal, Canada. She was originally

treated

> with weekly castings at the Montreal Shriners for three months.

Casting was

> supposed to last 6 months followed by surgery on both feet. When

Emma was

> three months of age we took her to Iowa where Dr. Ponseti

corrected her feet

> with three sets of casts and tenotomies. We followed the DBB

routine to the

> letter until she was 19 months old when Dr. Ponseti had us

discontinue the

> DBB for fear of causing permanent over correction. Emma's relapse

began very

> slowly and went unnoticed until she was nearly 30 months when it

had greatly

> accelerated. The relapse was very mild on the right foot but

considerably

> worse on the left. Casting by a local doctor helped the right foot

somewhat

> but the left less so. Dr. Ponseti suggested that we wait until

Emma was

> older and do the ATTT.

>

> The ATTT was performed on Nov 12, 2003 by Dr. Morcuende. It's been

nearly

> one year, her left foot is now perfect and the right one nearly so

with some

> minor metatarsus adductus. Dr. Morcuende thinks this could even

improve over

> time but still won't be of concern if it doesn't. Both Drs.

Ponseti and

> Morcuende feel that the chances of another relapse are now gone.

>

> I guess I had alot less to say about the results of the ATTT after

one year

> but if anyone has questions please feel free to ask.

>

> Dan Montagano

[Guest guest]

Sorry to sound dumb, but could you guys tell me what the ATTT stands

for? I gather it is some type of tendon release???? Is that what

usually is done when a foot relapses???

Thanks,

KK

Livi 01/22/03

Ava 05/27/04 BL Atypical CF/ FAB/s 23/7, 2nd go around

> >

> > For those who don't know Emma's story I'll give a brief summary.

> She was

> > born on October 18, 1999 in Montreal, Canada. She was originally

> treated

> > with weekly castings at the Montreal Shriners for three months.

> Casting was

> > supposed to last 6 months followed by surgery on both feet. When

> Emma was

> > three months of age we took her to Iowa where Dr. Ponseti

> corrected her feet

> > with three sets of casts and tenotomies. We followed the DBB

> routine to the

> > letter until she was 19 months old when Dr. Ponseti had us

> discontinue the

> > DBB for fear of causing permanent over correction. Emma's relapse

> began very

> > slowly and went unnoticed until she was nearly 30 months when it

> had greatly

> > accelerated. The relapse was very mild on the right foot but

> considerably

> > worse on the left. Casting by a local doctor helped the right

foot

> somewhat

> > but the left less so. Dr. Ponseti suggested that we wait until

> Emma was

> > older and do the ATTT.

> >

> > The ATTT was performed on Nov 12, 2003 by Dr. Morcuende. It's

been

> nearly

> > one year, her left foot is now perfect and the right one nearly

so

> with some

> > minor metatarsus adductus. Dr. Morcuende thinks this could even

> improve over

> > time but still won't be of concern if it doesn't. Both Drs.

> Ponseti and

> > Morcuende feel that the chances of another relapse are now gone.

> >

> > I guess I had alot less to say about the results of the ATTT

after

> one year

> > but if anyone has questions please feel free to ask.

> >

> > Dan Montagano

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Please refresh my memory. Is the ATTT a tendon transfer? Why did she need it?

dan&lisa dan_lisa@...> wrote:

For those who don't know Emma's story I'll give a brief summary. She was

born on October 18, 1999 in Montreal, Canada. She was originally treated

with weekly castings at the Montreal Shriners for three months. Casting was

supposed to last 6 months followed by surgery on both feet. When Emma was

three months of age we took her to Iowa where Dr. Ponseti corrected her feet

with three sets of casts and tenotomies. We followed the DBB routine to the

letter until she was 19 months old when Dr. Ponseti had us discontinue the

DBB for fear of causing permanent over correction. Emma's relapse began very

slowly and went unnoticed until she was nearly 30 months when it had greatly

accelerated. The relapse was very mild on the right foot but considerably

worse on the left. Casting by a local doctor helped the right foot somewhat

but the left less so. Dr. Ponseti suggested that we wait until Emma was

older and do the ATTT.

The ATTT was performed on Nov 12, 2003 by Dr. Morcuende. It's been nearly

one year, her left foot is now perfect and the right one nearly so with some

minor metatarsus adductus. Dr. Morcuende thinks this could even improve over

time but still won't be of concern if it doesn't. Both Drs. Ponseti and

Morcuende feel that the chances of another relapse are now gone.

I guess I had alot less to say about the results of the ATTT after one year

but if anyone has questions please feel free to ask.

Dan Montagano