Re: Need Help, Isabella's brace is breaking need some advice

[Guest guest]

Christian broke his plate also. The plate was wobbling. I had to pay for

the shoes and bar so the doctor told me just to bring them back to the shop

where we purchased them and the Orthotist would fix them. It only cost us

$5.00. Can you find a shop where you would purchase this from? If so, give

them a call and tell them your situation. Maybe you can just bring them in

and they can fix it for you. Sorry I can't help more.

Mommy to (12-17-98) and

Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB 23/7

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Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 11:15 AM

To: nosurgery4clubfoot

Subject: Need Help, Isabella's brace is breaking need

some advice

Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the holidays

and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace is

loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten it .

The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one. They

transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all week.

I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I don't

know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will pay

for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours to

get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the worse

week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk on

it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

[Guest guest]

Can't they handle it over the phone and mail you a new one, since

you're an established patient? I'd ask..

That happened to us once, and we got the new brace in the mail from

Iowa in a day or two and I attached the shoes myself.

>

> Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the holidays

> and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace is

> loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten it .

> The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

> they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one. They

> transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all week.

> I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I don't

> know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

> just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

> concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will pay

> for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours to

> get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the worse

> week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

> brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

> Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

> till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk on

> it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

>

>

>

> Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

[Guest guest]

, I'm being totally serious, is there anyway to duke tape it so it will

just hold through the week. I met a family at Aidan's doctor's office & they

said they had to duke tape his shoes down once and it worked?!

lemikha@...> wrote:

Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the holidays

and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace is

loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten it .

The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one. They

transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all week.

I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I don't

know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will pay

for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours to

get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the worse

week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk on

it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

[Guest guest]

,

Did you talk with to see if she had any other ideas? Sorry

you guys are going through this. Do you have a cobbler (person who

works on shoes) in your town. Once 's shoes came apart and he

sewed them back together to last us until we got back to St. Louis.

He said he did a lot of work for ortho docs in town. Good luck, I

hope it doesn't break before Thursday.

Pam and (8-12-01)

>

> Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the holidays

> and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace is

> loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten it .

> The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

> they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one. They

> transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all week.

> I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I don't

> know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

> just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

> concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will pay

> for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours to

> get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the worse

> week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

> brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

> Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

> till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk on

> it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

>

>

>

> Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

[Guest guest]

,

Did you talk with to see if she had any other ideas? Sorry

you guys are going through this. Do you have a cobbler (person who

works on shoes) in your town. Once 's shoes came apart and he

sewed them back together to last us until we got back to St. Louis.

He said he did a lot of work for ortho docs in town. Good luck, I

hope it doesn't break before Thursday.

Pam and (8-12-01)

>

> Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the holidays

> and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace is

> loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten it .

> The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

> they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one. They

> transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all week.

> I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I don't

> know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

> just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

> concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will pay

> for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours to

> get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the worse

> week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

> brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

> Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

> till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk on

> it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

>

>

>

> Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

[Guest guest]

Also, is the weather/roads okay in your area? We had like 18 " of

snow Wednesday. I know that I64 going from In to Ill was closed and

people were trapped there in their cars, some for more than 20

hours! I can't imagine how horrible that would be. That's the way

we travel to go to St. Louis, luckily, we had our appt. one week

prior to the storm! Our roads are still bad here, but should get

better tomorrow.

Pam and (8-12-01)

>

> Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the holidays

> and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace is

> loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten it .

> The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

> they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one. They

> transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all week.

> I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I don't

> know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

> just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

> concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will pay

> for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours to

> get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the worse

> week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

> brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

> Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

> till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk on

> it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

>

>

>

> Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

[Guest guest]

Also, is the weather/roads okay in your area? We had like 18 " of

snow Wednesday. I know that I64 going from In to Ill was closed and

people were trapped there in their cars, some for more than 20

hours! I can't imagine how horrible that would be. That's the way

we travel to go to St. Louis, luckily, we had our appt. one week

prior to the storm! Our roads are still bad here, but should get

better tomorrow.

Pam and (8-12-01)

>

> Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the holidays

> and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace is

> loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten it .

> The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

> they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one. They

> transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all week.

> I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I don't

> know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

> just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

> concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will pay

> for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours to

> get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the worse

> week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

> brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

> Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

> till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk on

> it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

>

>

>

> Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

[Guest guest]

Well you know what I'd do? I'd walk in in the morning and sit there till

they can take a moment to bring you a new bar which will have a new set of

sole plates on it. Jeez, this is not something that would take more than

10 minutes. Quite honestly, I nearly always just walk into the brace shop

at Shriners. Because they know I can replace the shoes myself (a

screwdriver is all that is needed) I often don't even bring Darbi with me

if I'm in the area without her. They know I know what she needs, and they

can't really send you away if you're sitting right there and only asking

for a few minutes of someone's time to give you a part. Tell them they

don't have to mount them, take a screwdriver with you and do it in front of

them if you need to hehe... This... they can handle for you a bit

sooner than a week it's so simple for them.

I've never really looked on the underside of Darbi's sole plates to know if

there's any way to fix that bolt being loose but if you take it off the

soles of the shoes, maybe you can do something from the underside to affix

it to the plate better till it gets fixed. My immediate thought is

something like JB Weld which is like an epoxy for metal and you can get it

at an auto parts store. Use that and it should hold till you get to

Shriners. I'd still walk in though lol. They have new bars in stock, even

one the wrong size they could take a new sole plate off and give to you. I

can think of no reason why you should have to wait at all.

LMK if the JB Weld works, I kinda wonder now...

Kori

At 08:15 AM 12/27/2004, you wrote:

>Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the holidays

>and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace is

>loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten it .

>The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

>they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one. They

>transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all week.

>I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I don't

>know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

>just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

>concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will pay

>for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours to

>get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the worse

>week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

>brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

>Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

>till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk on

>it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

>

>

>

>Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

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[Guest guest]

Hey Pam, we got TONS of snow about 24 inches. The roads were awful

until Monday and now they are fine. We couldn't go anywhere for

christmas because of the roads so we have to go this weekend to

celebrate christmas at my inlaws. Shriners called yesterday and

said if we could be there at 7am today they would see us so we had

to get up at 4am to go there. They fixed the brace. He said it would

of broke completely but I wonder about that. He said he bent the

prongs to hold on to the shoe and plate and then put some bonding

stuff on there so it will hold it better. I talked to a and

Dr.Dobbs and they both said to put duct tape on it until we got to

shriners so that is what we did. They weren't going to see me this

week because they were all booked up but I kept pushing them. So her

brace is fine now. Thank you for all your advice.

Talk to you soon Happy New year!!

> >

> > Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the

holidays

> > and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace

is

> > loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten

it .

> > The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

> > they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one.

They

> > transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all

week.

> > I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I

don't

> > know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

> > just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

> > concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will

pay

> > for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours

to

> > get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the

worse

> > week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

> > brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

> > Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

> > till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk

on

> > it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

> >

> >

> >

> > Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

[Guest guest]

Shriners called yesterday and said if we could be there at 7am today

they would see us so we had to get up at 4am to go there. They fixed

the brace. He said it would of broke completely but I wonder about

that. He said he bent the prongs to hold on to the shoe and plate

and then put some bonding stuff on there so it will hold it better.

I talked to a and Dr.Dobbs and they both said to put duct

tape on it until we got to shriners so that is what we did. They

weren't going to see me this week because they were all booked up

but I kept pushing them. So now her brace is fixed and everything is

fine. I am just tired from waking up so early. Thanks again for

everyones advice.

Happy new year

>

>

> >Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the holidays

> >and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's brace

is

> >loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten

it .

> >The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis and

> >they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one. They

> >transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all

week.

> >I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I don't

> >know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in and

> >just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

> >concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will pay

> >for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2 hours

to

> >get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the

worse

> >week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to the

> >brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

> >Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will last

> >till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk on

> >it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE HELP!!!!

> >

> >

> >

> >Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Wow, 24 inches! I'm so glad to hear you got her brace fixed.

Pam and (8-12-01)

> > >

> > > Hi there, Haven't posted in awhile. Been so busy with the

> holidays

> > > and keeping up with kids. We noticed today that Isabella's

brace

> is

> > > loose from the bolt by the plate. There is no where to tighten

> it .

> > > The shoe is wobbley on the plate. I called shriners St.Louis

and

> > > they said it is going to break and that she needs a new one.

> They

> > > transfered me to the brace shop and they are so booked up all

> week.

> > > I said what if it breaks before I get in there she is like I

> don't

> > > know. Then she is like well I guess you will have to come in

and

> > > just wait to be seen but that may take a long time. I am very

> > > concerned and upset. I was trying to see if my insurance will

> pay

> > > for a bar close to where I live so I don't have to drive 2

hours

> to

> > > get a new bar but my insurance company is closed. This is the

> worse

> > > week for this to happen. Has anyone else had this happen to

the

> > > brace and what did you do? The lady said she will squeeze us in

> > > Thursday at 1pm but I honestly don't know if the brace will

last

> > > till then. The brace wasn't like this yesterday. She don't walk

> on

> > > it or anything. I don't know why it is like this. PLEASE

HELP!!!!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Isabella 2 years old bilateral cf