Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Hello All, Christee Here. As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a 1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you understand better than I?! --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Hello All, Christee Here. As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a 1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you understand better than I?! --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just floppy in there. I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even worry about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone wants them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon with this doc. >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kori (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes mistreated by goons!) At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: >Hello All, > >Christee Here. > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her >theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I >can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way >thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where >the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see >them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics >to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex >outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? >I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? > KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > understand better than I?! > > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! for Good > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just floppy in there. I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even worry about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone wants them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon with this doc. >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kori (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes mistreated by goons!) At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: >Hello All, > >Christee Here. > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her >theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I >can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way >thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where >the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see >them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics >to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex >outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? >I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? > KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > understand better than I?! > > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! for Good > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Well ... I am sure that being in a slipped cast cant be good for her, but taking the cast off without getting one right back on seems a bad idea with a severed tendon..... Angel Caitlen 8/29/97 Arica 8/22/01 Kai 12/31/02 Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: Re: More drama...what to do? Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:23:58 -0700 In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just floppy in there. I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even worry about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone wants them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon with this doc. >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kori (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes mistreated by goons!) At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: >Hello All, > >Christee Here. > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her theigh >and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I can, >without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way thick >on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where the >little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see them? >KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics to Kori, >ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex outwards is >at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? I need to >get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? >KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you >understand better than I?! > > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! for Good > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Well ... I am sure that being in a slipped cast cant be good for her, but taking the cast off without getting one right back on seems a bad idea with a severed tendon..... Angel Caitlen 8/29/97 Arica 8/22/01 Kai 12/31/02 Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: Re: More drama...what to do? Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:23:58 -0700 In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just floppy in there. I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even worry about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone wants them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon with this doc. >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kori (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes mistreated by goons!) At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: >Hello All, > >Christee Here. > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her theigh >and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I can, >without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way thick >on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where the >little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see them? >KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics to Kori, >ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex outwards is >at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? I need to >get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? >KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you >understand better than I?! > > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! for Good > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 I think she should go to the local Shriner's and get recasted and then start calling Angel flights and Dr. Ponseti's office to get in there asap. Or, she could just take the cast off and enjoy her snuggly baby and try to just enjoy her while making arrangements to see Dr. Ponseti. I had heard good about Dr. Mosca. Maybe try to see him? If this dr. just consulted with Dr. Mosca, but is as much of an idiot as he seems to be, he may not have correctly explained the situation to Dr. Mosca and he may not know how to properly implement Dr. Mosca's suggestions, as he obviously doesn't know how to implement. Dr. Ponseti's techniques, which are relatively simple. I WOULD NOT take her back to that dr!!!! Is the Shriner's there a Ponseti certified Shriner's? That poor baby.... Oh, I wonder how much plaster the dr. used on that cast? I ask because our dr. always used 2 full rolls on dd's casts and on the last cast also added a layer of fiberglass to the outside. Also, as he was applying the cast he would swiftly, but gently and precisely mold the cast with his hands, smoothing as he went. It was like watching an artist, the way he molded the cast. He did not just wrap it. Her casts usually had a finger's worth of space at the top, but were very snug at the foot and up to just past the knee. Marcia Re: More drama...what to do? In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just floppy in there. I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even worry about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone wants them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon with this doc. >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kori (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes mistreated by goons!) At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: >Hello All, > >Christee Here. > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her >theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I >can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way >thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where >the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see >them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics >to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex >outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? >I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? > KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > understand better than I?! > > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! for Good > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 I think she should go to the local Shriner's and get recasted and then start calling Angel flights and Dr. Ponseti's office to get in there asap. Or, she could just take the cast off and enjoy her snuggly baby and try to just enjoy her while making arrangements to see Dr. Ponseti. I had heard good about Dr. Mosca. Maybe try to see him? If this dr. just consulted with Dr. Mosca, but is as much of an idiot as he seems to be, he may not have correctly explained the situation to Dr. Mosca and he may not know how to properly implement Dr. Mosca's suggestions, as he obviously doesn't know how to implement. Dr. Ponseti's techniques, which are relatively simple. I WOULD NOT take her back to that dr!!!! Is the Shriner's there a Ponseti certified Shriner's? That poor baby.... Oh, I wonder how much plaster the dr. used on that cast? I ask because our dr. always used 2 full rolls on dd's casts and on the last cast also added a layer of fiberglass to the outside. Also, as he was applying the cast he would swiftly, but gently and precisely mold the cast with his hands, smoothing as he went. It was like watching an artist, the way he molded the cast. He did not just wrap it. Her casts usually had a finger's worth of space at the top, but were very snug at the foot and up to just past the knee. Marcia Re: More drama...what to do? In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just floppy in there. I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even worry about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone wants them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon with this doc. >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kori (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes mistreated by goons!) At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: >Hello All, > >Christee Here. > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her >theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I >can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way >thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where >the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see >them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics >to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex >outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? >I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? > KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > understand better than I?! > > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! for Good > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 It's been nearly 2w since the tenotomy. I think a cast is the best option as well. But I wouldn't go back to the doc at Emanuel and let him glue one on! That's for darn sure! Kori At 12:18 AM 9/12/2005, you wrote: >Well ... I am sure that being in a slipped cast cant be good for her, but >taking the cast off without getting one right back on seems a bad idea with >a severed tendon..... > >Angel Caitlen 8/29/97 Arica 8/22/01 Kai 12/31/02 > > > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot >To: nosurgery4clubfoot >Subject: Re: More drama...what to do? >Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:23:58 -0700 > >In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing >her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the >tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus >slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the >heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and >there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the >first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not >abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of >her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is >not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so >above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just floppy in >there. > >I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have >taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may >have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the >tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into >shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can >get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even worry >about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about >taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc >cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were >going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? > >I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them >re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting >techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures >to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone wants >them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or >should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a >bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's >the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. > >I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen >anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon >with this >doc. > >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! >!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > >Kori >(she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for >the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes >mistreated by goons!) > > > > > > > > >At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: > > >Hello All, > > > >Christee Here. > > > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. > >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a > >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go > >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped > >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster > >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her theigh > >and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I can, > >without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way thick > >on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where the > >little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see them? > >KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics to Kori, > >ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex outwards is > >at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? I need to > >get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? > >KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > >understand better than I?! > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Yahoo! for Good > > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 It's been nearly 2w since the tenotomy. I think a cast is the best option as well. But I wouldn't go back to the doc at Emanuel and let him glue one on! That's for darn sure! Kori At 12:18 AM 9/12/2005, you wrote: >Well ... I am sure that being in a slipped cast cant be good for her, but >taking the cast off without getting one right back on seems a bad idea with >a severed tendon..... > >Angel Caitlen 8/29/97 Arica 8/22/01 Kai 12/31/02 > > > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot >To: nosurgery4clubfoot >Subject: Re: More drama...what to do? >Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:23:58 -0700 > >In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing >her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the >tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus >slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the >heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and >there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the >first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not >abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of >her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is >not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so >above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just floppy in >there. > >I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have >taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may >have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the >tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into >shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can >get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even worry >about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about >taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc >cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were >going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? > >I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them >re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting >techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures >to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone wants >them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or >should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a >bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's >the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. > >I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen >anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon >with this >doc. > >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! >!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > >Kori >(she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for >the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes >mistreated by goons!) > > > > > > > > >At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: > > >Hello All, > > > >Christee Here. > > > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. > >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a > >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go > >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has slipped > >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster > >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her theigh > >and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I can, > >without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way thick > >on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where the > >little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see them? > >KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics to Kori, > >ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex outwards is > >at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this DR? I need to > >get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any fundings? > >KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > >understand better than I?! > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Yahoo! for Good > > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Do you want to see pics of this? I have a bunch she sent me. I should just send them to the CFPics list. I'm hoping she's at Shriners this morning. They suck there, but I do think they have a better handle on casting than the doc at Emanuel. The cast is huge... and awckward and bulky and thick at the thigh. Really bad casting technique if you ask me. You'll see. Dr. Mosca never consulted with Christee. It was his nurse. Which was pointed out a couple of weeks ago thinks she knows something about this. SHE is the one who told Christee to go ahead with the tenotomy. She had NO RIGHT to do that at all. Kori At 03:42 AM 9/12/2005, you wrote: >I think she should go to the local Shriner's and get recasted and then >start calling Angel flights and Dr. Ponseti's office to get in there asap. >Or, she could just take the cast off and enjoy her snuggly baby and try to >just enjoy her while making arrangements to see Dr. Ponseti. I had heard >good about Dr. Mosca. Maybe try to see him? If this dr. just consulted >with Dr. Mosca, but is as much of an idiot as he seems to be, he may not >have correctly explained the situation to Dr. Mosca and he may not know >how to properly implement Dr. Mosca's suggestions, as he obviously doesn't >know how to implement. Dr. Ponseti's techniques, which are relatively >simple. I WOULD NOT take her back to that dr!!!! Is the Shriner's there a >Ponseti certified Shriner's? That poor baby.... > >Oh, I wonder how much plaster the dr. used on that cast? I ask because our >dr. always used 2 full rolls on dd's casts and on the last cast also added >a layer of fiberglass to the outside. Also, as he was applying the cast he >would swiftly, but gently and precisely mold the cast with his hands, >smoothing as he went. It was like watching an artist, the way he molded >the cast. He did not just wrap it. Her casts usually had a finger's worth >of space at the top, but were very snug at the foot and up to just past >the knee. > >Marcia > Re: More drama...what to do? > > > In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing > her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the > tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus > slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the > heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and > there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the > first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not > abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of > her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is > not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so > above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just > floppy in > there. > > I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have > taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may > have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the > tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into > shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can > get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even > worry > about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about > taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc > cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were > going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? > > I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them > re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting > techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures > to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone > wants > them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or > should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a > bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's > the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. > > I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen > anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon > with this > doc. > > >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > Kori > (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for > the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes > mistreated by goons!) > > > > > > > > > At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: > > >Hello All, > > > >Christee Here. > > > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. > >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a > >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go > >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has > slipped > >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster > >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her > >theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I > >can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way > >thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where > >the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see > >them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics > >to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex > >outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this > DR? > >I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any > fundings? > > KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > > understand better than I?! > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Yahoo! for Good > > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Do you want to see pics of this? I have a bunch she sent me. I should just send them to the CFPics list. I'm hoping she's at Shriners this morning. They suck there, but I do think they have a better handle on casting than the doc at Emanuel. The cast is huge... and awckward and bulky and thick at the thigh. Really bad casting technique if you ask me. You'll see. Dr. Mosca never consulted with Christee. It was his nurse. Which was pointed out a couple of weeks ago thinks she knows something about this. SHE is the one who told Christee to go ahead with the tenotomy. She had NO RIGHT to do that at all. Kori At 03:42 AM 9/12/2005, you wrote: >I think she should go to the local Shriner's and get recasted and then >start calling Angel flights and Dr. Ponseti's office to get in there asap. >Or, she could just take the cast off and enjoy her snuggly baby and try to >just enjoy her while making arrangements to see Dr. Ponseti. I had heard >good about Dr. Mosca. Maybe try to see him? If this dr. just consulted >with Dr. Mosca, but is as much of an idiot as he seems to be, he may not >have correctly explained the situation to Dr. Mosca and he may not know >how to properly implement Dr. Mosca's suggestions, as he obviously doesn't >know how to implement. Dr. Ponseti's techniques, which are relatively >simple. I WOULD NOT take her back to that dr!!!! Is the Shriner's there a >Ponseti certified Shriner's? That poor baby.... > >Oh, I wonder how much plaster the dr. used on that cast? I ask because our >dr. always used 2 full rolls on dd's casts and on the last cast also added >a layer of fiberglass to the outside. Also, as he was applying the cast he >would swiftly, but gently and precisely mold the cast with his hands, >smoothing as he went. It was like watching an artist, the way he molded >the cast. He did not just wrap it. Her casts usually had a finger's worth >of space at the top, but were very snug at the foot and up to just past >the knee. > >Marcia > Re: More drama...what to do? > > > In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing > her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the > tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus > slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the > heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and > there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the > first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not > abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of > her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is > not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so > above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just > floppy in > there. > > I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have > taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may > have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the > tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into > shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can > get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even > worry > about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about > taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc > cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were > going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? > > I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them > re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting > techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures > to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone > wants > them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or > should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a > bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's > the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. > > I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen > anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon > with this > doc. > > >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > Kori > (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for > the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes > mistreated by goons!) > > > > > > > > > At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: > > >Hello All, > > > >Christee Here. > > > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. > >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a > >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go > >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has > slipped > >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster > >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her > >theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I > >can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way > >thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where > >the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see > >them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics > >to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex > >outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this > DR? > >I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any > fundings? > > KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > > understand better than I?! > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Yahoo! for Good > > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 OMG, I had NO idea it was his nurse!!! What does she (the nurse) think she is doing?! Christee either needs to get in with Dr. Mosca (since he is closer and therefore more convenient - and he is a Ponseti cert. dr., right?) or Ponseti. That is awful what has currently happened. I'd love to see pics, if she doesn't mind you sharing them. I don't know much, but I'm pretty sure our dr. follows Ponseti to a " T " so I may be able to spot a wacko cast. Still interested though... Thanks. Re: More drama...what to do? > > > In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing > her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the > tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus > slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the > heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and > there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the > first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not > abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of > her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is > not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so > above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just > floppy in > there. > > I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have > taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may > have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the > tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into > shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can > get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even > worry > about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about > taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc > cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were > going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? > > I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them > re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting > techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures > to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone > wants > them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or > should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a > bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's > the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. > > I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen > anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon > with this > doc. > > >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > Kori > (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for > the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes > mistreated by goons!) > > > > > > > > > At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: > > >Hello All, > > > >Christee Here. > > > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. > >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a > >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go > >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has > slipped > >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster > >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her > >theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I > >can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way > >thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where > >the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see > >them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics > >to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex > >outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this > DR? > >I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any > fundings? > > KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > > understand better than I?! > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Yahoo! for Good > > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 OMG, I had NO idea it was his nurse!!! What does she (the nurse) think she is doing?! Christee either needs to get in with Dr. Mosca (since he is closer and therefore more convenient - and he is a Ponseti cert. dr., right?) or Ponseti. That is awful what has currently happened. I'd love to see pics, if she doesn't mind you sharing them. I don't know much, but I'm pretty sure our dr. follows Ponseti to a " T " so I may be able to spot a wacko cast. Still interested though... Thanks. Re: More drama...what to do? > > > In my opinion after talking to Christee for a couple of hours and seeing > her pics... she's slipped in the cast (I saw the cast the day of the > tenotomy, and it looks like it's shrunk away from her groin - thus > slipped), the toes and top of the foot are coming out the front and the > heel is swimming inside. She's got to be pointing down in there now and > there's no way that cast is dorsiflexed more than maybe -5 degrees in the > first place. It's NOT abducted at all (ok, 27 degrees but that's not > abduction if you ask me...) and has slipped so far that the back crease of > her knee can be seen inside as well as the top of her knee and her knee is > not at 90 degrees anymore. The top of the cast is about an inch or so > above her knee, not at the groin and it's so wide that she's just > floppy in > there. > > I think the cast needs to come off. I told Christee that I would have > taken it off myself today. I worry about what kind of dorsiflexion may > have been obtained by the brutal tenotomy she had is lost now and the > tendon is healing tight again. I do not think she should put her into > shoes after this cast comes off, any kind of shoes. I think until she can > get to Iowa that massage and stretching may be the only thing to even > worry > about. I wonder what that incision looks like. I may be wrong about > taking that cast off and going with nothing, but I wouldn't let that doc > cast again. Christee said that he said if this cast slipped... they were > going to GLUE it on! Can you imagine? > > I think she'd be better off going into shriners here and having them > re-cast her. At LEAST they have some understanding of proper casting > techniques. So what do y'all think? I think she's going to send pictures > to the CFPics list when she gets subbed. But I have copies if anyone > wants > them. Should she go without cast for a few weeks and just see Dr. P. or > should she be cast at Shriners to try to get that tendon to lengthen a > bit? I'm now scared to even think of sending her to Dr. Mosca and there's > the insurance that's causing a headache with that one anyway. > > I couldn't be more freaked out about this treatment she's had. Never seen > anything like it yet. And I was so hopeful for some good news for Oregon > with this > doc. > > >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o >:-o!!!!!!!!!! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > Kori > (she asked me to tell y'all what I thought! Really she did!! - sorry for > the frankness... I'm exhausted tonight with thoughts of all the poor babes > mistreated by goons!) > > > > > > > > > At 07:34 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote: > > >Hello All, > > > >Christee Here. > > > >As most of you probably know, I have has alot of issues with this Dr. > >Barmada that calls himself a Ponseti Dr. Last thing he did was put a > >1/2-3/4 " cut on the back of her heel to do the Tenotomy. Well, here we go > >again...Her foot has slipped in the cast...AGAIN! This time it has > slipped > >forwards! Her cast is soft on the foot as if he didnt put enough plaster > >there. And it has just gotten worse! She has a large gap between her > >theigh and cast. I can stick my middle finger all the way, as far as I > >can, without any struggle. It is thin on the bottom of the foot, and way > >thick on the back where the theigh is, and on the side of the foot where > >the little toe is. Maybe Kori will host the pics for me so you can see > >them? KORI? Her heel has slipped fwd too about 1/4 " . I send several pics > >to Kori, ans she says it is dorsoflexed at bout 0 to -5%. And the flex > >outwards is at about 27% when it shoudl be 70%. WTF is wrong with this > DR? > >I need to get to Ponseti's NOW/ASAP, but dont have the $$$. > > Any help here? Does anyone know what I can do? If there is any > fundings? > > KORI, can you tell them whats going on in your opinion, cause you > > understand better than I?! > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Yahoo! for Good > > Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 I got ahold of Dr. Barmada's castinf tech. as he is not there. The tech told me that her foot slipping fwd was Ok, and that her foor at 0 to -5% was alright also!!! YES THAT IS WHAT HE SAID! I have totally lost confidence in anything they do at this point. So of course, they do not want to change the cast. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO! All the Dr.' s at Shriners and Dornbeckers are not in till next week that can change her cast. And the lady I spoke to said I need to have the application done and approved BEFORE she gets an appointment to be seen. She said it would be like next week! There are no other Dr.s around here that does this method! I have a call into Dr. Ponseti to see what he says, so I am waiting to hear from him... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 I got ahold of Dr. Barmada's castinf tech. as he is not there. The tech told me that her foot slipping fwd was Ok, and that her foor at 0 to -5% was alright also!!! YES THAT IS WHAT HE SAID! I have totally lost confidence in anything they do at this point. So of course, they do not want to change the cast. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO! All the Dr.' s at Shriners and Dornbeckers are not in till next week that can change her cast. And the lady I spoke to said I need to have the application done and approved BEFORE she gets an appointment to be seen. She said it would be like next week! There are no other Dr.s around here that does this method! I have a call into Dr. Ponseti to see what he says, so I am waiting to hear from him... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hmmm. where do you live? Good idea to call Dr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hmmm. where do you live? Good idea to call Dr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Try to relax until you hear from Ponseti, then do whatever he says to do. Good luck...maybe if he feels it is urgent he will make a phone call to Shriners and get you in sooner. Keep us updated. Marcia Re: More drama...what to do? I got ahold of Dr. Barmada's castinf tech. as he is not there. The tech told me that her foot slipping fwd was Ok, and that her foor at 0 to -5% was alright also!!! YES THAT IS WHAT HE SAID! I have totally lost confidence in anything they do at this point. So of course, they do not want to change the cast. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO! All the Dr.' s at Shriners and Dornbeckers are not in till next week that can change her cast. And the lady I spoke to said I need to have the application done and approved BEFORE she gets an appointment to be seen. She said it would be like next week! There are no other Dr.s around here that does this method! I have a call into Dr. Ponseti to see what he says, so I am waiting to hear from him... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Try to relax until you hear from Ponseti, then do whatever he says to do. Good luck...maybe if he feels it is urgent he will make a phone call to Shriners and get you in sooner. Keep us updated. Marcia Re: More drama...what to do? I got ahold of Dr. Barmada's castinf tech. as he is not there. The tech told me that her foot slipping fwd was Ok, and that her foor at 0 to -5% was alright also!!! YES THAT IS WHAT HE SAID! I have totally lost confidence in anything they do at this point. So of course, they do not want to change the cast. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO! All the Dr.' s at Shriners and Dornbeckers are not in till next week that can change her cast. And the lady I spoke to said I need to have the application done and approved BEFORE she gets an appointment to be seen. She said it would be like next week! There are no other Dr.s around here that does this method! I have a call into Dr. Ponseti to see what he says, so I am waiting to hear from him... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 too freaking close to me... one of the worst parts of the country to have a CF baby in. grrrr... Oregon BTW. Kori At 10:26 AM 9/12/2005, you wrote: >Hmmm. where do you live? Good idea to call Dr. P. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 too freaking close to me... one of the worst parts of the country to have a CF baby in. grrrr... Oregon BTW. Kori At 10:26 AM 9/12/2005, you wrote: >Hmmm. where do you live? Good idea to call Dr. P. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 I am so sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 I am so sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Christee- I am so angry for you. I wish I could come and just give you a big hug. This is to me close to medical malpractice-to allow an infant to suffer like this is ridiculous. ARGH! Please keep us posted/updated. I would begin the application process for shriner's- I believe it is even available on the web. http://www.shrinershq.org/hospitals/eligible.html I trust the Dr P will help you handle this as I hear he has an immeasurable about of compassion. Good luck and keep us posted! Kathleen mom to bcf FAB 14/7 > I got ahold of Dr. Barmada's castinf tech. as he is not there. The tech told me that her foot slipping fwd was Ok, and that her foor at 0 to -5% was alright also!!! YES THAT IS WHAT HE SAID! I have totally lost confidence in anything they do at this point. So of course, they do not want to change the cast. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO! All the Dr.' s at Shriners and Dornbeckers are not in till next week that can change her cast. And the lady I spoke to said I need to have the application done and approved BEFORE she gets an appointment to be seen. She said it would be like next week! There are no other Dr.s around here that does this method! I have a call into Dr. Ponseti to see what he says, so I am waiting to hear from him... > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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