Re: Question... about the question

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From: <ABritt1041@...>

> I have a question for any of you who have had the " simple " procedure DR

> Kopits does to correct bowed legs.

Hang on, can I ask a question about your question please? :-)

WHAT, simple procedure??????????

O.k,, I'm far too old now, but I know a lot of parents of children needing

their legs straightening. A public answer would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

Fred

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It's not a very simple procedure, that's for sure! Amy had her legs done

when she was 3, and it was spring, coming into summer. This is the best time

of year to do something like that, IMO, because there are not a whole lot of

things to physically do~ it's easier to stay indoors, and watch videos and

color, stuff like that.

I don't think the little boy will want to do a whole bunch of active

playing, anyway.

As she healed up, later in the year, she was actually insisting to go roller

skating! She had some of those fisher price toddler skates.

In our town, they had a preschool skate, and they played Disney soundtracks,

the kids went around slow. Also, the moms walked on the floor, pushing baby

strollers around the circle. Amy was happy with that, for a while! :S

Then, because she was so headstrong, I finally let her do it.I asked the

dr., and he just laughed!~ He had a taste of her temper!

Other moms were aghast that I would let a child do that, and the comments I

got! I would just say to them, " If you want her off the floor so bad, I

cordially invite you to go out there and get her!! " No stoppin' that kid!

But, as I say, that was quite awhile into the healing, and before that, she

really just wanted to hang out!

Patty

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> > I have a question for any of you who have had the " simple " procedure DR

> > Kopits does to correct bowed legs.

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> Hang on, can I ask a question about your question please? :-)

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> WHAT, simple procedure??????????

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> O.k,, I'm far too old now, but I know a lot of parents of children needing

> their legs straightening. A public answer would be very much appreciated.

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> Thanks

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> Fred

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Oops~ I meant to say that RIGHT NOW, in the winter, is the best time to do

surgery like that!

Patty

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> > their legs straightening. A public answer would be very much

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> > Thanks

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> > Fred

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Fred writes:

" Yes Patty, but WHAT is the procedure? I know it's not 'bone breaking' and I

know of an eleven year old who had 'corrective' surgery which didn't

necessitate 'bone breaking', but I, (and I'm sure a lot of parents), don't

know, what this 'procedure' is. "

My procedure did involve the breaking of the legs. I don't know the other

variations of this so I can't speak of them.

The surgeons went in & cut out a wedge-shaped piece from both tibias (the

shin bone). After the break, they put the two pieces together and let the

bone heal. After the 2nd procedure, they stapled the bones together at the

break.

Rose

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From: Grant & Patty Bowers <gpbowers@...>

> It's not a very simple procedure, that's for sure! Amy had her legs done

> when she was 3, and it was spring, coming into summer.

Yes Patty, but WHAT is the procedure? I know it's not 'bone breaking' and I

know of an eleven year old who had 'corrective' surgery which didn't

necessitate 'bone breaking', but I, (and I'm sure a lot of parents), don't

know, what this 'procedure' is.

This was why I was after some sort of explanation to be put on the list.

Please???? Pretty please???? Ta:-)))) :-*****

Fred

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Okay Fred...just for you. I've called Dr. Beals office and they are

finding out what the procedure is. It may take until Monday for me but

maybe somebody else knows.

Karin :-?

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> Okay Fred...just for you. I've called Dr. Beals office and they are

> finding out what the procedure is. It may take until Monday for me but

> maybe somebody else knows.

>

> Karin :-?

Aw, gee! Thanks karin:-**** you sure you aint pullin my leg??? :-))))))

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I'm not sure if this is the procedure that was referred to earlier, but

here's our experience...

(9, achon) had a procedure done this summer called distal fibular

epiphysiodesis, bilaterally. Dr. Beals did it. Basically, the surgeon

makes an incision at the ankle and goes in and scrapes off some of the

growth plate of the fibula. This is to slow the fibula growth so the tibia

can " catch up, " and hopefully the legs will straighten out in the next year

or two.

He had it done on a Wednesday, we came home from the hospital on Thursday.

On Friday he started pulling himself around with the military crawl he did

as a baby, and on Saturday he was walking (and a little bit of running until

I caught him and told him to SLOW DOWN). I was AMAZED at how quickly he

recovered.

Just our experience,

Kirsi M.

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> Okay Fred...just for you. I've called Dr. Beals office and they are

> finding out what the procedure is. It may take until Monday for me but

> maybe somebody else knows.

>

> Karin :-?

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