Re: New member.... son born 1-29-02 with left clubfoot

[Guest guest]

hi ally - we're in naples - our son was born 8-3-01 with bilateral

cf - i took him up to iowa to see dr. p. when he was 12 days old and

the two of us stayed there for a month. we're doing our follow up

with a doctor in fort myers. welcome to the board - there are some

super people here and you get really good advice/answers to

questions. congratulations on your little baby! good luck on

everything!

Tia & Kelby

[Guest guest]

Welcome Ally and ! I am fairly new to the board myself. I

also had a son, Peyton, on 01/29/02 as well! He was born with

bilateral clubfoot and we are seeking treatment with Dr. at

the Shriner's Hospital in Minneapolis. He's only in his second cast

because we had to wait ten days between his first and second

castings. I am fortunate to have learned about this in our

ultrasound and so we had everything ready to go when he arrived. He

doesn't seem to mind the casts that much because he got the first

one at six days old, so he doesn't really know differently. How has

been responding to them? We are from South Dakota -- I envy

the nice weather you must be having down in Florida!! Our winter has

been very mild, so I shouldn't complain, but I recall a spring break

trip to Florida and how wonderful the weather was there in mid-March.

You'll have to keep me posted on your son's progress -- being born

the same day, so far away -- they have a lot in common!!

Kari and Peyton

> Hi. My son was born three weeks ago (1-29-02) with a left

clubfoot.

> He is seeing Dr. Sinclair at Neumo's Clinic in Orlando and seems

to

> be doing great so far. He got his first cast at 6 days old and

gets

> his third cast on Monday. After just one week, the doctor said he

> already sees a major improvement. 's case is very mild

and

> his foot is more flexible than most the doctor has seen so a

tenotomy

> may not even be necessary. This is my first child and I'm glad to

> have found this board. It's nice to talk with other parents who

are

> experiencing the same thing.

>

> Anyone else in Central Florida?

>

> Ally and (1-29-02 unilateral left clubfoot)

[Guest guest]

Congratulations! WElcome!

My daughter is 10 1/2 months old now and we live in Virginia. Unfortunately,

we did not find this list until after she was in the DBB/FAB, do there were

times when we were struggling and feeling our way through it. It's nice to

have people with experience to help us through the challenges and celebrate

the successes!

I'm so glad things are going so well for you. It's great that you were able

to get treatment right away.

Good luck with everything and if you have any questions or problems, the

members of this list are an excellent resource!

Joanne W.

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: New member.... son born 1-29-02 with left

>clubfoot

>Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 14:02:16 -0000

>

>Hi. My son was born three weeks ago (1-29-02) with a left clubfoot.

>He is seeing Dr. Sinclair at Neumo's Clinic in Orlando and seems to

>be doing great so far. He got his first cast at 6 days old and gets

>his third cast on Monday. After just one week, the doctor said he

>already sees a major improvement. 's case is very mild and

>his foot is more flexible than most the doctor has seen so a tenotomy

>may not even be necessary. This is my first child and I'm glad to

>have found this board. It's nice to talk with other parents who are

>experiencing the same thing.

>

>Anyone else in Central Florida?

>

>Ally and (1-29-02 unilateral left clubfoot)

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Welcome Allyson. I used to live in the Tampa Bay area and know there

are a few families here from Florida, though I'm not sure how often

they post.

I'm sure you'll find this site a great resource. Best of luck to your

son.

Lorna

[Guest guest]

Hi Allyson

I too had a son born with a mild left clubfoot. (born

01-11-02). He had a series of casts from 3 weeks old

to 8 weeks old by a non-Ponseti method doctor. At 9

mos. old, we switched to a Ponseti method Dr. and my

son has been wearing the DBB at night since then. His

foot looks better than ever, and he even started

walking at 11 months old. So hang in there, and good

luck with your baby boy!!

--- AllysonM wrote:

> Hi. My son was born three weeks ago (1-29-02) with a

> left clubfoot.

> He is seeing Dr. Sinclair at Neumo's Clinic in

> Orlando and seems to

> be doing great so far. He got his first cast at 6

> days old and gets

> his third cast on Monday. After just one week, the

> doctor said he

> already sees a major improvement. 's case

> is very mild and

> his foot is more flexible than most the doctor has

> seen so a tenotomy

> may not even be necessary. This is my first child

> and I'm glad to

> have found this board. It's nice to talk with other

> parents who are

> experiencing the same thing.

>

> Anyone else in Central Florida?

>

> Ally and (1-29-02 unilateral left clubfoot)

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Allyson

I too had a son born with a mild left clubfoot. (born

01-11-02). He had a series of casts from 3 weeks old

to 8 weeks old by a non-Ponseti method doctor. At 9

mos. old, we switched to a Ponseti method Dr. and my

son has been wearing the DBB at night since then. His

foot looks better than ever, and he even started

walking at 11 months old. So hang in there, and good

luck with your baby boy!!

--- AllysonM wrote:

> Hi. My son was born three weeks ago (1-29-02) with a

> left clubfoot.

> He is seeing Dr. Sinclair at Neumo's Clinic in

> Orlando and seems to

> be doing great so far. He got his first cast at 6

> days old and gets

> his third cast on Monday. After just one week, the

> doctor said he

> already sees a major improvement. 's case

> is very mild and

> his foot is more flexible than most the doctor has

> seen so a tenotomy

> may not even be necessary. This is my first child

> and I'm glad to

> have found this board. It's nice to talk with other

> parents who are

> experiencing the same thing.

>

> Anyone else in Central Florida?

>

> Ally and (1-29-02 unilateral left clubfoot)

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Allyson

I too had a son born with a mild left clubfoot. (born

01-11-02). He had a series of casts from 3 weeks old

to 8 weeks old by a non-Ponseti method doctor. At 9

mos. old, we switched to a Ponseti method Dr. and my

son has been wearing the DBB at night since then. His

foot looks better than ever, and he even started

walking at 11 months old. So hang in there, and good

luck with your baby boy!!

--- AllysonM wrote:

> Hi. My son was born three weeks ago (1-29-02) with a

> left clubfoot.

> He is seeing Dr. Sinclair at Neumo's Clinic in

> Orlando and seems to

> be doing great so far. He got his first cast at 6

> days old and gets

> his third cast on Monday. After just one week, the

> doctor said he

> already sees a major improvement. 's case

> is very mild and

> his foot is more flexible than most the doctor has

> seen so a tenotomy

> may not even be necessary. This is my first child

> and I'm glad to

> have found this board. It's nice to talk with other

> parents who are

> experiencing the same thing.

>

> Anyone else in Central Florida?

>

> Ally and (1-29-02 unilateral left clubfoot)

>

>

>

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