Guest guest Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hi there, You and your boys are troopers! That is a long trip, I would do it too! Great news about Everett. I bet those extra hours out of the bar are going to be awesome. I am sorry that Dr. P didn't feel there is anything he can do to help 's feet more. How is his mobility with it? Are there any exercises that might help? Louisa 6-27-99 Zoe 2-22-04 RCF > Hello, > we made it to Iowa and back! Eleven hours up and twelve hours back (several traffic jams around Kansas City). Dr. Ponseti was so thrilled with Everett's progress! He just grinned ear to ear and kept talking about how happy he was. Everett showed off pushing the stool (on wheels) around the hall way. He reduced the braces to 60 degrees rather than 70, and reduced our hours down to the 12 - 14 per day range! Woo Hooo! We got our new shoes; the design is slightly different now but nothing major. > > As for 's check up - hmm, I'm not sure what to say. had the tendon-transfer surgery four years ago by Dr. Dietz. His feet are very stiff, etc. and Dr. Ponseti said they are OK but the look on his face and the tone of his voice said other wise......he spent a great deal of time handling the feet, and he just didn't seem happy with what he found but told me they were basically as good as they were going to get. He only has 15 degrees of rotation on one foot and 10 degrees on the other., almost zero range going up and down and some other things he said I didn't quite catch because he was talking to a doctor in training from Brazil. He asked me if Dietz has seen since he was three yr. old and I said no (he's never been around when we came back for check ups). Ponseti wanted Dietz to look at and asked a nurse to get him but he never did come look although I saw him n the hall a couple times. But Ponseti kept saying stuff like, " I think Dr. Dietz should look at these feet. " in such a way as he was displeased and wanted Dietz to see the feet with his own two eyes. Maybe I'm making more of it than there was and I certainly mean no disrespect to Dr. Dietz but I was left feeling unsettled by it all. I've worried a lot about 's feet and I guess i was hoping to find out maybe I was worried over nothing but it seems his tendon transfer results or something anyway are not up to par and there's nothing left to be done about it. > > s. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hi there, You and your boys are troopers! That is a long trip, I would do it too! Great news about Everett. I bet those extra hours out of the bar are going to be awesome. I am sorry that Dr. P didn't feel there is anything he can do to help 's feet more. How is his mobility with it? Are there any exercises that might help? Louisa 6-27-99 Zoe 2-22-04 RCF > Hello, > we made it to Iowa and back! Eleven hours up and twelve hours back (several traffic jams around Kansas City). Dr. Ponseti was so thrilled with Everett's progress! He just grinned ear to ear and kept talking about how happy he was. Everett showed off pushing the stool (on wheels) around the hall way. He reduced the braces to 60 degrees rather than 70, and reduced our hours down to the 12 - 14 per day range! Woo Hooo! We got our new shoes; the design is slightly different now but nothing major. > > As for 's check up - hmm, I'm not sure what to say. had the tendon-transfer surgery four years ago by Dr. Dietz. His feet are very stiff, etc. and Dr. Ponseti said they are OK but the look on his face and the tone of his voice said other wise......he spent a great deal of time handling the feet, and he just didn't seem happy with what he found but told me they were basically as good as they were going to get. He only has 15 degrees of rotation on one foot and 10 degrees on the other., almost zero range going up and down and some other things he said I didn't quite catch because he was talking to a doctor in training from Brazil. He asked me if Dietz has seen since he was three yr. old and I said no (he's never been around when we came back for check ups). Ponseti wanted Dietz to look at and asked a nurse to get him but he never did come look although I saw him n the hall a couple times. But Ponseti kept saying stuff like, " I think Dr. Dietz should look at these feet. " in such a way as he was displeased and wanted Dietz to see the feet with his own two eyes. Maybe I'm making more of it than there was and I certainly mean no disrespect to Dr. Dietz but I was left feeling unsettled by it all. I've worried a lot about 's feet and I guess i was hoping to find out maybe I was worried over nothing but it seems his tendon transfer results or something anyway are not up to par and there's nothing left to be done about it. > > s. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hi there, You and your boys are troopers! That is a long trip, I would do it too! Great news about Everett. I bet those extra hours out of the bar are going to be awesome. I am sorry that Dr. P didn't feel there is anything he can do to help 's feet more. How is his mobility with it? Are there any exercises that might help? Louisa 6-27-99 Zoe 2-22-04 RCF > Hello, > we made it to Iowa and back! Eleven hours up and twelve hours back (several traffic jams around Kansas City). Dr. Ponseti was so thrilled with Everett's progress! He just grinned ear to ear and kept talking about how happy he was. Everett showed off pushing the stool (on wheels) around the hall way. He reduced the braces to 60 degrees rather than 70, and reduced our hours down to the 12 - 14 per day range! Woo Hooo! We got our new shoes; the design is slightly different now but nothing major. > > As for 's check up - hmm, I'm not sure what to say. had the tendon-transfer surgery four years ago by Dr. Dietz. His feet are very stiff, etc. and Dr. Ponseti said they are OK but the look on his face and the tone of his voice said other wise......he spent a great deal of time handling the feet, and he just didn't seem happy with what he found but told me they were basically as good as they were going to get. He only has 15 degrees of rotation on one foot and 10 degrees on the other., almost zero range going up and down and some other things he said I didn't quite catch because he was talking to a doctor in training from Brazil. He asked me if Dietz has seen since he was three yr. old and I said no (he's never been around when we came back for check ups). Ponseti wanted Dietz to look at and asked a nurse to get him but he never did come look although I saw him n the hall a couple times. But Ponseti kept saying stuff like, " I think Dr. Dietz should look at these feet. " in such a way as he was displeased and wanted Dietz to see the feet with his own two eyes. Maybe I'm making more of it than there was and I certainly mean no disrespect to Dr. Dietz but I was left feeling unsettled by it all. I've worried a lot about 's feet and I guess i was hoping to find out maybe I was worried over nothing but it seems his tendon transfer results or something anyway are not up to par and there's nothing left to be done about it. > > s. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Okay, so I applied for disability I also applied for SSI, I was told that this was standard. I got my disability last August, and because it would be so long before the disability back payment came through, my lawyer told me to request an SSI back payment, to get the money started coming in earlier. I did that. So I got a small payment, and I started getting my monthly payments earlier. All of this was deducted from my SSDI back payment. When I got the SSDI bck payment, there was some money I couldn't figure out where it went, but I didn't think much of it. Then I got another payment in January. They said my SSI back payment is broken up into three lumps. The first two lumps are smaller amounts, at six month intervals, and then the last lump is the remainder of what you are owed, again, six months later. I forgot that this payment is my third and final payment. I called social security today to find out when I get it and how much it is, and oh boy! I get it Saturday, and let's just say the amount is more than generous. Good news indeed! Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Wonderful!! What a way to start off a new month:) Enjoy the bounty and have a great weekend.hugs SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: mserslife <mserslife >Sent: Thu, June 30, 2011 1:19:03 PMSubject: Good news Okay, so I applied for disability I also applied for SSI, I was told that this was standard. I got my disability last August, and because it would be so long before the disability back payment came through, my lawyer told me to request an SSI back payment, to get the money started coming in earlier. I did that. So I got a small payment, and I started getting my monthly payments earlier. All of this was deducted from my SSDI back payment. When I got the SSDI bck payment, there was some money I couldn't figure out where it went, but I didn't think much of it. Then I got another payment in January. They said my SSI back payment is broken up into three lumps. The first two lumps are smaller amounts, at six month intervals, and then the last lump is the remainder of what you are owed, again, six months later. I forgot that this payment is my third and final payment. I called social security today to find out when I get it and how much it is, and oh boy! I get it Saturday, and let's just say the amount is more than generous. Good news indeed! Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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