Re: Michigan News Story Update

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you for sharing your story! I'm so glad you have found Dr.

for 's treatment ant that he is doing well!

Michele Yoder

Collin 8-24-01

Collin's story at http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the board! I am so glad you were able to get the help

needed. He sure is a cutie! How are the shoes working for

you?

atypical bl cf 10-0-03

>

>

> Hello to everyone,

>

> I'm Pellegrini, the father of Pellegrini who was featured

> in the posted news story from the Grand Rapids Press. Although we were

> delighted that the Press featured the article on Dr. on the

> front page, we were disappointed that it was so short and didn't

> really go in to much detail on the Ponsetti Method or the stories of

> both our and the Postema's son Brady who was also featured in

> the article.

>

> What they didn't tell in our case was that we found out about 's

> clubfeet during an ultrasound while was still pregnant with him.

> They were severely turned and we were told to see a local orthopedic

> doctor who was a specialist in pediatric clubfeet. We didn't know

> anything about Dr. Posetti at the time so we decided to do as

> recommended. The day after was born the orthopedic doctor

> casted his feet in the hospital. had three castings with this

> doctor and then wore AFO boots for a few weeks afterward. But after

> six weeks we really didn't see any progress. Every time we took off

> the AFO boots, his feet would turn inward again. Plus the AFO boots

> hurt his feet, he would cry every time he wore them. Finally, at the

> last appointment we had with the orthopedic doctor, he looked at the

> AFO boots and declared, " these boots are totally wrong... they should

> be shaped the other way. " Although we didn't say anything to the

> doctor at the time we both were shocked. After all, the doctor was the

> one who prescribed the design of the boot to the orthocist... why was

> he now claiming the design was wrong? Then we also found out that the

> orthopedic doctor wasn't really a specialist in pediatrics or club

> feet at all. We knew then and there we needed to see someone else.

>

> The next week, had an appointment with his pediatricians, Dr.

> Dana Leary and Dr. Jokerst here in Grand Rapids, and before

> even said anything, they asked if we would be open to another

> form of treatment. Turns out they had just attended a lecture with Dr.

> on the Ponsetti method and wanted us to try it with

> . So we immediately made the appointment and saw Dr. the

> following Monday. The difference for was astounding. He would

> cry and scream at the orthopedic doctor's office, but with Dr.

> and his nurse Donna, he smiled and laughed. We could tell right away

> that he liked this treatment a lot better.

>

> As it says in the article, after the first casts from Dr. came

> off was stunned at how straignt his feet were. I was't able to

> be there for it but I could see the difference with the second set of

> casts. After just four casts his feet are completely straight looking

> and he is now in the boots and brace. When we take the boots off his

> feet remain straight and show no sign of turning inward like they used

> to with the AFOs.

>

> He's now four months old and is in the three month phase of wearing

> the boots all day and night, and doing very well. spoke to the

> Postemas, the other couple in the article, and it sounds like their

> son is doing well with Dr. 's treatments too. Even after the

> surgery that Brady had it sounds like there's hope that his feet will

> be much better.

>

> Also, Dr. has now completed his certification with Dr. Ponsetti

> and is now on the approved list of doctors. We're grateful that we met

> Dr. and you can add us to the list of people who will recommend

> the Ponsetti Method to everyone.

>

> Thanks for letting me post, and thanks for this message board.

>

> Pellegrini

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome to the group, and thank you for sharing your story. We're so

glad to hear that you found such a good, committed doctor and that

your little one is doing so well. It's good that your story was able

to be told, even if not as fully as you would have liked, in the

newspaper article. It will help many families.

I can relate to much of your experience. We, too, saw a huge

difference and marked improvement in the castings after finally

switching methods. Our baby had screamed through previous castings,

but didn't cry at all with the new ones. I was overcome with joy and

relief to see her foot, after just one cast, looking so much better.

I knew that we had finally gotten on the right track.

Continued best wishes, and thanks for posting!

and Claire

[Guest guest]

,

My daughter will be moving from the San Diego California area with

grandson (bilateral 06-05-04)23/7 DBB.

Would you recommend Dr. for Logan's follow up care?

If so, do you have phone numbers available?

Thank you,

Sally

Logan's & Meegan's Grandma Boo

- In nosurgery4clubfoot , " jpellegrini47 "

wrote:

>

>

> Hello to everyone,

>

> I'm Pellegrini, the father of Pellegrini who was

featured

> in the posted news story from the Grand Rapids Press. Although we

were

> delighted that the Press featured the article on Dr. on the

> front page, we were disappointed that it was so short and didn't

> really go in to much detail on the Ponsetti Method or the stories

of

> both our and the Postema's son Brady who was also featured

in

> the article.

>

> What they didn't tell in our case was that we found out about

's

> clubfeet during an ultrasound while was still pregnant with

him.

> They were severely turned and we were told to see a local

orthopedic

> doctor who was a specialist in pediatric clubfeet. We didn't know

> anything about Dr. Posetti at the time so we decided to do as

> recommended. The day after was born the orthopedic doctor

> casted his feet in the hospital. had three castings with

this

> doctor and then wore AFO boots for a few weeks afterward. But after

> six weeks we really didn't see any progress. Every time we took off

> the AFO boots, his feet would turn inward again. Plus the AFO boots

> hurt his feet, he would cry every time he wore them. Finally, at

the

> last appointment we had with the orthopedic doctor, he looked at

the

> AFO boots and declared, " these boots are totally wrong... they

should

> be shaped the other way. " Although we didn't say anything to the

> doctor at the time we both were shocked. After all, the doctor was

the

> one who prescribed the design of the boot to the orthocist... why

was

> he now claiming the design was wrong? Then we also found out that

the

> orthopedic doctor wasn't really a specialist in pediatrics or club

> feet at all. We knew then and there we needed to see someone else.

>

> The next week, had an appointment with his pediatricians,

Dr.

> Dana Leary and Dr. Jokerst here in Grand Rapids, and before

> even said anything, they asked if we would be open to another

> form of treatment. Turns out they had just attended a lecture with

Dr.

> on the Ponsetti method and wanted us to try it with

> . So we immediately made the appointment and saw Dr.

the

> following Monday. The difference for was astounding. He

would

> cry and scream at the orthopedic doctor's office, but with Dr.

> and his nurse Donna, he smiled and laughed. We could tell right

away

> that he liked this treatment a lot better.

>

> As it says in the article, after the first casts from Dr.

came

> off was stunned at how straignt his feet were. I was't able

to

> be there for it but I could see the difference with the second set

of

> casts. After just four casts his feet are completely straight

looking

> and he is now in the boots and brace. When we take the boots off

his

> feet remain straight and show no sign of turning inward like they

used

> to with the AFOs.

>

> He's now four months old and is in the three month phase of wearing

> the boots all day and night, and doing very well. spoke to

the

> Postemas, the other couple in the article, and it sounds like their

> son is doing well with Dr. 's treatments too. Even after the

> surgery that Brady had it sounds like there's hope that his feet

will

> be much better.

>

> Also, Dr. has now completed his certification with Dr.

Ponsetti

> and is now on the approved list of doctors. We're grateful that we

met

> Dr. and you can add us to the list of people who will

recommend

> the Ponsetti Method to everyone.

>

> Thanks for letting me post, and thanks for this message board.

>

> Pellegrini

[Guest guest]

Hi Sally,

I would recommend him as well. Dr. is a wonderful man and like

Dr. Ponseti he will call you himself for issues. When is your

daughter moving? Which area is she moving to? How exciting...she

will be much closer for you that's for sure!

How's Logan doing?

Good to hear from you again!

atypical bl cf 10-09-03

> >

> >

> > Hello to everyone,

> >

> > I'm Pellegrini, the father of Pellegrini who was

> featured

> > in the posted news story from the Grand Rapids Press. Although we

> were

> > delighted that the Press featured the article on Dr. on the

> > front page, we were disappointed that it was so short and didn't

> > really go in to much detail on the Ponsetti Method or the stories

> of

> > both our and the Postema's son Brady who was also featured

> in

> > the article.

> >

> > What they didn't tell in our case was that we found out about

> 's

> > clubfeet during an ultrasound while was still pregnant with

> him.

> > They were severely turned and we were told to see a local

> orthopedic

> > doctor who was a specialist in pediatric clubfeet. We didn't know

> > anything about Dr. Posetti at the time so we decided to do as

> > recommended. The day after was born the orthopedic doctor

> > casted his feet in the hospital. had three castings with

> this

> > doctor and then wore AFO boots for a few weeks afterward. But after

> > six weeks we really didn't see any progress. Every time we took off

> > the AFO boots, his feet would turn inward again. Plus the AFO boots

> > hurt his feet, he would cry every time he wore them. Finally, at

> the

> > last appointment we had with the orthopedic doctor, he looked at

> the

> > AFO boots and declared, " these boots are totally wrong... they

> should

> > be shaped the other way. " Although we didn't say anything to the

> > doctor at the time we both were shocked. After all, the doctor was

> the

> > one who prescribed the design of the boot to the orthocist... why

> was

> > he now claiming the design was wrong? Then we also found out that

> the

> > orthopedic doctor wasn't really a specialist in pediatrics or club

> > feet at all. We knew then and there we needed to see someone else.

> >

> > The next week, had an appointment with his pediatricians,

> Dr.

> > Dana Leary and Dr. Jokerst here in Grand Rapids, and before

> > even said anything, they asked if we would be open to another

> > form of treatment. Turns out they had just attended a lecture with

> Dr.

> > on the Ponsetti method and wanted us to try it with

> > . So we immediately made the appointment and saw Dr.

> the

> > following Monday. The difference for was astounding. He

> would

> > cry and scream at the orthopedic doctor's office, but with Dr.

>

> > and his nurse Donna, he smiled and laughed. We could tell right

> away

> > that he liked this treatment a lot better.

> >

> > As it says in the article, after the first casts from Dr.

> came

> > off was stunned at how straignt his feet were. I was't able

> to

> > be there for it but I could see the difference with the second set

> of

> > casts. After just four casts his feet are completely straight

> looking

> > and he is now in the boots and brace. When we take the boots off

> his

> > feet remain straight and show no sign of turning inward like they

> used

> > to with the AFOs.

> >

> > He's now four months old and is in the three month phase of wearing

> > the boots all day and night, and doing very well. spoke to

> the

> > Postemas, the other couple in the article, and it sounds like their

> > son is doing well with Dr. 's treatments too. Even after the

> > surgery that Brady had it sounds like there's hope that his feet

> will

> > be much better.

> >

> > Also, Dr. has now completed his certification with Dr.

> Ponsetti

> > and is now on the approved list of doctors. We're grateful that we

> met

> > Dr. and you can add us to the list of people who will

> recommend

> > the Ponsetti Method to everyone.

> >

> > Thanks for letting me post, and thanks for this message board.

> >

> > Pellegrini

[Guest guest]

Hi Sally,

I would recommend him as well. Dr. is a wonderful man and like

Dr. Ponseti he will call you himself for issues. When is your

daughter moving? Which area is she moving to? How exciting...she

will be much closer for you that's for sure!

How's Logan doing?

Good to hear from you again!

atypical bl cf 10-09-03

> >

> >

> > Hello to everyone,

> >

> > I'm Pellegrini, the father of Pellegrini who was

> featured

> > in the posted news story from the Grand Rapids Press. Although we

> were

> > delighted that the Press featured the article on Dr. on the

> > front page, we were disappointed that it was so short and didn't

> > really go in to much detail on the Ponsetti Method or the stories

> of

> > both our and the Postema's son Brady who was also featured

> in

> > the article.

> >

> > What they didn't tell in our case was that we found out about

> 's

> > clubfeet during an ultrasound while was still pregnant with

> him.

> > They were severely turned and we were told to see a local

> orthopedic

> > doctor who was a specialist in pediatric clubfeet. We didn't know

> > anything about Dr. Posetti at the time so we decided to do as

> > recommended. The day after was born the orthopedic doctor

> > casted his feet in the hospital. had three castings with

> this

> > doctor and then wore AFO boots for a few weeks afterward. But after

> > six weeks we really didn't see any progress. Every time we took off

> > the AFO boots, his feet would turn inward again. Plus the AFO boots

> > hurt his feet, he would cry every time he wore them. Finally, at

> the

> > last appointment we had with the orthopedic doctor, he looked at

> the

> > AFO boots and declared, " these boots are totally wrong... they

> should

> > be shaped the other way. " Although we didn't say anything to the

> > doctor at the time we both were shocked. After all, the doctor was

> the

> > one who prescribed the design of the boot to the orthocist... why

> was

> > he now claiming the design was wrong? Then we also found out that

> the

> > orthopedic doctor wasn't really a specialist in pediatrics or club

> > feet at all. We knew then and there we needed to see someone else.

> >

> > The next week, had an appointment with his pediatricians,

> Dr.

> > Dana Leary and Dr. Jokerst here in Grand Rapids, and before

> > even said anything, they asked if we would be open to another

> > form of treatment. Turns out they had just attended a lecture with

> Dr.

> > on the Ponsetti method and wanted us to try it with

> > . So we immediately made the appointment and saw Dr.

> the

> > following Monday. The difference for was astounding. He

> would

> > cry and scream at the orthopedic doctor's office, but with Dr.

>

> > and his nurse Donna, he smiled and laughed. We could tell right

> away

> > that he liked this treatment a lot better.

> >

> > As it says in the article, after the first casts from Dr.

> came

> > off was stunned at how straignt his feet were. I was't able

> to

> > be there for it but I could see the difference with the second set

> of

> > casts. After just four casts his feet are completely straight

> looking

> > and he is now in the boots and brace. When we take the boots off

> his

> > feet remain straight and show no sign of turning inward like they

> used

> > to with the AFOs.

> >

> > He's now four months old and is in the three month phase of wearing

> > the boots all day and night, and doing very well. spoke to

> the

> > Postemas, the other couple in the article, and it sounds like their

> > son is doing well with Dr. 's treatments too. Even after the

> > surgery that Brady had it sounds like there's hope that his feet

> will

> > be much better.

> >

> > Also, Dr. has now completed his certification with Dr.

> Ponsetti

> > and is now on the approved list of doctors. We're grateful that we

> met

> > Dr. and you can add us to the list of people who will

> recommend

> > the Ponsetti Method to everyone.

> >

> > Thanks for letting me post, and thanks for this message board.

> >

> > Pellegrini