Dr. Herzenberg's comment!!

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Hi All,

I'm so sorry Dr. Herzenberg's comment about us internet parents has been

misconstrued!!

At his symposium, he actually said he prefers us internet parents! It's so

much easier for him because we're already committed to the treatment and

somewhat educated about it, so it's not such a steep learning curve,

especially those of us who have already been through previous treatments

with doctors not as adept at or committed to the method. Although in some

ways it can be more difficult for him because in some cases it has forced

him to keep trying even when he wanted to give up and do surgery!

Anyway, I truly don't feel his description of us was intended to be

negative. Many of us do tend to be " surgery phobic " once we know the reality

of surgery for clubfoot and the long term outcomes and would be more

resistant to suggestions of any kind of surgical procedure.

One doctor in Brasil indicated that she felt some internet parents were

causing more harm than good because she's having a hard time getting doctors

to accept the Ponseti method and then they were trying to tell doctors new

to the method what they should be doing if they weren't following the

protocol exactly.

Best, Joanne W.