HELP! Foot hot after having shoes off. 3rd posting!!!

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From: " sokolholst "

Date: Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:47 am

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From: " sokolholst "

Date: Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:55 pm

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Our 11 week old son has been wearing the bar for 2 weeks with no

problems. Tonight we took off the shoes for his daily hour and his

feet were fine, but within 20 minutes his corrected foot had become

red, puffy, and noticeably warm. We gave him Tylenol and he seems

to be comfortable and otherwise OK. Has anyone encountered this

before, and if so, what does it mean and what, if anything, should

we do about it? Thanks...

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Is it possible that your son got a spider bite on the foot. My husband had a

reaction a few motnhs ago from a spider bite. an area 4 inches around was

raised, red and hot. He needed antibiotics.

I would definitely consult your doctor that is on call and I would contact your

ortho also.

dm

sokolholst jholst@...> wrote:

From: " sokolholst "

Date: Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:47 am

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From: " sokolholst "

Date: Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:55 pm

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Our 11 week old son has been wearing the bar for 2 weeks with no

problems. Tonight we took off the shoes for his daily hour and his

feet were fine, but within 20 minutes his corrected foot had become

red, puffy, and noticeably warm. We gave him Tylenol and he seems

to be comfortable and otherwise OK. Has anyone encountered this

before, and if so, what does it mean and what, if anything, should

we do about it? Thanks...

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Is it possible the shoe was on a bit too tight and the swelling/heat were a

result of return circulation?

You must excuse the " idle chatter " that goes on on the weekends, it helps the

stay-at-home moms in particular to get adult contact! Your post was NOT being

ignored, it was more likely no one has seen or heard of this happening so had no

input for you. Come Monday alot more people will be on and someone may be able

to help you more then.

Angel

Our 11 week old son has been wearing the bar for 2 weeks with no

problems. Tonight we took off the shoes for his daily hour and his

feet were fine, but within 20 minutes his corrected foot had become

red, puffy, and noticeably warm. We gave him Tylenol and he seems

to be comfortable and otherwise OK. Has anyone encountered this

before, and if so, what does it mean and what, if anything, should

we do about it? Thanks...

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I have never heard of this symptom associated with the FAB. Does he

seem to have any other symptoms to note?

Daiga

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> Our 11 week old son has been wearing the bar for 2 weeks with no

> problems. Tonight we took off the shoes for his daily hour and his

> feet were fine, but within 20 minutes his corrected foot had become

> red, puffy, and noticeably warm. We gave him Tylenol and he seems

> to be comfortable and otherwise OK. Has anyone encountered this

> before, and if so, what does it mean and what, if anything, should

> we do about it? Thanks...

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Hi

We find this happens a lot with our son. I think it is because the

shoes are tight - when we take them off and he's moving his feet

around a lot the circulation really gets going, they warm up and

swell a bit. So much so that when we out the shoes back on, we can

only get to the 5th hole on the buckle. I wait for an hour or so and

can nearly always then tighten the shoes to the 6th hole. (He's in

s). Sometimes I just take the shoes off for a couple of

mins to check his feet, put a pair of tracksuit bottoms etc. In

these instances when he's not 'exercising' his feet, I can always

get them back to the 6th hole.

I suppose I liken it to going for a shoe fitting - if you go to a

shoe shop at the end of the day you'll find the shoes are a bit

tighter than if you had gone in the morning - because if you've been

standing/walking a lot, the blood goes to your feet and they swell a

bit.

We've never worried about it - and seems just fine. If we

left the shoes on the 5th hole, I'm sure he would get sores as there

would be some friction as his feet would be able to move, so I'm of

the opinion its better to keep them nice and tight.

However if your son seems irritable or uncomfortable I'd double

check with your doctor just to be on the safe side.

Hope this helps

Stella

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> Our 11 week old son has been wearing the bar for 2 weeks with no

> problems. Tonight we took off the shoes for his daily hour and his

> feet were fine, but within 20 minutes his corrected foot had become

> red, puffy, and noticeably warm. We gave him Tylenol and he seems

> to be comfortable and otherwise OK. Has anyone encountered this

> before, and if so, what does it mean and what, if anything, should

> we do about it? Thanks...

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Thanks to everyone for your responses. Sorry for all the !!! but

we are first time parents, it was Saturday night, and Charlie's

little foot was really hot to the touch! We took his shoes off

again today and everything seemed to be fine. In case it's his

circulation, we'll try not to get his shoes TOO tight, and we'll

definitely check with his doctor on Monday.

Jeanne and Tim

parents of Charlie

shoes 23/7

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Jeanne, I love your son's name. I just wanted to add that another way to tell

if the shoes are too tight is if there is a blue tinge to his feet when you take

the shoes off. Plus, he'll probably start screaming his head off.

The first time around with the shoes, we got them on a Friday and had to go back

in casts on Monday (blisters and preasure sore). Anyway, Monday when we went

back into the casts Aidan's feet were red and swollen. His doctor wasn't really

concerned but left room in the fiberglass casts for redness and puffiness to

subside and it did quite rapidly. I think after just the preassure of the

plaster casts then the shoes the feet just protest a little.

The second time around with the shoes was much better. Feet were not swollen or

red. I know that's probably not very helpful but we've seen it here also and

nothing special was done it just went away on it's own.

First time mommy too!! :-)

sokolholst sokolholst@...> wrote:

Thanks to everyone for your responses. Sorry for all the !!! but

we are first time parents, it was Saturday night, and Charlie's

little foot was really hot to the touch! We took his shoes off

again today and everything seemed to be fine. In case it's his

circulation, we'll try not to get his shoes TOO tight, and we'll

definitely check with his doctor on Monday.

Jeanne and Tim

parents of Charlie

shoes 23/7