Thank God it's only clubfoot!

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only clubfoot

and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for having

such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter(babies

with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking for

help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing with

the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One Mom

lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and he

suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel lucky

to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that could

have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing these

shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

through then...thank God.

Jsut wanted to share.

Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

-

I completely agree 100%!!! I've often told new mom's who come to

the board in a panic, to relax and thank god it is ONLY clubfoot.

When I was first overwhelmed with my son's unilateral clubfoot at

birth my aunt said, don't worry thank god he has all his parts, one

just needs a little adjustment. At that point I thought about all

that could of been wrong with him and thanked god right there all I

was dealing with was clubfoot.

>

> Hi everyone,

> When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

clubfoot

> and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

having

> such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

(babies

> with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking for

> help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing with

> the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One Mom

> lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and he

> suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

lucky

> to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that could

> have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

these

> shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> through then...thank God.

> Jsut wanted to share.

>

>

> Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

I couldn't agree more!!! Being pregnant now, I'm a little nervous about having

a baby without clubfeet. Weird huh??

-------------- Original message --------------

Hi everyone,

When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only clubfoot

and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for having

such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter(babies

with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking for

help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing with

the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One Mom

lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and he

suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel lucky

to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that could

have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing these

shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

through then...thank God.

Jsut wanted to share.

Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

Our son was born 6 and half weeks early and when they told us about

his feet, I considered us very lucky that this was his only

obstacle. Even with our recent problems with the DDB, treating

clubfoot is easy compared to what could have been.

My husband is a job coach for DD adults so we are well-aware of all

of the possible problems children can be born with. Clubfoot is so

minor compared to the 'clients' my husbands works with on a daily

basis!

And if that wasn't enough, we also have friends who recently had a

baby boy (born when Aleksander was due!) who was born with

imperforate anus and is undergoing several surgeries to connect

things properly. He also has nerves that are growing around his

spine and needs constant evaluations and procedures to prevent that

from recurring.

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> clubfoot

> > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> having

> > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> (babies

> > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking for

> > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

with

> > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

Mom

> > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and he

> > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> lucky

> > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

could

> > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> these

> > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > through then...thank God.

> > Jsut wanted to share.

> >

> >

> > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

,

I say this to myself every day. One of my dearest

friends had a full term infant die the day after he

was born because of a heart defect that was not

diagnosed by ultrasound so they had no warning. After

experiencing that with her, Kurt and I are very

grateful that despite the challenges we have faced

with, we have a beautiful, perfect, healthy daughter.

Sometimes I do lose site of all of this and get caught

up in those challanges and all I have to do is think

of Ethan and it brings it all back into perspective

for me.

Jenni

--- giannasmommy2002 nannylulu@...> wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

> When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it

> was only clubfoot

> and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so

> lucky for having

> such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the

> babycenter(babies

> with birth defects) message board to see if anyone

> is looking for

> help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am

> not dealing with

> the life threatening illnesses some of those babies

> have. One Mom

> lost her son recently when his trach came out during

> a nap and he

> suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and

> actually feel lucky

> to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many

> things that could

> have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and

> if wearing these

> shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever

> have to get

> through then...thank God.

> Jsut wanted to share.

>

>

> Tommy Lee 4/23/04

>

>

>

>

Jenni-

Mom to (10/31/01) and Kelsey (11/7/03)happy girl in DBB nights only for

left clubfoot.

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Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday!

Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

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[Guest guest]

i can almost say that i understand how you feel... i almost don't know what i

would do to have a child that was " normal " ... and not having to have the

surgeries and dr appts and all that... and never think of a bath as a special

milestone... but it puts those small things into perspective... i have never

known anyone that lost a child and don't know how that would feel... but i know

that even one night without grace in that next room makes my skin crawl.. and to

think of anything more than that one night makes my stomach lurch... so i am

thankful every day that i have my little angel and that she's healthy.. and i am

very sorry for anyone who isn't as lucky...

mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF DBB 23/7

poohismybb@... wrote:

I couldn't agree more!!! Being pregnant now, I'm a little nervous about having

a baby without clubfeet. Weird huh??

lisa

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

I just wanted to say that this is such a good perspective to have.

I know this probably sounds strange but I think that most people who

do not have a perfectly typical child is blessed in a way. Haven't

we all learned something from this...or even a lot from this. My

son has numerous medical issues....kidney problems, a small brain

(he'll most likely be mentally handicapped, low muscle tone, etc.),

we've been told he may never speak, etc. etc. I have learned so

much from my son...so much more than I would have learned from a

typical child. He is so determined to do things even with so much

going against him. I remember watching him pull-up the first few

times and I was amazed. Due to his clubfeet and low muscle tone, he

only used his arms to pull himself up; he dragged his legs like they

were sand-bags. Now he uses his legs but it took him awhile to get

there. I use to take so much for granted before I had my sweet boy

and now I don't.

Sorry I didn't mean to ramble but I wanted to say that I also know

of children worse off than and I thank God for everything he

has. I remember when was in the hospital for not eating and

the little baby across the room was in her exersaucer receiving her

chemo...All I could think was thank God that's not . was

also tested for Cystic Fibrosis and after reading about it I prayed

he didn't have it. He doesn't.....These things are what made me

realize that even though we may have it rough at times with all of

's medical issues, there is always somebody worse off.

Thanks,

Before I made you in the womb, I knew you....God.

20 months old, microcephaly, bilateral ptosis (repaired 1/04), GERD

(and associated eating challenges), bilateral club feet (tenatomy

11/03 & 12/04), heart murmur, left kidney: hydronephrosis due to

Grade V reflux, right kidney: low functioning due to cysts on upper

20%, undescended testes (corrected 9/04), possible milk allergy, low

muscle tone, global delays, undiagnosed syndrome...

>

> Hi everyone,

> When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

clubfoot

> and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

having

> such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

(babies

> with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking for

> help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing with

> the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One Mom

> lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and he

> suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

lucky

> to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that could

> have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

these

> shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> through then...thank God.

> Jsut wanted to share.

>

>

> Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

I just had to comment on this - I remember when I found out that

Zach was going to be born with clubfoot. I really was devestated. I

remember the kicks that I felt after finding out he was going to be

born with an " abnormality " weren't as joyous as they once were,

instead they were a reminder to me that something was wrong. After

I did research on clubfoot, and found that it was easily treated (I

still kind of laugh at the word - " easily " - although in relation to

other problems that could have existed, it really is easy) and

having fed myself with so much information, the kicks slowly became

happy reminders that I would soon hold this baby. It wasn't until

we stayed at the Mc House in IC during our treatment

that I realized how much WORSE it really could have been. It was at

that moment that I counted my blessings and realized that what every

doctor was saying to me " Of any birth defect, this is one you want "

they were right.

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Right C/F Treated By Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> clubfoot

> > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> having

> > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> (babies

> > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

for

> > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

with

> > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

Mom

> > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and

he

> > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> lucky

> > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

could

> > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> these

> > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > through then...thank God.

> > Jsut wanted to share.

> >

> >

> > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

My first trip to the Mc house, was just nearly 2 years old -

and silly me, I was expecting a bunch of other kids to be there with him.....

for several days I thought it weird he was the only kid there. Then it dawned

on me....all the other kids were in the hospital. I felt so sad for those

other parents who couldn't stay with their children. I also noticed parents

leaving out at 4 or 5 in the morning, to go to the hospital to spend the day

with their babies...so on Mother's Day, and I stayed up real late baking

muffins, etc., making pitchers of juice, and a big poster we colored together

saying Happy Mother's Day. About 3 o'clock in the morning I put on the coffee

pots and set out the food with the poster. I felt pretty bad I was a momma

spending a day with my child " normally " when all the other momma's there were

spending the day in the hospital with their child.

s.

Re: Thank God it's only clubfoot!

I just had to comment on this - I remember when I found out that

Zach was going to be born with clubfoot. I really was devestated. I

remember the kicks that I felt after finding out he was going to be

born with an " abnormality " weren't as joyous as they once were,

instead they were a reminder to me that something was wrong. After

I did research on clubfoot, and found that it was easily treated (I

still kind of laugh at the word - " easily " - although in relation to

other problems that could have existed, it really is easy) and

having fed myself with so much information, the kicks slowly became

happy reminders that I would soon hold this baby. It wasn't until

we stayed at the Mc House in IC during our treatment

that I realized how much WORSE it really could have been. It was at

that moment that I counted my blessings and realized that what every

doctor was saying to me " Of any birth defect, this is one you want "

they were right.

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Right C/F Treated By Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> clubfoot

> > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> having

> > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> (babies

> > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

for

> > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

with

> > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

Mom

> > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and

he

> > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> lucky

> > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

could

> > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> these

> > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > through then...thank God.

> > Jsut wanted to share.

> >

> >

> > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

This is a good perspective. When Ava was born, my mom really took it

hard. She called my aunt (her sister) to tell her, and got upset

when she was telling her about the CF. My aunt was like " ARE YOU

KIDDING ME??? " Then proceeded to tell her about a friend who's kid

had CF & how cute she thought his feet were, and another friend

who's kid had cleft palate, and how awful that was and all the

surgeries he had to have and all...But at the same time, I feel ALOT

more nervous now. It's like, you know you're not *perfect*, and that

anytime you're pg something could happen, but after 2 healthy kids,

I didn't hardly even worry. Now that Ava has the CF, I feel like

I've lost that " innocence " ...or I guess I should say " ignorance " ! I

find myself examining my other kids, or friend's kids for signs of

something that might be *wrong*...not that the club foot changes

anything for them...I'm not sure I'm explaining myself correctly!

But yesterday my older daughter had a checkup, and when he checked

her spine I was thinking " Oh no, I'll bet she has scoliosis " whereas

before I'd have been thinking " my what a cute little back she has " .

I caught myself thinking that, and I try to stop it. Right now I

have 4 good friends who are pg (including my SIL) and I feel like I

have to constantly make a conscious effort to not tell them all the

statistics about club foot and Amniotic Banding...and blah blah

blah...because I don't want to cause them to worry. But it's like I

keep waiting for the proverbial " other shoe to drop " ...like what

else is going to happen now? Oh well, sorry this rambled on and on...

, mommy of:

Guinevere, on, Ava 8/4/04 RCF DBB 16-18/7

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> clubfoot

> > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> having

> > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> (babies

> > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

for

> > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

with

> > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

Mom

> > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and

he

> > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> lucky

> > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

could

> > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> these

> > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > through then...thank God.

> > Jsut wanted to share.

> >

> >

> > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

We are lucky! I consider myself lucky (most of the time), and my son has had to

deal with other things as well. He had surgery for an imperforated anus 16

hours after he was born. Talk about nervous. Then he had trouble breathing and

his heart rate dropped really low(While I was holding him!). They took him to

the OR again to look at his airway and dilated it. He is still faced with 2

more surgeries for hypospadias and chordee, but shouldn't have any problems. We

are just worried he will have trouble breathing. With all of this and the

clubfeet, we still feel blessed that everything will be fixed when he is young,

and he won't have much to deal with as he gets older!

11/19/04

Re: Thank God it's only clubfoot!

Our son was born 6 and half weeks early and when they told us about

his feet, I considered us very lucky that this was his only

obstacle. Even with our recent problems with the DDB, treating

clubfoot is easy compared to what could have been.

My husband is a job coach for DD adults so we are well-aware of all

of the possible problems children can be born with. Clubfoot is so

minor compared to the 'clients' my husbands works with on a daily

basis!

And if that wasn't enough, we also have friends who recently had a

baby boy (born when Aleksander was due!) who was born with

imperforate anus and is undergoing several surgeries to connect

things properly. He also has nerves that are growing around his

spine and needs constant evaluations and procedures to prevent that

from recurring.

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> clubfoot

> > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> having

> > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> (babies

> > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking for

> > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

with

> > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

Mom

> > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and he

> > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> lucky

> > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

could

> > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> these

> > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > through then...thank God.

> > Jsut wanted to share.

> >

> >

> > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

Like everyone is saying, yes it could have been a lot worse and I am also

thankful that is wasn't. But now, after Christian has been treated and we

are on the road to keeping his perfect little feet I find myself thinking

(as crazy as this sounds) that one day my kids are going to be married and

when they tell me that their wives are pregnant I know the first thing that

will go through my mind is they both have a higher risk of having a baby

with clubfoot.

Mommy to (12-17-98) and

Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only)

Re: Thank God it's only clubfoot!

This is a good perspective. When Ava was born, my mom really took it

hard. She called my aunt (her sister) to tell her, and got upset

when she was telling her about the CF. My aunt was like " ARE YOU

KIDDING ME??? " Then proceeded to tell her about a friend who's kid

had CF & how cute she thought his feet were, and another friend

who's kid had cleft palate, and how awful that was and all the

surgeries he had to have and all...But at the same time, I feel ALOT

more nervous now. It's like, you know you're not *perfect*, and that

anytime you're pg something could happen, but after 2 healthy kids,

I didn't hardly even worry. Now that Ava has the CF, I feel like

I've lost that " innocence " ...or I guess I should say " ignorance " ! I

find myself examining my other kids, or friend's kids for signs of

something that might be *wrong*...not that the club foot changes

anything for them...I'm not sure I'm explaining myself correctly!

But yesterday my older daughter had a checkup, and when he checked

her spine I was thinking " Oh no, I'll bet she has scoliosis " whereas

before I'd have been thinking " my what a cute little back she has " .

I caught myself thinking that, and I try to stop it. Right now I

have 4 good friends who are pg (including my SIL) and I feel like I

have to constantly make a conscious effort to not tell them all the

statistics about club foot and Amniotic Banding...and blah blah

blah...because I don't want to cause them to worry. But it's like I

keep waiting for the proverbial " other shoe to drop " ...like what

else is going to happen now? Oh well, sorry this rambled on and on...

, mommy of:

Guinevere, on, Ava 8/4/04 RCF DBB 16-18/7

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> clubfoot

> > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> having

> > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> (babies

> > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

for

> > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

with

> > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

Mom

> > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and

he

> > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> lucky

> > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

could

> > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> these

> > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > through then...thank God.

> > Jsut wanted to share.

> >

> >

> > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

,

I think I know what you mean. Since Sammy was born I constantly worry

about what I'm going to find wrong w/ Jenna. I am also paranoid about

having another baby -- I'm 37 so I think about stuff like, Sammy only

had clubfoot, but what could happen with the next one since I'd be

even older then...blah, blah, blah... I guess you can talk yourself

crazy on just about any topic...

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> > clubfoot

> > > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> > having

> > > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> > (babies

> > > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

> for

> > > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

> with

> > > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

> Mom

> > > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and

> he

> > > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> > lucky

> > > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

> could

> > > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> > these

> > > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > > through then...thank God.

> > > Jsut wanted to share.

> > >

> > >

> > > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

Ahh... but by time our children have children *hopefully* all the

great docs like Dr. Dobbs will have solved the genetic mystery of

clubfoot and will be able to prevent it or at least correct it w/out

all the stuff our kids are going through...

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> > clubfoot

> > > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> > having

> > > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> > (babies

> > > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

> for

> > > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

> with

> > > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

> Mom

> > > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and

> he

> > > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> > lucky

> > > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

> could

> > > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> > these

> > > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > > through then...thank God.

> > > Jsut wanted to share.

> > >

> > >

> > > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

How is your son doing now, with regards to the imperforated anus? A

close friend of ours has a son with the same problem. He has the

colostomy bag now and has several surgeries ahead of him.

I've read that this can involve several surgeries, but like you said,

things are generally taken care of while the child is still young.

--

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> > clubfoot

> > > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky

for

> > having

> > > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> > (babies

> > > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

for

> > > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

> with

> > > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have.

One

> Mom

> > > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap

and he

> > > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> > lucky

> > > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

> could

> > > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if

wearing

> > these

> > > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to

get

> > > through then...thank God.

> > > Jsut wanted to share.

> > >

> > >

> > > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I'm happy to hear your son only needed one surgery. It sounds like

our friend's baby will need several. I guess everything is out of

whack with his digestive tract and he has the more severe condition.

--

> > > >

> > > > Hi everyone,

> > > > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was

only

> > > clubfoot

> > > > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so

lucky

> for

> > > having

> > > > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the

babycenter

> > > (babies

> > > > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is

looking

> for

> > > > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not

dealing

> > with

> > > > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies

have.

> One

> > Mom

> > > > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a

nap

> and he

> > > > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually

feel

> > > lucky

> > > > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things

that

> > could

> > > > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if

> wearing

> > > these

> > > > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have

to

> get

> > > > through then...thank God.

> > > > Jsut wanted to share.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

There are varying degrees of the condition. My son was lucky to only require

one surgery. Everything was in place, he just didn't have an opening, or it was

partially opened. According to our surgeon most babies do very well after

surgery. He has not had any problems as a result of the surgery. I was hardest

on us I believe! Tell your friend good luck, and I am sure everything will go

wonderfully! It is just nerve racking!

Re: Thank God it's only clubfoot!

,

How is your son doing now, with regards to the imperforated anus? A

close friend of ours has a son with the same problem. He has the

colostomy bag now and has several surgeries ahead of him.

I've read that this can involve several surgeries, but like you said,

things are generally taken care of while the child is still young.

--

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> > clubfoot

> > > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky

for

> > having

> > > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> > (babies

> > > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

for

> > > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

> with

> > > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have.

One

> Mom

> > > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap

and he

> > > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> > lucky

> > > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

> could

> > > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if

wearing

> > these

> > > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to

get

> > > through then...thank God.

> > > Jsut wanted to share.

> > >

> > >

> > > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds good to me !

Mommy to (12-17-98) and

Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only)

Re: Thank God it's only clubfoot!

Ahh... but by time our children have children *hopefully* all the

great docs like Dr. Dobbs will have solved the genetic mystery of

clubfoot and will be able to prevent it or at least correct it w/out

all the stuff our kids are going through...

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> > clubfoot

> > > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> > having

> > > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> > (babies

> > > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

> for

> > > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

> with

> > > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

> Mom

> > > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and

> he

> > > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> > lucky

> > > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

> could

> > > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> > these

> > > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > > through then...thank God.

> > > Jsut wanted to share.

> > >

> > >

> > > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I know what you mean, I have that book " what to expect (when you are

pregnant)- the toddler years " and there is a whole section on common

birth defects etc. Some of those numbers are absolutely scary!!!!

They list clubfoot as one in 800.

& Grace

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > When Tommy was born I kept telling myself that it was only

> > clubfoot

> > > and fixable. To this day I still consider myself so lucky for

> > having

> > > such a small burden to bear. I sometimes check the babycenter

> > (babies

> > > with birth defects) message board to see if anyone is looking

> for

> > > help with clubfoot and always thank God that I am not dealing

> with

> > > the life threatening illnesses some of those babies have. One

> Mom

> > > lost her son recently when his trach came out during a nap and

> he

> > > suffocated. I was crying reading the posts and actually feel

> > lucky

> > > to have a baby with clubfoot. There are so many things that

> could

> > > have gone wrong while he was cooking in my belly and if wearing

> > these

> > > shoes with a bar is the hardest thing he will ever have to get

> > > through then...thank God.

> > > Jsut wanted to share.

> > >

> > >

> > > Tommy Lee 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

,

When is your little one due again? To be honest, I forgot you were

pregnant. Now that you mentioned it again, I remember talking about it a

while back.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

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x374

fax

[Guest guest]

He's due June 11th

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,

When is your little one due again? To be honest, I forgot you were

pregnant. Now that you mentioned it again, I remember talking about it a

while back.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

Yeah, a summer baby; well I guess technically Spring.

I hope your 3rd trimester is a smooth sailin'.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax