ATTT Surgery Questions

[Guest guest]

It would seem that Dr. P is 98% sure our daughter will have to have the ATTT

surgery by the end of this year. Can any of you who have been through it please

tell me what it involves (Dr. P has given me extensive chats on what he will do)

from the parent and child perspective both for surgery and then recovery?

Thanks,

Chris

Love is not blind--it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is

willing to see less.

Julius Gordon, Rabbi

[Guest guest]

How old is the child?

s.

ATTT Surgery Questions

It would seem that Dr. P is 98% sure our daughter will have to have the ATTT

surgery by the end of this year. Can any of you who have been through it please

tell me what it involves (Dr. P has given me extensive chats on what he will do)

from the parent and child perspective both for surgery and then recovery?

Thanks,

Chris

Love is not blind--it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is

willing to see less.

Julius Gordon, Rabbi

[Guest guest]

At the time of surgery she'll be between 20 and 24 mos old. Dr. P said there is

a surgeon in China that he trained who is doing the surgery at 6 mos if you can

believe that but he said that he won't do it until between 20 and 24 mos because

it gives their bones a better chance.

ATTT Surgery Questions

It would seem that Dr. P is 98% sure our daughter will have to have the ATTT

surgery by the end of this year. Can any of you who have been through it please

tell me what it involves (Dr. P has given me extensive chats on what he will do)

from the parent and child perspective both for surgery and then recovery?

Thanks,

Chris

Love is not blind--it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is

willing to see less.

Julius Gordon, Rabbi

[Guest guest]

Hi

Our daughter Emma had the ATTT done in Iowa by doctor Morcuende. She was 4

at the time (Nov 2003) and so far is doing well.

The toughest part will likely be the 6 weeks in casts since they will be

toe-to-groin and bent 90° at the knees (are both feet affected?). When the

casts come off it will be several days before her leg muscles regain enough

strength to allow for walking. Younger children recover more quickly so your

daughter may not take as long as Emma did. It will also be normal for your

daughter to experience some foot pain once she starts walking again,

especially on very active days. This won't be because of the surgery but

from atrophied muscles getting worked out again.

I realize I'm telling you all the bad stuff but we weren't told any of this

and it would have been nice to know.

What was very nice was that I got to stay with Emma right up to the moment

when she was put under. Dr. Morcuende and everyone else we dealt with was

terrific. We were never made to feel like we were taking up too much of

anyone's time.

What is happening with you daughter's feet? Are they relapsing or stiffening

up?

Dan

ATTT Surgery Questions

It would seem that Dr. P is 98% sure our daughter will have to have the ATTT

surgery by the end of this year. Can any of you who have been through it

please tell me what it involves (Dr. P has given me extensive chats on what

he will do) from the parent and child perspective both for surgery and then

recovery?

Thanks,

Chris

Love is not blind--it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is

willing to see less.

Julius Gordon, Rabbi

[Guest guest]

Dan,

What you told me is exactly the type of thing I want to know. She has

atypical feet and they are being very difficult in getting and remaining

corrected. At the moment we are in cast round number three. When this cast

comes off a week from Sunday then we are to send pics to Dr. M and he'll decided

if we need to come in May to see Dr. P for a redo or if it can wait until June

for a redo. Dr P will keep her in a 3 week cast every 2 or 3 mos until the

surgery in order to keep her feet from getting worse than just slightly

relapsed. She's very used to dealing with odd casts so I'm not afraid of how

she'll deal with them. She's just pulling up and cruising furniture in between

castings so she handles things well.

Thanks again and if you think of anything else please let me know.

Chris

ATTT Surgery Questions

It would seem that Dr. P is 98% sure our daughter will have to have the ATTT

surgery by the end of this year. Can any of you who have been through it

please tell me what it involves (Dr. P has given me extensive chats on what

he will do) from the parent and child perspective both for surgery and then

recovery?

Thanks,

Chris

Love is not blind--it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is

willing to see less.

Julius Gordon, Rabbi

[Guest guest]

My was 25 months old when his was done by Dr. Dietz in Iowa City. What

kind of questions do you have about it?

s.

ATTT Surgery Questions

It would seem that Dr. P is 98% sure our daughter will have to have the ATTT

surgery by the end of this year. Can any of you who have been through it please

tell me what it involves (Dr. P has given me extensive chats on what he will do)

from the parent and child perspective both for surgery and then recovery?

Thanks,

Chris

Love is not blind--it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is

willing to see less.

Julius Gordon, Rabbi

[Guest guest]

What exactly is the ATTT surgery? Is it similar to the Posterior release?

Thanks

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It would seem that Dr. P is 98% sure our daughter will have to have the ATTT

surgery by the end of this year. Can any of you who have been through it please

tell me what it involves (Dr. P has given me extensive chats on what he will do)

from the parent and child perspective both for surgery and then recovery?

Thanks,

Chris

Love is not blind--it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is

willing to see less.

Julius Gordon, Rabbi

[Guest guest]

A tendon in the foot is cut loose and re-anchored to another place in the foot -

relatively minor in the scheme of club foot related surgery but still surgery.

s.

ATTT Surgery Questions

It would seem that Dr. P is 98% sure our daughter will have to have the ATTT

surgery by the end of this year. Can any of you who have been through it please

tell me what it involves (Dr. P has given me extensive chats on what he will do)

from the parent and child perspective both for surgery and then recovery?

Thanks,

Chris

Love is not blind--it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is

willing to see less.

Julius Gordon, Rabbi

[Guest guest]

The scars left behind on 's feet are very minor, almost invisible now, but

two lines running parallel on the top of his foot. There was a small scar on

the sole of his foot but it is completely gone now. He never did complain of

any pain associated with it after the 2nd day. And when the casts were removed,

he didn't complain of pain then, either, he was eager to have his legs back and

was up and around almost immediately. The blessing for us was that he

complained of painful feet every day prior to the surgery.

Keeping him off his feet for 6 weeks was challenging! He did beat up his casts

and break them a few times. I repaired them by bying casting material

(fiberglass) from our vet and re-wrapping the soft spots on his knees, heels

and thigh areas as needed. About took a jack hammer to get all those layers of

fiberglass off when the time came! LOL!

Anyway, it seems terrible awful horrible at the time, but looking back, it

wasn't all that bad in the scheme of things.

s.

ATTT Surgery Questions

It would seem that Dr. P is 98% sure our daughter will have to have the ATTT

surgery by the end of this year. Can any of you who have been through it

please tell me what it involves (Dr. P has given me extensive chats on what

he will do) from the parent and child perspective both for surgery and then

recovery?

Thanks,

Chris

Love is not blind--it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is

willing to see less.

Julius Gordon, Rabbi