Re: Does anyone have any experience with Dr. ?

[Guest guest]

Reid,

I don't have experience with that doc, but I remember a thread

mentioning him a while back.. here's a link:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/message/29765

hope it helps,

and Claire

>

> I just scheduled an appointment to meet with Dr. in

Grand

> Rapids. I wanted to know if anyone had any experiences with him? As I

> posted before we just found out that our soon to be newborn has been

> diagnosed with bilateral clubfoot

>

> questions:

>

> 1. how much money does the avg. pair of shoes cost? The ones that go

on

> the bar?

> 2. How difficult is it to begin to walk?

> 3. Do insurances cover the Ponseti method

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

My grandson was seen by Dr. as a follow-up to his treatment

performed in CA.

He was born with bilateral club foot.

Anyway, my daughter has moved back home and was transfered to Dr.

for treatment.

Dr. is a very nice gentlemen. He was pleased with my grandsons

feet. He practices (and learned from) Dr. Ponseti.

I believe you will be very happy with him.

As far as the questions are concerned, I can't help with those. My

grandson has military insurance and that is very different from

standard insurances. I know that it did not cover the shoes, the

first pair were $250.00.

But I found people on this board that were willing to give up their

old ones to help out.

Hope this helps.

By the way, where are you located in Michigan? We are in the DeWitt

area.

Sally

Logan's & Meegan's Grandma " Boo "

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your help and information. We are in Kalamazoo area.

sallyllinton sallyllinton@...> wrote:

Hi there,

My grandson was seen by Dr. as a follow-up to his treatment

performed in CA.

He was born with bilateral club foot.

Anyway, my daughter has moved back home and was transfered to Dr.

for treatment.

Dr. is a very nice gentlemen. He was pleased with my grandsons

feet. He practices (and learned from) Dr. Ponseti.

I believe you will be very happy with him.

As far as the questions are concerned, I can't help with those. My

grandson has military insurance and that is very different from

standard insurances. I know that it did not cover the shoes, the

first pair were $250.00.

But I found people on this board that were willing to give up their

old ones to help out.

Hope this helps.

By the way, where are you located in Michigan? We are in the DeWitt

area.

Sally

Logan's & Meegan's Grandma " Boo "