Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 , I'm so glad you found help! We had the issue of the turned ankle from a former jerk as well. So that's taken Dr. P a bit to fix and we are still struggling with it when I put her shoes on. I have to be careful to 'set' the bones correctly or they won't stay fixed. Good Luck and Keep us posted! Chris Re: Abby Hello, I am fairly new to this board. I haven't talked with many of you, but I have talked briefly with a few... I promised to post after our appointment with our new doctor yesterday. I belong to the Candian yahoo club foot group too, so I will just cut and paste my post from there to this message to save a bit of time: (Abby is ten months old, and has been serial casted on the left foot since birth. Her right foot, we were told, was corrected in August, and she has been in a shoe ever since. Dr. Ponseti called me last week after I sent him some pictures, and this prompted the second opinion we sought from Dr. Carey in London, Ontario, Canada) Abby's right foot, as we expected, is not fully corrected. Dr. Carey said it is 50% of the way there, at best, and will require several catings to complete. Her left foot is in even worse condition. Her heel bones are deeply embedded in skin, and her ankles are badly rotated. He did not say that our current doctor had done more harm than good, but I have the feeling he was thinking it! He did say that the cast she had on when I took her in (applied by the former doctor) was not helping one bit. It was a short cast, and he does not do them except in rare cases where he feels it is beneficial to keep the muscles moving. I asked him about " atypical " clubfeet, and he said only that in his opinion every case is different. Some cases are simply easier to treat than others, but all are treatable. He explained what he planned to do, and it was in accordance with everything that Dr. Ponseti had outlined for me briefly over the phone. I feel we are in good hands with Dr. Carey. As to my question about his bedside manner... well, it is excellent. He couldn't have been more kind, gentle, and patient with both Abby and myself. He did not make us feel rushed in any way. Thank you to everyone for your advice, support, kindness. We will keep you posted as to Abby's progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Hello, I am fairly new to this board. I haven't talked with many of you, but I have talked briefly with a few... I promised to post after our appointment with our new doctor yesterday. I belong to the Candian yahoo club foot group too, so I will just cut and paste my post from there to this message to save a bit of time: (Abby is ten months old, and has been serial casted on the left foot since birth. Her right foot, we were told, was corrected in August, and she has been in a shoe ever since. Dr. Ponseti called me last week after I sent him some pictures, and this prompted the second opinion we sought from Dr. Carey in London, Ontario, Canada) Abby's right foot, as we expected, is not fully corrected. Dr. Carey said it is 50% of the way there, at best, and will require several catings to complete. Her left foot is in even worse condition. Her heel bones are deeply embedded in skin, and her ankles are badly rotated. He did not say that our current doctor had done more harm than good, but I have the feeling he was thinking it! He did say that the cast she had on when I took her in (applied by the former doctor) was not helping one bit. It was a short cast, and he does not do them except in rare cases where he feels it is beneficial to keep the muscles moving. I asked him about " atypical " clubfeet, and he said only that in his opinion every case is different. Some cases are simply easier to treat than others, but all are treatable. He explained what he planned to do, and it was in accordance with everything that Dr. Ponseti had outlined for me briefly over the phone. I feel we are in good hands with Dr. Carey. As to my question about his bedside manner... well, it is excellent. He couldn't have been more kind, gentle, and patient with both Abby and myself. He did not make us feel rushed in any way. Thank you to everyone for your advice, support, kindness. We will keep you posted as to Abby's progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I was wondering if you could send me the link for the Canadian group. I live in Lacombe, Alberta and am seeing Dr. Keifer at the Children's hospital in Calgary. Leah Re: Abby Hello, I am fairly new to this board. I haven't talked with many of you, but I have talked briefly with a few... I promised to post after our appointment with our new doctor yesterday. I belong to the Candian yahoo club foot group too, so I will just cut and paste my post from there to this message to save a bit of time: (Abby is ten months old, and has been serial casted on the left foot since birth. Her right foot, we were told, was corrected in August, and she has been in a shoe ever since. Dr. Ponseti called me last week after I sent him some pictures, and this prompted the second opinion we sought from Dr. Carey in London, Ontario, Canada) Abby's right foot, as we expected, is not fully corrected. Dr. Carey said it is 50% of the way there, at best, and will require several catings to complete. Her left foot is in even worse condition. Her heel bones are deeply embedded in skin, and her ankles are badly rotated. He did not say that our current doctor had done more harm than good, but I have the feeling he was thinking it! He did say that the cast she had on when I took her in (applied by the former doctor) was not helping one bit. It was a short cast, and he does not do them except in rare cases where he feels it is beneficial to keep the muscles moving. I asked him about " atypical " clubfeet, and he said only that in his opinion every case is different. Some cases are simply easier to treat than others, but all are treatable. He explained what he planned to do, and it was in accordance with everything that Dr. Ponseti had outlined for me briefly over the phone. I feel we are in good hands with Dr. Carey. As to my question about his bedside manner... well, it is excellent. He couldn't have been more kind, gentle, and patient with both Abby and myself. He did not make us feel rushed in any way. Thank you to everyone for your advice, support, kindness. We will keep you posted as to Abby's progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Here is the link for you! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clubfootcanada/ Re: Abby Hello, I am fairly new to this board. I haven't talked with many of you, but I have talked briefly with a few... I promised to post after our appointment with our new doctor yesterday. I belong to the Candian yahoo club foot group too, so I will just cut and paste my post from there to this message to save a bit of time: (Abby is ten months old, and has been serial casted on the left foot since birth. Her right foot, we were told, was corrected in August, and she has been in a shoe ever since. Dr. Ponseti called me last week after I sent him some pictures, and this prompted the second opinion we sought from Dr. Carey in London, Ontario, Canada) Abby's right foot, as we expected, is not fully corrected. Dr. Carey said it is 50% of the way there, at best, and will require several catings to complete. Her left foot is in even worse condition. Her heel bones are deeply embedded in skin, and her ankles are badly rotated. He did not say that our current doctor had done more harm than good, but I have the feeling he was thinking it! He did say that the cast she had on when I took her in (applied by the former doctor) was not helping one bit. It was a short cast, and he does not do them except in rare cases where he feels it is beneficial to keep the muscles moving. I asked him about " atypical " clubfeet, and he said only that in his opinion every case is different. Some cases are simply easier to treat than others, but all are treatable. He explained what he planned to do, and it was in accordance with everything that Dr. Ponseti had outlined for me briefly over the phone. I feel we are in good hands with Dr. Carey. As to my question about his bedside manner... well, it is excellent. He couldn't have been more kind, gentle, and patient with both Abby and myself. He did not make us feel rushed in any way. Thank you to everyone for your advice, support, kindness. We will keep you posted as to Abby's progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 What do you mean by " turned ankle " ? KK > , > I'm so glad you found help! We had the issue of the turned ankle from a former jerk as well. So that's taken Dr. P a bit to fix and we are still struggling with it when I put her shoes on. I have to be careful to 'set' the bones correctly or they won't stay fixed. Good Luck and Keep us posted! > Chris > Re: Abby > > > > Hello, > > I am fairly new to this board. I haven't talked with many of you, > but I have talked briefly with a few... I promised to post after our > appointment with our new doctor yesterday. I belong to the Candian > yahoo club foot group too, so I will just cut and paste my post from > there to this message to save a bit of time: > > (Abby is ten months old, and has been serial casted on the left foot > since birth. Her right foot, we were told, was corrected in August, > and she has been in a shoe ever since. Dr. Ponseti called me last > week after I sent him some pictures, and this prompted the second > opinion we sought from Dr. Carey in London, Ontario, Canada) > > Abby's right foot, as we expected, is not fully corrected. Dr. Carey > said it is 50% of the way there, at best, and will require several > catings to complete. Her left foot is in even worse condition. Her > heel bones are deeply embedded in skin, and her ankles are badly > rotated. He did not say that our current doctor had done more harm > than good, but I have the feeling he was thinking it! He did say > that the cast she had on when I took her in (applied by the former > doctor) was not helping one bit. It was a short cast, and he does > not do them except in rare cases where he feels it is beneficial to > keep the muscles moving. I asked him about " atypical " clubfeet, and > he said only that in his opinion every case is different. Some cases > are simply easier to treat than others, but all are treatable. He > explained what he planned to do, and it was in accordance with > everything that Dr. Ponseti had outlined for me briefly over the > phone. I feel we are in good hands with Dr. Carey. As to my > question about his bedside manner... well, it is excellent. He > couldn't have been more kind, gentle, and patient with both Abby and > myself. He did not make us feel rushed in any way. > > Thank you to everyone for your advice, support, kindness. We will > keep you posted as to Abby's progress. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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