ish Rite Hopsital in Dallas,TX ?

[Guest guest]

I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a girl,

and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

have been trying to research our options about treatments and

physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the casting

process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been told,

the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if this

is true or not?

I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the fact

that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

for your child?

It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge to

the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the surrounding

states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

daughter. Thanks!

Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a girl,

and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

have been trying to research our options about treatments and

physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the casting

process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been told,

the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if this

is true or not?

I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the fact

that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

for your child?

It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge to

the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the surrounding

states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

daughter. Thanks!

Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Amye,

I live in Michigan, but the doctor we used here moved to Dallas and is

practicing at ish Rite. His name is Dr. Podezswa. He did use the

Ponseti Method on my son. He is not on Dr. Ponseti's list of qualified docs,

but he did a wonderful job on my son's feet. He is now 2 1/2 years old and very

active. If I didn't tell you, you would not know he had clubfeet. If you go to

the hospital's web site you will be able to find his name. Good Luck on

everything, I don't have any answers to your other questions, just remember this

is your child and be presistent with doctors and their staff. Because let me

tell you if they were in the same situation they would want the best care

possible and that is all you want I am sure.

Just as a side my son didn't get to see Dr. Podezswa until he was 3 months old.

We saw another doc first who did not correct his feet and was talking surgery.

Carolyn and Bruce (11-17-02 bilateral)

ish Rite Hopsital in Dallas,TX ?

I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a girl,

and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

have been trying to research our options about treatments and

physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the casting

process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been told,

the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if this

is true or not?

I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the fact

that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

for your child?

It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge to

the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the surrounding

states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

daughter. Thanks!

Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Amye,

I live in Michigan, but the doctor we used here moved to Dallas and is

practicing at ish Rite. His name is Dr. Podezswa. He did use the

Ponseti Method on my son. He is not on Dr. Ponseti's list of qualified docs,

but he did a wonderful job on my son's feet. He is now 2 1/2 years old and very

active. If I didn't tell you, you would not know he had clubfeet. If you go to

the hospital's web site you will be able to find his name. Good Luck on

everything, I don't have any answers to your other questions, just remember this

is your child and be presistent with doctors and their staff. Because let me

tell you if they were in the same situation they would want the best care

possible and that is all you want I am sure.

Just as a side my son didn't get to see Dr. Podezswa until he was 3 months old.

We saw another doc first who did not correct his feet and was talking surgery.

Carolyn and Bruce (11-17-02 bilateral)

ish Rite Hopsital in Dallas,TX ?

I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a girl,

and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

have been trying to research our options about treatments and

physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the casting

process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been told,

the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if this

is true or not?

I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the fact

that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

for your child?

It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge to

the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the surrounding

states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

daughter. Thanks!

Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

hi Amye,

I'm not sure if this is much help or not. I'm a beginner in this too

(my child is not yet born). The only info I can give you is a list

of Ponseti certified doctors in New Mexico. Hope it helps.

New Mexico

Brown, M.D.

University of New Mexico

Health Sciences Center

Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabget to

Albuquerque, NM 87131-5296

Tel:

Bosch, MD

Assistant Professor, UNM/HSC

Pediatric Orthopaedics

Tingley Hospital

1127 University NE

Albuquerque, NM 87102-1715

Tel:

Email Dr. Bosch

M. Schwend, M.D.

Tingley Hospital

1127 University NE

Albuquerque, NM 67102-1715

Email Dr. Schwend

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a

girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would

like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the

casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been

told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if

this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the

fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm

not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until

she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge

to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial

reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a

podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations

for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the

surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe

would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

hi Amye,

I'm not sure if this is much help or not. I'm a beginner in this too

(my child is not yet born). The only info I can give you is a list

of Ponseti certified doctors in New Mexico. Hope it helps.

New Mexico

Brown, M.D.

University of New Mexico

Health Sciences Center

Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabget to

Albuquerque, NM 87131-5296

Tel:

Bosch, MD

Assistant Professor, UNM/HSC

Pediatric Orthopaedics

Tingley Hospital

1127 University NE

Albuquerque, NM 87102-1715

Tel:

Email Dr. Bosch

M. Schwend, M.D.

Tingley Hospital

1127 University NE

Albuquerque, NM 67102-1715

Email Dr. Schwend

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a

girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would

like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the

casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been

told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if

this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the

fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm

not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until

she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge

to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial

reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a

podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations

for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the

surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe

would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Hi, Amye, and welcome!

Congrats on your baby on the way. It's great that you have this time

to do research on treatment.

I hope someone can give you personal experience and info on docs in

Texas and/or ish Rite. I recall that, at least as of several

years ago, ish Rite was a center which was using the French

Method of clubfoot treatment. An article on their results with that

method was recently pubished in the journal of Pediatric Orthopedics,

showing that a fairly large percentage ended up needing surgery..

here's the abstract, taken from Pub Med:

J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 Jan-Feb;25(1):98-102. Related Articles, Links

Nonoperative clubfoot treatment using the French physical therapy

method.

s BS, ston CE, H.

Texas ish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas, USA.

steve.richards@...

Ninety-eight patients (142 clubfeet) treated nonoperatively by the

French physical therapy method were reviewed to determine the

effectiveness of this technique. All were 3 months old or less when

treatment began and were rated for initial clubfoot severity using

the Dimeglio scale (moderate, severe, very severe). Follow-up

averaged 35 months (range 20-62 months). Forty-two percent of the

feet needed no surgery to achieve a plantigrade position, 9% needed

heelcord tenotomies, 29% needed posterior releases, and 20% needed

comprehensive posteromedial releases. The Dimeglio scale was

prognostic for outcomes, with moderate feet having the best results

and very severe feet having the worst results. The French physical

therapy method significantly reduced the need for operative

intervention at the authors' institution.

PMID: 15614069 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Perhaps since that time there are now doctors there using the Ponseti

method.. I don't know..

Unfortunately, even though the Ponseti method has become generally

acknowldged as the way to go, there are quite a few regions of the

country in which it's frustratingly hard to find doctors who use it,

or use it well.. even highly populated ones with major medical

centers. Many of us have ended up having to travel for treatment as a

result.

I want you to know that, even though that sounds daunting, it IS

possible to travel to get treatment, IF you are unable to find it

nearby and the Ponseti method is what you want. I'm sure that's hard

to feature at this point .. but there have been many parents who have

gone to Iowa (even from overseas) with a newborn baby, even with

older siblings .. stayed for a couple of weeks at the Mc

House adjacent to the hospital.. or flown in for appointments over

the course of a few weeks.. it's not as impossible as it sounds..

esp. when you consider the alternative.. going through months of

treatment which might not work. (there's a mom here who drove all the

way from Texas to Iowa for her son's treatment..)

I recall that there might be a doctor named Gottfried in Texas who

uses the method, but I can't say for sure.. You could call or write

Dr. Ponseti's office to ask for a recommendation for you. The contact

info is at the VH site. I hope you are able to figure out a good

situation nearby!

Best wishes,

and take care.. you're doing the best thing you can do right now, to

help your baby when she is born!

To encourage you.. my daughter was born with left cf, now almost 5.

She's doing absolutely great.. she does everything any kid her age

can do. You'd never be able to tell anything was ever wrong.

Everything will work out!

Best,

and Claire

6/29/00

[Guest guest]

Hi, Amye, and welcome!

Congrats on your baby on the way. It's great that you have this time

to do research on treatment.

I hope someone can give you personal experience and info on docs in

Texas and/or ish Rite. I recall that, at least as of several

years ago, ish Rite was a center which was using the French

Method of clubfoot treatment. An article on their results with that

method was recently pubished in the journal of Pediatric Orthopedics,

showing that a fairly large percentage ended up needing surgery..

here's the abstract, taken from Pub Med:

J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 Jan-Feb;25(1):98-102. Related Articles, Links

Nonoperative clubfoot treatment using the French physical therapy

method.

s BS, ston CE, H.

Texas ish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas, USA.

steve.richards@...

Ninety-eight patients (142 clubfeet) treated nonoperatively by the

French physical therapy method were reviewed to determine the

effectiveness of this technique. All were 3 months old or less when

treatment began and were rated for initial clubfoot severity using

the Dimeglio scale (moderate, severe, very severe). Follow-up

averaged 35 months (range 20-62 months). Forty-two percent of the

feet needed no surgery to achieve a plantigrade position, 9% needed

heelcord tenotomies, 29% needed posterior releases, and 20% needed

comprehensive posteromedial releases. The Dimeglio scale was

prognostic for outcomes, with moderate feet having the best results

and very severe feet having the worst results. The French physical

therapy method significantly reduced the need for operative

intervention at the authors' institution.

PMID: 15614069 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Perhaps since that time there are now doctors there using the Ponseti

method.. I don't know..

Unfortunately, even though the Ponseti method has become generally

acknowldged as the way to go, there are quite a few regions of the

country in which it's frustratingly hard to find doctors who use it,

or use it well.. even highly populated ones with major medical

centers. Many of us have ended up having to travel for treatment as a

result.

I want you to know that, even though that sounds daunting, it IS

possible to travel to get treatment, IF you are unable to find it

nearby and the Ponseti method is what you want. I'm sure that's hard

to feature at this point .. but there have been many parents who have

gone to Iowa (even from overseas) with a newborn baby, even with

older siblings .. stayed for a couple of weeks at the Mc

House adjacent to the hospital.. or flown in for appointments over

the course of a few weeks.. it's not as impossible as it sounds..

esp. when you consider the alternative.. going through months of

treatment which might not work. (there's a mom here who drove all the

way from Texas to Iowa for her son's treatment..)

I recall that there might be a doctor named Gottfried in Texas who

uses the method, but I can't say for sure.. You could call or write

Dr. Ponseti's office to ask for a recommendation for you. The contact

info is at the VH site. I hope you are able to figure out a good

situation nearby!

Best wishes,

and take care.. you're doing the best thing you can do right now, to

help your baby when she is born!

To encourage you.. my daughter was born with left cf, now almost 5.

She's doing absolutely great.. she does everything any kid her age

can do. You'd never be able to tell anything was ever wrong.

Everything will work out!

Best,

and Claire

6/29/00

[Guest guest]

Amye, congratulations on your pregnancy!

I too live in Texas and although i personally had to take my

daughter to see Dr.Ponseti, there is a girl in this group ()

who told me of Dr.Kahn and Dr.Shapiro but they are in Austin. Both

are Ponseti trained but have not yet been added to the list. I don't

know how far that is for you but just thought I would let you know.

I believe treatment begins soon after birth. My daughter was born in

the evening and by the next morning was casted. Do as much research

as you can before the baby as this will be soo useful to you.

and

BL CF 12/16/03

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a

girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would

like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the

casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been

told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if

this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the

fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm

not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until

she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge

to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial

reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a

podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations

for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the

surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe

would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Amye, congratulations on your pregnancy!

I too live in Texas and although i personally had to take my

daughter to see Dr.Ponseti, there is a girl in this group ()

who told me of Dr.Kahn and Dr.Shapiro but they are in Austin. Both

are Ponseti trained but have not yet been added to the list. I don't

know how far that is for you but just thought I would let you know.

I believe treatment begins soon after birth. My daughter was born in

the evening and by the next morning was casted. Do as much research

as you can before the baby as this will be soo useful to you.

and

BL CF 12/16/03

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a

girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would

like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the

casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been

told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if

this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the

fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm

not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until

she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge

to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial

reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a

podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations

for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the

surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe

would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Amye,

My understanding is that TSR offers both the French Physiotherapy method and a

somewhat modified Ponseti method and that they will let you choose which you

would like to use. Their results, as reported at a 2003 professional meeting,

gave about a 60% chance of avoiding the major release surgery regardless of the

method used. However, most other centers report a 90+% avoidance rate with the

Ponseti method (the 60% rate for physiotherapy is similar to reports out of

other centers).

I know of at least one parent here whose child was treated using the Ponseti

method at TSR. With terrific results. Hopefully she will see this and chime

in.

I don't know anything about how long it takes to get an application approved and

all of that, but I imagine they have a streamlined process for clubfoot

patients.

Hope this helps a little. Good for you for trying to get everything set up

before your sweet daughter is born. We wish you all the best!

Naomi

The Family

Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, corrected bilateral clubfoot, FAB

14/7)

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[Guest guest]

Amye,

My understanding is that TSR offers both the French Physiotherapy method and a

somewhat modified Ponseti method and that they will let you choose which you

would like to use. Their results, as reported at a 2003 professional meeting,

gave about a 60% chance of avoiding the major release surgery regardless of the

method used. However, most other centers report a 90+% avoidance rate with the

Ponseti method (the 60% rate for physiotherapy is similar to reports out of

other centers).

I know of at least one parent here whose child was treated using the Ponseti

method at TSR. With terrific results. Hopefully she will see this and chime

in.

I don't know anything about how long it takes to get an application approved and

all of that, but I imagine they have a streamlined process for clubfoot

patients.

Hope this helps a little. Good for you for trying to get everything set up

before your sweet daughter is born. We wish you all the best!

Naomi

The Family

Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, corrected bilateral clubfoot, FAB

14/7)

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[Guest guest]

Hi Amye,

I live in Mansfield and my son Jake is being treated at ish Rite

by Dr. Rathjen. Jake was born 8/1/04 with bilateral CF and we got

his 1st casts at 1 week and 2 days 8/10/04. I had done research

online (although I didn't find this group until a few months ago) and

already knew that I wanted to use the Ponseti method. When we went

that 1st day, they gave us the choice of the Ponseti method or the

French method. The Ponseti method involves the casting and the

French method is very labor intensive with physical therapy but no

casts. Being a single working Mom, I couldn't go over there every

day which is required for the French method. From what I could tell

they followed Ponseti's method very well up until the DBB (the braces

and shoes). They had us wear it full time for 3 months then reduced

his hours to nights/naptime only 12-14 hrs/day. This is where our

problem started. When his hours were reduced, he began screaming at

night when I would put them on. After 2 weeks of no sleep and the

orthopedic dept at ish Rite couldn't find anything wrong with

the shoes, I got online and found this group and told them the

problem. I was informed that his hours were reduced too much. I

went back to full time then gradually reduced his hours down to 18

hrs a day and Jake has been fine ever since. This is where I found

out that they were using a modified Ponseti method. Ponseti protocol

says 3 months full time in DBB, then 18 hrs a day until they start

walking, then 12-14 hrs a day. Evidently they think 18 hrs/day slows

development - but Jake crawled and pulled up at the same age as my

first non-cf child. He crawls and pulls the same whether he has the

brace on or not - he's now nearly 11 mos. I think his feet look

great although just for peace of mind, I want to take pics and send

them to Dr. Ponseti. From what I've read on this board, if his feet

weren't corrected, they wouldn't be staying in the shoes and I don't

have that problem. So in summary, I think they did a good job -

won't know for sure until Jake starts walking (Dr. Rathjen said

there's still a possibility of surgery if he doesn't walk right - but

I'll take Jake to Iowa before I'll let anyone do surgery on him).

The only problem I had so far was the difference in hours for the

shoes and brace.

Regarding, the application process, I had no problems at all. They

sent me a package - I can't remember if there was paperwork to send

them beforehand or if we took it with us at our 1st appt. After Jake

was born, all I did was have my pediatrician call over there with a

referral and ish Rite then called me with an appt time. Any yes

it is totally free of charge - they're totally philanthropic - they

won't even file on your insurance even if you have it.

Our experience at ish Rite has been wonderful - the people and

volunteers are so friendly and helpful.

I know this has been a long email - sorry. If you have any other

questions, please let me know and I'll try to help.

(On a funny note, I found out a couple months ago that Dr. Rathjen is

Ross Perot's son-in-law)

Mommy to 9-30-00 and 8/1/04 BCF DBB 18/7

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a

girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the

casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been

told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if

this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the

fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge

to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the

surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Hi Amye,

I live in Mansfield and my son Jake is being treated at ish Rite

by Dr. Rathjen. Jake was born 8/1/04 with bilateral CF and we got

his 1st casts at 1 week and 2 days 8/10/04. I had done research

online (although I didn't find this group until a few months ago) and

already knew that I wanted to use the Ponseti method. When we went

that 1st day, they gave us the choice of the Ponseti method or the

French method. The Ponseti method involves the casting and the

French method is very labor intensive with physical therapy but no

casts. Being a single working Mom, I couldn't go over there every

day which is required for the French method. From what I could tell

they followed Ponseti's method very well up until the DBB (the braces

and shoes). They had us wear it full time for 3 months then reduced

his hours to nights/naptime only 12-14 hrs/day. This is where our

problem started. When his hours were reduced, he began screaming at

night when I would put them on. After 2 weeks of no sleep and the

orthopedic dept at ish Rite couldn't find anything wrong with

the shoes, I got online and found this group and told them the

problem. I was informed that his hours were reduced too much. I

went back to full time then gradually reduced his hours down to 18

hrs a day and Jake has been fine ever since. This is where I found

out that they were using a modified Ponseti method. Ponseti protocol

says 3 months full time in DBB, then 18 hrs a day until they start

walking, then 12-14 hrs a day. Evidently they think 18 hrs/day slows

development - but Jake crawled and pulled up at the same age as my

first non-cf child. He crawls and pulls the same whether he has the

brace on or not - he's now nearly 11 mos. I think his feet look

great although just for peace of mind, I want to take pics and send

them to Dr. Ponseti. From what I've read on this board, if his feet

weren't corrected, they wouldn't be staying in the shoes and I don't

have that problem. So in summary, I think they did a good job -

won't know for sure until Jake starts walking (Dr. Rathjen said

there's still a possibility of surgery if he doesn't walk right - but

I'll take Jake to Iowa before I'll let anyone do surgery on him).

The only problem I had so far was the difference in hours for the

shoes and brace.

Regarding, the application process, I had no problems at all. They

sent me a package - I can't remember if there was paperwork to send

them beforehand or if we took it with us at our 1st appt. After Jake

was born, all I did was have my pediatrician call over there with a

referral and ish Rite then called me with an appt time. Any yes

it is totally free of charge - they're totally philanthropic - they

won't even file on your insurance even if you have it.

Our experience at ish Rite has been wonderful - the people and

volunteers are so friendly and helpful.

I know this has been a long email - sorry. If you have any other

questions, please let me know and I'll try to help.

(On a funny note, I found out a couple months ago that Dr. Rathjen is

Ross Perot's son-in-law)

Mommy to 9-30-00 and 8/1/04 BCF DBB 18/7

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a

girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the

casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been

told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if

this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the

fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge

to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the

surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Amye,

Here are some other recent articles on Dallas ish Rite and

their modified version of the Ponseti method as well as the French

method.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/message/30898

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/message/30911

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a

girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would

like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the

casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been

told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if

this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the

fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm

not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until

she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge

to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial

reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a

podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations

for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the

surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe

would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Amye,

Here are some other recent articles on Dallas ish Rite and

their modified version of the Ponseti method as well as the French

method.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/message/30898

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/message/30911

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a

girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would

like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the

casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been

told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if

this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the

fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm

not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until

she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge

to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial

reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a

podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations

for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the

surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe

would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Amye,

I don't know anything about ish Rite except what I've read on

this board, I do think they use the French Physiotherapy method which

is also non-surgical but apparently very time consuming. You could

always email Dr. Ponseti directly and see if he can tell you anything

about Dr. Lund.

Also, I wanted to tell you that while it is important to begin the

process shortly after birth it is not so urgent that you should miss

out on those first few days cast free snuggle and bonding time. Many

moms have said that if they had it to do again they would wait at

least a few days or even a week or two to start the casting just to

give them the time to enjoy their newborn crooked foot and all.

Hope this helps some,

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Amye,

I don't know anything about ish Rite except what I've read on

this board, I do think they use the French Physiotherapy method which

is also non-surgical but apparently very time consuming. You could

always email Dr. Ponseti directly and see if he can tell you anything

about Dr. Lund.

Also, I wanted to tell you that while it is important to begin the

process shortly after birth it is not so urgent that you should miss

out on those first few days cast free snuggle and bonding time. Many

moms have said that if they had it to do again they would wait at

least a few days or even a week or two to start the casting just to

give them the time to enjoy their newborn crooked foot and all.

Hope this helps some,

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

This is what our doc recommended, and I'm so glad we went this route. It gave us

a couple of weeks to adjust to a new baby, get nursing off to a good start, rest

from the delivery and just enjoy our new bundle just the way God gave her to us.

I know it's weird, but I kind of miss her crooked foot since that's who she was

when she was born. Kind of like the beginning of them outgrowing the newborn

period. We took lots of pictures too!

Marcia

Re: ish Rite Hopsital in Dallas,TX ?

Amye,

I don't know anything about ish Rite except what I've read on

this board, I do think they use the French Physiotherapy method which

is also non-surgical but apparently very time consuming. You could

always email Dr. Ponseti directly and see if he can tell you anything

about Dr. Lund.

Also, I wanted to tell you that while it is important to begin the

process shortly after birth it is not so urgent that you should miss

out on those first few days cast free snuggle and bonding time. Many

moms have said that if they had it to do again they would wait at

least a few days or even a week or two to start the casting just to

give them the time to enjoy their newborn crooked foot and all.

Hope this helps some,

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

This is what our doc recommended, and I'm so glad we went this route. It gave us

a couple of weeks to adjust to a new baby, get nursing off to a good start, rest

from the delivery and just enjoy our new bundle just the way God gave her to us.

I know it's weird, but I kind of miss her crooked foot since that's who she was

when she was born. Kind of like the beginning of them outgrowing the newborn

period. We took lots of pictures too!

Marcia

Re: ish Rite Hopsital in Dallas,TX ?

Amye,

I don't know anything about ish Rite except what I've read on

this board, I do think they use the French Physiotherapy method which

is also non-surgical but apparently very time consuming. You could

always email Dr. Ponseti directly and see if he can tell you anything

about Dr. Lund.

Also, I wanted to tell you that while it is important to begin the

process shortly after birth it is not so urgent that you should miss

out on those first few days cast free snuggle and bonding time. Many

moms have said that if they had it to do again they would wait at

least a few days or even a week or two to start the casting just to

give them the time to enjoy their newborn crooked foot and all.

Hope this helps some,

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second child. It's a girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney. We would like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to begin the casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what we've been told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do you know if this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite due to the fact

> that the application process seems to take a little while. I'm not

> sure if they would accept an application for our daughter until she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided free of charge to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for financial reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward using a podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or the surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that you believe would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

[Guest guest]

Amyed97,

My wife and myself had a boy on 6/01/05. Our son was

born with bilateral club feet. We are using Dr. Lund

in Dallas and we are in phase four of casting. If you

have any questions please email me back. I myself was

born with club foot so have extensive knowledge on the

subject.

--- amyed97 wrote:

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second

> child. It's a girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My

> husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about

> treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney.

> We would like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to

> begin the casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what

> we've been told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do

> you know if this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite

> due to the fact

> that the application process seems to take a little

> while. I'm not

> sure if they would accept an application for our

> daughter until she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want

> to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to

> get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided

> free of charge to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility

> is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found

> this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we

> don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for

> financial reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward

> using a podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now

> practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any

> recommendations for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or

> the surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that

> you believe would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right

> decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

>

>

>

>

____________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

Amyed97,

My wife and myself had a boy on 6/01/05. Our son was

born with bilateral club feet. We are using Dr. Lund

in Dallas and we are in phase four of casting. If you

have any questions please email me back. I myself was

born with club foot so have extensive knowledge on the

subject.

--- amyed97 wrote:

> I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second

> child. It's a girl,

> and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My

> husband and I

> have been trying to research our options about

> treatments and

> physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney.

> We would like

> to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to

> begin the casting

> process as soon after birth as possible. From what

> we've been told,

> the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do

> you know if this

> is true or not?

>

> I have also been concerned about using ish Rite

> due to the fact

> that the application process seems to take a little

> while. I'm not

> sure if they would accept an application for our

> daughter until she

> is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want

> to delay her

> treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to

> get treatment

> for your child?

>

> It is my understanding that treatments are provided

> free of charge to

> the patients of ish Rite because the facility

> is fully funded

> through donations and fund raising. Have you found

> this fact to be

> true? The financial benefit seems great, but we

> don't want to

> compromise the type of care (treatment method)for

> financial reasons.

>

> As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward

> using a podiatrist,

> Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now

> practices in

> Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any

> recommendations for

> physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or

> the surrounding

> states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

>

> Please share any other pertinent information that

> you believe would

> be beneficial to us as we try to make the right

> decision for our

> daughter. Thanks!

>

> Amye Dooley

>

>

>

>

____________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

Hey Single Guy... So you're not single anymore huh?

OK - I just thought it was funny your email said single guy and you wrote

this. All in fun! hehe...

Glad to have you here too. I'm sorry to hear your surgical correction has

bothered you over the years, but I think your story will be just what many

parents here need to hear when considering the options available now. I'm

thrilled to hear Dr. Lund is doing so well with your son's feet, Texas

needs Ponseti Dr's badly it seems... Please let us know how it goes and

don't be afraid to post on list anything you have to say about your

experiences, especially your own.

Kori

At 08:27 AM 6/29/2005, you wrote:

>Amyed97,

>

>My wife and myself had a boy on 6/01/05. Our son was

>born with bilateral club feet. We are using Dr. Lund

>in Dallas and we are in phase four of casting. If you

>have any questions please email me back. I myself was

>born with club foot so have extensive knowledge on the

>subject.

>

>--- amyed97 wrote:

>

> > I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second

> > child. It's a girl,

> > and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My

> > husband and I

> > have been trying to research our options about

> > treatments and

> > physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney.

> > We would like

> > to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to

> > begin the casting

> > process as soon after birth as possible. From what

> > we've been told,

> > the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do

> > you know if this

> > is true or not?

> >

> > I have also been concerned about using ish Rite

> > due to the fact

> > that the application process seems to take a little

> > while. I'm not

> > sure if they would accept an application for our

> > daughter until she

> > is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want

> > to delay her

> > treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to

> > get treatment

> > for your child?

> >

> > It is my understanding that treatments are provided

> > free of charge to

> > the patients of ish Rite because the facility

> > is fully funded

> > through donations and fund raising. Have you found

> > this fact to be

> > true? The financial benefit seems great, but we

> > don't want to

> > compromise the type of care (treatment method)for

> > financial reasons.

> >

> > As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward

> > using a podiatrist,

> > Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now

> > practices in

> > Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any

> > recommendations for

> > physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or

> > the surrounding

> > states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

> >

> > Please share any other pertinent information that

> > you believe would

> > be beneficial to us as we try to make the right

> > decision for our

> > daughter. Thanks!

> >

> > Amye Dooley

> >

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Hey Single Guy... So you're not single anymore huh?

OK - I just thought it was funny your email said single guy and you wrote

this. All in fun! hehe...

Glad to have you here too. I'm sorry to hear your surgical correction has

bothered you over the years, but I think your story will be just what many

parents here need to hear when considering the options available now. I'm

thrilled to hear Dr. Lund is doing so well with your son's feet, Texas

needs Ponseti Dr's badly it seems... Please let us know how it goes and

don't be afraid to post on list anything you have to say about your

experiences, especially your own.

Kori

At 08:27 AM 6/29/2005, you wrote:

>Amyed97,

>

>My wife and myself had a boy on 6/01/05. Our son was

>born with bilateral club feet. We are using Dr. Lund

>in Dallas and we are in phase four of casting. If you

>have any questions please email me back. I myself was

>born with club foot so have extensive knowledge on the

>subject.

>

>--- amyed97 wrote:

>

> > I am currently 27 weeks pregnant with our second

> > child. It's a girl,

> > and we know from the sonograms that she has RCF. My

> > husband and I

> > have been trying to research our options about

> > treatments and

> > physicians in the Dallas area. We live in McKinney.

> > We would like

> > to try the Ponseti method first, and would like to

> > begin the casting

> > process as soon after birth as possible. From what

> > we've been told,

> > the Ponseti method is not used at ish Rite. Do

> > you know if this

> > is true or not?

> >

> > I have also been concerned about using ish Rite

> > due to the fact

> > that the application process seems to take a little

> > while. I'm not

> > sure if they would accept an application for our

> > daughter until she

> > is born, and as I mentioned earlier, we do not want

> > to delay her

> > treatment. How quickly after birth were you able to

> > get treatment

> > for your child?

> >

> > It is my understanding that treatments are provided

> > free of charge to

> > the patients of ish Rite because the facility

> > is fully funded

> > through donations and fund raising. Have you found

> > this fact to be

> > true? The financial benefit seems great, but we

> > don't want to

> > compromise the type of care (treatment method)for

> > financial reasons.

> >

> > As it stands now, we are leaning closely toward

> > using a podiatrist,

> > Dr. Lund, who trained under Dr. Ponseti and now

> > practices in

> > Carrollton. Please let me know if you have any

> > recommendations for

> > physicians in this area. I've seen none in Texas or

> > the surrounding

> > states on Dr. Ponseti's approved list.

> >

> > Please share any other pertinent information that

> > you believe would

> > be beneficial to us as we try to make the right

> > decision for our

> > daughter. Thanks!

> >

> > Amye Dooley

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

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