RE: Dominick's update!!!! great news

June 27, 2003

Angie,

His clubfoot is overcorrected right? Or is it pointing straight ahead like

the other one??

Re: Dominick's update!!!! great news

In a message dated 6/27/2005 4:38:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

powellbugs@... writes:

I do have a couple of questions.

First of all, what does " his foot is almost in perfect

peroration to his other foot " mean? I can't make

sense of peroration (conclusion of a speech,

basically) in this context. Maybe your spell-check

put that in in place of something else?

Also, if he got the shoes when he was 7 weeks old and

he is now 16 weeks old, he wore them full-time for at

most 9 weeks. Full-time wear should last at least 3

months, which comes out to not less than 12 weeks.

Does your doctor have a specific reason for reducing

the hours in the FAB sooner? (I realize this does

happen , though it is almost always reserved for older

children).

what i meant to say was proportion to his other foot. you cannot tell the

difference in the feet.

and the dr said that since he is doing so well that we can reduce him. we

do

a lot of stretching to his foot during the day. he has full range of

motion,and the dexterity of the foot os awesome.

June 27, 2003

Angie,

His clubfoot is overcorrected right? Or is it pointing straight ahead like

the other one??

Re: Dominick's update!!!! great news

In a message dated 6/27/2005 4:38:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

powellbugs@... writes:

I do have a couple of questions.

First of all, what does " his foot is almost in perfect

peroration to his other foot " mean? I can't make

sense of peroration (conclusion of a speech,

basically) in this context. Maybe your spell-check

put that in in place of something else?

Also, if he got the shoes when he was 7 weeks old and

he is now 16 weeks old, he wore them full-time for at

most 9 weeks. Full-time wear should last at least 3

months, which comes out to not less than 12 weeks.

Does your doctor have a specific reason for reducing

the hours in the FAB sooner? (I realize this does

happen , though it is almost always reserved for older

children).

what i meant to say was proportion to his other foot. you cannot tell the

difference in the feet.

and the dr said that since he is doing so well that we can reduce him. we

do

a lot of stretching to his foot during the day. he has full range of

motion,and the dexterity of the foot os awesome.

June 26, 2005

Whoohoo! Love to hear about perfect feet! Couldn't ask for more huh?

Kori

At 07:54 PM 6/25/2005, you wrote:

>Dominick has been in his DBB since he was 7 weeks old....his foot is almost

>in perfect peroration to his other foot!!!!

>

>he is in his shoes 16/7 and we are continuing the stretching exercises along

>with the shoes.

>

>He is 16 weeks old

>

>I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!

>

June 26, 2005

Whoohoo! Love to hear about perfect feet! Couldn't ask for more huh?

Kori

At 07:54 PM 6/25/2005, you wrote:

>Dominick has been in his DBB since he was 7 weeks old....his foot is almost

>in perfect peroration to his other foot!!!!

>

>he is in his shoes 16/7 and we are continuing the stretching exercises along

>with the shoes.

>

>He is 16 weeks old

>

>I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!

>

June 26, 2005

In a message dated 6/26/2005 2:23:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

frogabog@... writes:

Whoohoo! Love to hear about perfect feet! Couldn't ask for more huh?

Kori

I am soooooooooooooooo proud!

June 26, 2005

In a message dated 6/26/2005 2:23:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

frogabog@... writes:

Whoohoo! Love to hear about perfect feet! Couldn't ask for more huh?

Kori

I am soooooooooooooooo proud!

June 26, 2005

ty!

June 26, 2005

ty!

June 26, 2005

That's awesome!!!! congratulations!!!!

> Dominick has been in his DBB since he was 7 weeks old....his foot is almost

> in perfect peroration to his other foot!!!!

>

> he is in his shoes 16/7 and we are continuing the stretching exercises along

> with the shoes.

>

> He is 16 weeks old

>

> I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!

>

June 26, 2005

That's awesome!!!! congratulations!!!!

> Dominick has been in his DBB since he was 7 weeks old....his foot is almost

> in perfect peroration to his other foot!!!!

>

> he is in his shoes 16/7 and we are continuing the stretching exercises along

> with the shoes.

>

> He is 16 weeks old

>

> I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!

>

June 27, 2005

In a message dated 6/27/2005 4:38:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

powellbugs@... writes:

I do have a couple of questions.

First of all, what does " his foot is almost in perfect

peroration to his other foot " mean? I can't make

sense of peroration (conclusion of a speech,

basically) in this context. Maybe your spell-check

put that in in place of something else?

Also, if he got the shoes when he was 7 weeks old and

he is now 16 weeks old, he wore them full-time for at

most 9 weeks. Full-time wear should last at least 3

months, which comes out to not less than 12 weeks.

Does your doctor have a specific reason for reducing

the hours in the FAB sooner? (I realize this does

happen , though it is almost always reserved for older

children).

what i meant to say was proportion to his other foot. you cannot tell the

difference in the feet.

and the dr said that since he is doing so well that we can reduce him. we do

a lot of stretching to his foot during the day. he has full range of

motion,and the dexterity of the foot os awesome.

June 27, 2005

In a message dated 6/27/2005 4:38:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

powellbugs@... writes:

I do have a couple of questions.

First of all, what does " his foot is almost in perfect

peroration to his other foot " mean? I can't make

sense of peroration (conclusion of a speech,

basically) in this context. Maybe your spell-check

put that in in place of something else?

Also, if he got the shoes when he was 7 weeks old and

he is now 16 weeks old, he wore them full-time for at

most 9 weeks. Full-time wear should last at least 3

months, which comes out to not less than 12 weeks.

Does your doctor have a specific reason for reducing

the hours in the FAB sooner? (I realize this does

happen , though it is almost always reserved for older

children).

what i meant to say was proportion to his other foot. you cannot tell the

difference in the feet.

and the dr said that since he is doing so well that we can reduce him. we do

a lot of stretching to his foot during the day. he has full range of

motion,and the dexterity of the foot os awesome.

June 27, 2005

It's good to hear that Dominick is doing so well in

his shoes.

I do have a couple of questions.

First of all, what does " his foot is almost in perfect

peroration to his other foot " mean? I can't make

sense of peroration (conclusion of a speech,

basically) in this context. Maybe your spell-check

put that in in place of something else?

Also, if he got the shoes when he was 7 weeks old and

he is now 16 weeks old, he wore them full-time for at

most 9 weeks. Full-time wear should last at least 3

months, which comes out to not less than 12 weeks.

Does your doctor have a specific reason for reducing

the hours in the FAB sooner? (I realize this does

happen , though it is almost always reserved for older

children).

Naomi

The Family

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

bilateral clubfoot, FAB 14/7)

--- AAP223@... wrote:

> Dominick has been in his DBB since he was 7 weeks

> old....his foot is almost

> in perfect peroration to his other foot!!!!

>

> he is in his shoes 16/7 and we are continuing the

> stretching exercises along

> with the shoes.

>

> He is 16 weeks old

>

> I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

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June 27, 2005

It's good to hear that Dominick is doing so well in

his shoes.

I do have a couple of questions.

First of all, what does " his foot is almost in perfect

peroration to his other foot " mean? I can't make

sense of peroration (conclusion of a speech,

basically) in this context. Maybe your spell-check

put that in in place of something else?

Also, if he got the shoes when he was 7 weeks old and

he is now 16 weeks old, he wore them full-time for at

most 9 weeks. Full-time wear should last at least 3

months, which comes out to not less than 12 weeks.

Does your doctor have a specific reason for reducing

the hours in the FAB sooner? (I realize this does

happen , though it is almost always reserved for older

children).

Naomi

The Family

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

bilateral clubfoot, FAB 14/7)

--- AAP223@... wrote:

> Dominick has been in his DBB since he was 7 weeks

> old....his foot is almost

> in perfect peroration to his other foot!!!!

>

> he is in his shoes 16/7 and we are continuing the

> stretching exercises along

> with the shoes.

>

> He is 16 weeks old

>

> I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

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June 27, 2005

Thanks! It makes sense now, I just couldn't figure out what you had meant to

say.

We wish you and Dominick continued success.

Naomi

The Family

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

14/7)

AAP223@... wrote:

In a message dated 6/27/2005 4:38:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

powellbugs@... writes:

I do have a couple of questions.

First of all, what does " his foot is almost in perfect

peroration to his other foot " mean? I can't make

sense of peroration (conclusion of a speech,

basically) in this context. Maybe your spell-check

put that in in place of something else?

Also, if he got the shoes when he was 7 weeks old and

he is now 16 weeks old, he wore them full-time for at

most 9 weeks. Full-time wear should last at least 3

months, which comes out to not less than 12 weeks.

Does your doctor have a specific reason for reducing

the hours in the FAB sooner? (I realize this does

happen , though it is almost always reserved for older

children).

what i meant to say was proportion to his other foot. you cannot tell the

difference in the feet.

and the dr said that since he is doing so well that we can reduce him. we do

a lot of stretching to his foot during the day. he has full range of

motion,and the dexterity of the foot os awesome.

June 27, 2005

Thanks! It makes sense now, I just couldn't figure out what you had meant to

say.

We wish you and Dominick continued success.

Naomi

The Family

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

14/7)

AAP223@... wrote:

In a message dated 6/27/2005 4:38:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

powellbugs@... writes:

I do have a couple of questions.

First of all, what does " his foot is almost in perfect

peroration to his other foot " mean? I can't make

sense of peroration (conclusion of a speech,

basically) in this context. Maybe your spell-check

put that in in place of something else?

Also, if he got the shoes when he was 7 weeks old and

he is now 16 weeks old, he wore them full-time for at

most 9 weeks. Full-time wear should last at least 3

months, which comes out to not less than 12 weeks.

Does your doctor have a specific reason for reducing

the hours in the FAB sooner? (I realize this does

happen , though it is almost always reserved for older

children).

what i meant to say was proportion to his other foot. you cannot tell the

difference in the feet.

and the dr said that since he is doing so well that we can reduce him. we do

a lot of stretching to his foot during the day. he has full range of

motion,and the dexterity of the foot os awesome.

June 28, 2005

In a message dated 6/27/2005 5:03:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

cgerace@... writes:

Angie,

His clubfoot is overcorrected right? Or is it pointing straight ahead like

the other one??

its exactly like his other one you cannot tell the difference. he wears

his shoes 16 hours a day....the rest of the time we are doing the stretch's.

his foot is easily manipulated and it doesn't turn in at all. but it has gotten

to the point i have to wait for him to go to sleep @ 6 pm put the shoes

on(after his bath) and then when he gets up in the morning we take them off @

10

am...he is miserable the whole time. Everyone here says that after a couple

days the crying stops well with him it didn't.....he has size 1 shoes now

for the right foot and 0 on the left. his shoes fit perfectly,they dont

bind,pinch nothing but he still screams like he is being hurt.

i am not trying to sound like i am going against what Dr. Ponsetti

reccomends but we have altered it. it is working so far. if a child cries so

much he

throws up that's is cruel. im sorry i may not persevere like ya'll but he has

had these shoes since he was 7 weeks old,he honestly hates them.

im sorry not trying to be a bitch angie

June 28, 2005

In a message dated 6/27/2005 5:03:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

cgerace@... writes:

Angie,

His clubfoot is overcorrected right? Or is it pointing straight ahead like

the other one??

its exactly like his other one you cannot tell the difference. he wears

his shoes 16 hours a day....the rest of the time we are doing the stretch's.

his foot is easily manipulated and it doesn't turn in at all. but it has gotten

to the point i have to wait for him to go to sleep @ 6 pm put the shoes

on(after his bath) and then when he gets up in the morning we take them off @

10

am...he is miserable the whole time. Everyone here says that after a couple

days the crying stops well with him it didn't.....he has size 1 shoes now

for the right foot and 0 on the left. his shoes fit perfectly,they dont

bind,pinch nothing but he still screams like he is being hurt.

i am not trying to sound like i am going against what Dr. Ponsetti

reccomends but we have altered it. it is working so far. if a child cries so

much he

throws up that's is cruel. im sorry i may not persevere like ya'll but he has

had these shoes since he was 7 weeks old,he honestly hates them.

im sorry not trying to be a bitch angie

June 28, 2005

I hear that! I HATE changing a diaper any other way now! I recommend

an FAB to all my friends with babies!

> > >what i meant to say was proportion to his other foot. you

cannot tell the

> > >difference in the feet.

> > >and the dr said that since he is doing so well that we can

reduce him. we do

> > >a lot of stretching to his foot during the day. he has full

range of

> > >motion,and the dexterity of the foot os awesome.

> >

> > I don't know who wrote this (saw it in a reply), but my first

thought is

> > that if he's doing so well... that he should stay in the brace

as long as

> > possible. Doing well only remains doing well for so long and as

soon as it

> > stops *doing so well* you'll be wondering why you just didn't

follow the

> > protocol way back when... If it's doing so well, I would do

everything I

> > could to make darn sure it stays that way. Feet that do well

don't

> > automatically mean they need less bracing. It means they're

responding

> > exactly like they should to the bracing and that it's

> > working. Additionally, if you brace properly, you don't need

physical

> > therapy or stretching (in most cases). What's more work?

Bracing for a

> > few more hours per day or remembering to do stretches when he's

> > unbraced? Me lazy... I like the bracing over more work for me.

> >

> > Like when Darbi's doc told me her foot was so perfect that she

could

> > discard the brace entirely at 19mo's. I am certain I would have

regretted

> > that. It's only one more year, and she's done. I've done 2

already... as

> > has she. What's one more year? In the above case... what's a

few more

> > weeks? For peace of mind... it's a drop in the bucket.

> >

> > Kori

June 28, 2005

I hear that! I HATE changing a diaper any other way now! I recommend

an FAB to all my friends with babies!

> > >what i meant to say was proportion to his other foot. you

cannot tell the

> > >difference in the feet.

> > >and the dr said that since he is doing so well that we can

reduce him. we do

> > >a lot of stretching to his foot during the day. he has full

range of

> > >motion,and the dexterity of the foot os awesome.

> >

> > I don't know who wrote this (saw it in a reply), but my first

thought is

> > that if he's doing so well... that he should stay in the brace

as long as

> > possible. Doing well only remains doing well for so long and as

soon as it

> > stops *doing so well* you'll be wondering why you just didn't

follow the

> > protocol way back when... If it's doing so well, I would do

everything I

> > could to make darn sure it stays that way. Feet that do well

don't

> > automatically mean they need less bracing. It means they're

responding

> > exactly like they should to the bracing and that it's

> > working. Additionally, if you brace properly, you don't need

physical

> > therapy or stretching (in most cases). What's more work?

Bracing for a

> > few more hours per day or remembering to do stretches when he's

> > unbraced? Me lazy... I like the bracing over more work for me.

> >

> > Like when Darbi's doc told me her foot was so perfect that she

could

> > discard the brace entirely at 19mo's. I am certain I would have

regretted

> > that. It's only one more year, and she's done. I've done 2

already... as

> > has she. What's one more year? In the above case... what's a

few more

> > weeks? For peace of mind... it's a drop in the bucket.

> >

> > Kori

June 28, 2005

gosh, I don't know, maybe it's because was in casts for a full year, that

the shoes are

just complete freedom for him! We've never had issues with that. he actually

gets pretty

mad at me if I try to put him to bed without putting his shoes on. (we've tried

that twice

only because he had peed through his pj's and I simply was not in the mood to

fumble

around in the dark at 2 am trying to get his shoes back on! But he would not go

to bed

without me putting them on.) Maybe it'll get better as Dominick gets older.

Either way

hang in there and keep doing those stretches!

>

> In a message dated 6/28/2005 11:25:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> alicia.wold@g... writes:

>

> It's hilarious, but I am completely at a loss when he isn't in the shoes. I

> actually fumble for

> a minute trying to figure out how to get his diaper on! LOL

>

> Dominick just hates his shoes....that's why we started the stretches along

> with the shoes....yes its more work but if hes happy its worth it

>

June 28, 2005

gosh, I don't know, maybe it's because was in casts for a full year, that

the shoes are

just complete freedom for him! We've never had issues with that. he actually

gets pretty

mad at me if I try to put him to bed without putting his shoes on. (we've tried

that twice

only because he had peed through his pj's and I simply was not in the mood to

fumble

around in the dark at 2 am trying to get his shoes back on! But he would not go

to bed

without me putting them on.) Maybe it'll get better as Dominick gets older.

Either way

hang in there and keep doing those stretches!

>

> In a message dated 6/28/2005 11:25:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> alicia.wold@g... writes:

>

> It's hilarious, but I am completely at a loss when he isn't in the shoes. I

> actually fumble for

> a minute trying to figure out how to get his diaper on! LOL

>

> Dominick just hates his shoes....that's why we started the stretches along

> with the shoes....yes its more work but if hes happy its worth it

>

June 29, 2005

Okay, is it just me (and Angie don't freak out that I'm saying this)

but does it sound like Dominck's foot may not be fully corrected? If

his foot points straight ahead, is not rotated outward and he screams

while in the shoes this sounds to me like his foot was not rotated

outward to 70 degrees. Angie, was his last cast set at 70 degrees of

external rotation? If you saved the cast you can actually measure

this with a protractor. There is just no reason for him to still be

screaming about wearing the shoes if they are not causing him sores,

it almost has to be a problem with his correction. What does anyone

else think?

Jenna (4/7/01) & Sammy (9/25/04, RCF, dobbs brace 16-18/7)

>

> In a message dated 6/27/2005 5:03:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> cgerace@v... writes:

>

> Angie,

>

> His clubfoot is overcorrected right? Or is it pointing straight

ahead like

> the other one??

>

> its exactly like his other one you cannot tell the difference.

he wears

> his shoes 16 hours a day....the rest of the time we are doing the

stretch's.

> his foot is easily manipulated and it doesn't turn in at all. but

it has gotten

> to the point i have to wait for him to go to sleep @ 6 pm put the

shoes

> on(after his bath) and then when he gets up in the morning we take

them off @ 10

> am...he is miserable the whole time. Everyone here says that after

a couple

> days the crying stops well with him it didn't.....he has size 1

shoes now

> for the right foot and 0 on the left. his shoes fit perfectly,they

dont

> bind,pinch nothing but he still screams like he is being hurt.

> i am not trying to sound like i am going against what Dr. Ponsetti

> reccomends but we have altered it. it is working so far. if a child

cries so much he

> throws up that's is cruel. im sorry i may not persevere like

ya'll but he has

> had these shoes since he was 7 weeks old,he honestly hates them.

> im sorry not trying to be a bitch angie

>

June 29, 2005