New poll for nosurgery4clubfoot

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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

nosurgery4clubfoot group:

If a " true " Ponseti method doctor recommended surgery for

your child, what would you do? We are in this situation, we

have even called Dr. Ponseti, and he said we have one of the

best doctors and if he says our son needs surgery then he is

confident he does.

o Go ahead with the surgery, you know a Ponseti method doctor would not do

surgery unless is was very neccessary.

o Go to another Ponseti method doctor and see what their opinion is, if they

say the same go ahead

o Wait until your child is in pain or discomfort then opt for the surgery.

o Never ever do surgery no matter what, just wait....

o Other: E-mail me with your others please at chele323232@...

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/surveys?id=1880047

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Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

nosurgery4clubfoot group:

If a " true " Ponseti method doctor recommended surgery for

your child, what would you do? We are in this situation, we

have even called Dr. Ponseti, and he said we have one of the

best doctors and if he says our son needs surgery then he is

confident he does.

o Go ahead with the surgery, you know a Ponseti method doctor would not do

surgery unless is was very neccessary.

o Go to another Ponseti method doctor and see what their opinion is, if they

say the same go ahead

o Wait until your child is in pain or discomfort then opt for the surgery.

o Never ever do surgery no matter what, just wait....

o Other: E-mail me with your others please at chele323232@...

To vote, please visit the following web page:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/surveys?id=1880047

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are

not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups

web site listed above.

Thanks!

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I'm going to reply on list, just because I have a few questions...

First off, I think I'd seek at least one second opinion. Just for peace of

mind.

Second, how old is the child? And what is the reason for the surgery?

Third, what surgery is being talked about? The ATTT? If so, it's not too

uncommon to have this done. Remember, approximately 5% of feet treated

with the Ponseti Method will require the ATTT. If done on a Ponseti

corrected foot it is much less invasive than any of the other surgeries and

works well. Additionally, after it's done there's no more need for the

FAB. So that's something to look forward to I suppose.

4th, has any re-casting been tried on this foot? I'm assuming it's a

relapse and not a foot that has never been corrected. Please tell us more

about how this came about. I can't place your email address with who you

are so I can't remember your story, sorry. I'm a dolt.

5th, as far as waiting till they're in discomfort... what does that mean

in reference to your child? Age will play a factor here, if the child is

going into Kindergarten next year it'd be best to get all this done over

the summer so they're free of post surgery casts by the time school starts.

Whatever the case, I think I'd still want a second opinion about the

surgery. A hand's on opinion from a very qualified doc. What doc is your

child seeing anyway? I think if any doc other than Dr. Dobbs or Herzenberg

recommended surgery I'd ask at least one more doc for peace of mind. I

would have to say that either of those docs would have exhausted all other

options before coming to this conclusion and would lean more towards

blindly trusting them. Any other doc, depending on what the history of

this foot is of course, I would not necessarily blindly trust initially and

would seek a second opinion. Seeking a second opinion for ANY surgery is

not a bad thing. Even if it only confirms what your doc says.

Kori

At 05:53 AM 6/28/2005, you wrote:

>Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

>nosurgery4clubfoot group:

>

>If a " true " Ponseti method doctor recommended surgery for

>your child, what would you do? We are in this situation, we

>have even called Dr. Ponseti, and he said we have one of the

>best doctors and if he says our son needs surgery then he is

>confident he does.

>

> o Go ahead with the surgery, you know a Ponseti method doctor would not

> do surgery unless is was very neccessary.

> o Go to another Ponseti method doctor and see what their opinion is, if

> they say the same go ahead

> o Wait until your child is in pain or discomfort then opt for the surgery.

> o Never ever do surgery no matter what, just wait....

> o Other: E-mail me with your others please at chele323232@...

>

>

>To vote, please visit the following web page:

>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/surveys?id=1880047

>

>Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are

>not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups

>web site listed above.

>

>Thanks!

>

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[Guest guest]

I'm going to reply on list, just because I have a few questions...

First off, I think I'd seek at least one second opinion. Just for peace of

mind.

Second, how old is the child? And what is the reason for the surgery?

Third, what surgery is being talked about? The ATTT? If so, it's not too

uncommon to have this done. Remember, approximately 5% of feet treated

with the Ponseti Method will require the ATTT. If done on a Ponseti

corrected foot it is much less invasive than any of the other surgeries and

works well. Additionally, after it's done there's no more need for the

FAB. So that's something to look forward to I suppose.

4th, has any re-casting been tried on this foot? I'm assuming it's a

relapse and not a foot that has never been corrected. Please tell us more

about how this came about. I can't place your email address with who you

are so I can't remember your story, sorry. I'm a dolt.

5th, as far as waiting till they're in discomfort... what does that mean

in reference to your child? Age will play a factor here, if the child is

going into Kindergarten next year it'd be best to get all this done over

the summer so they're free of post surgery casts by the time school starts.

Whatever the case, I think I'd still want a second opinion about the

surgery. A hand's on opinion from a very qualified doc. What doc is your

child seeing anyway? I think if any doc other than Dr. Dobbs or Herzenberg

recommended surgery I'd ask at least one more doc for peace of mind. I

would have to say that either of those docs would have exhausted all other

options before coming to this conclusion and would lean more towards

blindly trusting them. Any other doc, depending on what the history of

this foot is of course, I would not necessarily blindly trust initially and

would seek a second opinion. Seeking a second opinion for ANY surgery is

not a bad thing. Even if it only confirms what your doc says.

Kori

At 05:53 AM 6/28/2005, you wrote:

>Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

>nosurgery4clubfoot group:

>

>If a " true " Ponseti method doctor recommended surgery for

>your child, what would you do? We are in this situation, we

>have even called Dr. Ponseti, and he said we have one of the

>best doctors and if he says our son needs surgery then he is

>confident he does.

>

> o Go ahead with the surgery, you know a Ponseti method doctor would not

> do surgery unless is was very neccessary.

> o Go to another Ponseti method doctor and see what their opinion is, if

> they say the same go ahead

> o Wait until your child is in pain or discomfort then opt for the surgery.

> o Never ever do surgery no matter what, just wait....

> o Other: E-mail me with your others please at chele323232@...

>

>

>To vote, please visit the following web page:

>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/surveys?id=1880047

>

>Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are

>not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups

>web site listed above.

>

>Thanks!

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