Re: New here and our story

[Guest guest]

Dear masonsmomma

It's great to hear that Mason's foot is responding well to his treatment. It

must have been traumatic for you to notice his foot without any kind of warning

and having your partner in Iraq. It's a lot to deal with especially with all

those hormones going crazy. At least this group/site is comforting to let you

know you're not alone.

Unlike Mason, our son hated and protested with his DBB. While awake and with it

on, he was fine. But come night time it was another story. Our surgeon is happy

with Billy's foot and he was able to stop wearing the brace at 12 months. (some

of you are probably gasping in shock) He had his check up last week and

everything is still going well. His achilles tendon is a bit tight and we need

to ensure we stretch it throughout the day as well exercise, such as walking.

It's great to know there are normal-ish feet at the end to make it all worth

while.

Sharon

Charlie 28/12/02

Billy 20/4/04 RCF - treated!

masonsmomma04 wrote:

Hi!

My son Mason was born on May 14, 2004. As soon as he was taken away

from me to be put under the heating lamp, I noticed his foot. I

kept asking " what's wrong " and all the nurses kept saying " nothing,

nothing " . The next morning, the pediatrician on duty said that the

foot would eventually correct itself and I thought that was odd...it

was very misshaped. The next day, a different pediatrician said

that we needed to make an appointment with a podiatrist and that it

definatly was not club foot but that it would be corrected with

casts. Of course the podiatrist said " it's club foot " and I wept.

I was very hormonal and my husband was in Iraq. It was such a hard

thing to hear and it was even harder to see my 4 day old baby in

casts. Mason continued to have casts on both feet for 5 months. At

5 & 1/2 months, we were flown to DC just to meet with an pediatric

orthopedic surgeon. He decided he wanted to release the tendion the

next morning. Another total shock. Mason's foot looked amazing

after the cast came off! He finally had a heel! But being a

military family stationed in Germany, we have had some huge bumps in

the road gettting the DBB. Mason's final cast came off in the first

week of November, he is finally wearing the DBB now. He is actually

wearing a german version of it since the military doctors kept

making us cruddy braces to go into shoes into the bar. It was a

mess. He is taking to the bar very well and slept through the night

on the very first night (and every night since). He was cruising

before, and he just learned to pull himself up and walk sideways

today. His foot is looking amazing after 1 week...makes me so

excited to see how it will look in 2 months.

Sorry this is a novel! It is so nice to hear from other parents

who are going through the same thing I am!

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group!! I am glad you found it. It sounds

like you guys are doing great now!!!

Louisa

Rachael 6-27-99

Zoe 2-22-04 RCF FAB Nights

> Hi!

>

> My son Mason was born on May 14, 2004. As soon as he was taken

away

> from me to be put under the heating lamp, I noticed his foot. I

> kept asking " what's wrong " and all the nurses kept saying " nothing,

> nothing " . The next morning, the pediatrician on duty said that the

> foot would eventually correct itself and I thought that was

odd...it

> was very misshaped. The next day, a different pediatrician said

> that we needed to make an appointment with a podiatrist and that it

> definatly was not club foot but that it would be corrected with

> casts. Of course the podiatrist said " it's club foot " and I wept.

> I was very hormonal and my husband was in Iraq. It was such a hard

> thing to hear and it was even harder to see my 4 day old baby in

> casts. Mason continued to have casts on both feet for 5 months.

At

> 5 & 1/2 months, we were flown to DC just to meet with an pediatric

> orthopedic surgeon. He decided he wanted to release the tendion

the

> next morning. Another total shock. Mason's foot looked amazing

> after the cast came off! He finally had a heel! But being a

> military family stationed in Germany, we have had some huge bumps

in

> the road gettting the DBB. Mason's final cast came off in the

first

> week of November, he is finally wearing the DBB now. He is

actually

> wearing a german version of it since the military doctors kept

> making us cruddy braces to go into shoes into the bar. It was a

> mess. He is taking to the bar very well and slept through the

night

> on the very first night (and every night since). He was cruising

> before, and he just learned to pull himself up and walk sideways

> today. His foot is looking amazing after 1 week...makes me so

> excited to see how it will look in 2 months.

>

> Sorry this is a novel! It is so nice to hear from other

parents

> who are going through the same thing I am!

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome! Somehow I missed your story until now. Wow, your doctor

actually said, " I don't know, we don't treat this that often, " and

couldn't even tell you it was clubfoot? How comforting is that to hear,

" uh, I don't know " ........well your a doctor for crying out loud!!!!!!!!!!

Man, you poor thing. Hats off to you to do the research yourself and

find Dr. Ponseti, especially this early on. Your son will be in great

hands and have perfect feet in no time!

Good luck with the trip. When are you going?

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome! Somehow I missed your story until now. Wow, your doctor

actually said, " I don't know, we don't treat this that often, " and

couldn't even tell you it was clubfoot? How comforting is that to hear,

" uh, I don't know " ........well your a doctor for crying out loud!!!!!!!!!!

Man, you poor thing. Hats off to you to do the research yourself and

find Dr. Ponseti, especially this early on. Your son will be in great

hands and have perfect feet in no time!

Good luck with the trip. When are you going?

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

,

It's also sad that the doctors you saw at Kaiser didn't refer you to

Dr. Colburn (a Kaiser physician) who is the most experienced Ponseti

method doctor in California. Kudos to you for trusting your mommy

instincts and researching on the Internet. You should be proud that

you didn't just listen to those doctors and you found a better way for

your son. I, too, didn't find out about Dr. P in Iowa until my

daughter was 3.5 months old, and he saw her for the first time when

she was 4 mo. old- in July of 2000! She's now 5 and doing great!

I think that Dr. P will most likely tell you that once Noah is

corrected, you can do your follow-up appointments with Dr. Colburn in

California. Have a safe trip to Iowa- you'll never regret it.

Hopefully you can write us a note while you're there (the RMD house

has computers)!

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

[Guest guest]

,

It's also sad that the doctors you saw at Kaiser didn't refer you to

Dr. Colburn (a Kaiser physician) who is the most experienced Ponseti

method doctor in California. Kudos to you for trusting your mommy

instincts and researching on the Internet. You should be proud that

you didn't just listen to those doctors and you found a better way for

your son. I, too, didn't find out about Dr. P in Iowa until my

daughter was 3.5 months old, and he saw her for the first time when

she was 4 mo. old- in July of 2000! She's now 5 and doing great!

I think that Dr. P will most likely tell you that once Noah is

corrected, you can do your follow-up appointments with Dr. Colburn in

California. Have a safe trip to Iowa- you'll never regret it.

Hopefully you can write us a note while you're there (the RMD house

has computers)!

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

[Guest guest]

Hi , I'm sorry I dont think I posted my full story until now I kind of just

came onto this group to ask questions and find out more about club foot but

somehow got wraped up in conversations and meeting all you great people. Its so

nice talking to people who understand this topic and who are going through the

same thing you are. Its very comforting to know their are others out there

because going through this alone is extreamly hard. Thanks for the support! I'm

going in a week to Dr. P I will probubly be there about 3 weeks and if I do get

to stay in the Mc house I will write you guys and let you know how

everything is going. take care!

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

susan.shook@... wrote:

,

Welcome! Somehow I missed your story until now. Wow, your doctor

actually said, " I don't know, we don't treat this that often, " and

couldn't even tell you it was clubfoot? How comforting is that to hear,

" uh, I don't know " ........well your a doctor for crying out loud!!!!!!!!!!

Man, you poor thing. Hats off to you to do the research yourself and

find Dr. Ponseti, especially this early on. Your son will be in great

hands and have perfect feet in no time!

Good luck with the trip. When are you going?

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

Hi , I'm sorry I dont think I posted my full story until now I kind of just

came onto this group to ask questions and find out more about club foot but

somehow got wraped up in conversations and meeting all you great people. Its so

nice talking to people who understand this topic and who are going through the

same thing you are. Its very comforting to know their are others out there

because going through this alone is extreamly hard. Thanks for the support! I'm

going in a week to Dr. P I will probubly be there about 3 weeks and if I do get

to stay in the Mc house I will write you guys and let you know how

everything is going. take care!

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

susan.shook@... wrote:

,

Welcome! Somehow I missed your story until now. Wow, your doctor

actually said, " I don't know, we don't treat this that often, " and

couldn't even tell you it was clubfoot? How comforting is that to hear,

" uh, I don't know " ........well your a doctor for crying out loud!!!!!!!!!!

Man, you poor thing. Hats off to you to do the research yourself and

find Dr. Ponseti, especially this early on. Your son will be in great

hands and have perfect feet in no time!

Good luck with the trip. When are you going?

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

Hi thats so great to hear that your daughter is doing great, I hope to

also have a sucess story when my son is 5. Yes I'm so greatful to have found Dr.

P and all of you guys are the ones who really made me realize that I am making

the right decision, thank you so much. I dont know why Kaiser didnt refer me to

Dr. Colburn but doctor Ponseti did. By that point though I had already decided

to go see Dr. P himself and Dr Colburn is about 8 hours away from me so I would

be spending alot of money on plain tickets, hotel rooms ect going up there so I

would rather spend the money on going to Iowa. Your daughter was alos 4 months

old, did this delay her development? Did she crawl and walk at a normal age or

did this make he late? My son is very active and already rolls all around the

room he never stops moving I'm not so much worried about the casts because that

is such a short time but the shoes with the bar 24/7 for 3 months I'm afraid

will delay him in crawling then put his

development behind. Did you experiance any of that? Did she cry alot when she

had to wear the bar? or the casts? Well I will definitly write while in Iowa if

I stay at the Mc house.

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

jennyandkelly wrote:

,

It's also sad that the doctors you saw at Kaiser didn't refer you to

Dr. Colburn (a Kaiser physician) who is the most experienced Ponseti

method doctor in California. Kudos to you for trusting your mommy

instincts and researching on the Internet. You should be proud that

you didn't just listen to those doctors and you found a better way for

your son. I, too, didn't find out about Dr. P in Iowa until my

daughter was 3.5 months old, and he saw her for the first time when

she was 4 mo. old- in July of 2000! She's now 5 and doing great!

I think that Dr. P will most likely tell you that once Noah is

corrected, you can do your follow-up appointments with Dr. Colburn in

California. Have a safe trip to Iowa- you'll never regret it.

Hopefully you can write us a note while you're there (the RMD house

has computers)!

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

[Guest guest]

Hi thats so great to hear that your daughter is doing great, I hope to

also have a sucess story when my son is 5. Yes I'm so greatful to have found Dr.

P and all of you guys are the ones who really made me realize that I am making

the right decision, thank you so much. I dont know why Kaiser didnt refer me to

Dr. Colburn but doctor Ponseti did. By that point though I had already decided

to go see Dr. P himself and Dr Colburn is about 8 hours away from me so I would

be spending alot of money on plain tickets, hotel rooms ect going up there so I

would rather spend the money on going to Iowa. Your daughter was alos 4 months

old, did this delay her development? Did she crawl and walk at a normal age or

did this make he late? My son is very active and already rolls all around the

room he never stops moving I'm not so much worried about the casts because that

is such a short time but the shoes with the bar 24/7 for 3 months I'm afraid

will delay him in crawling then put his

development behind. Did you experiance any of that? Did she cry alot when she

had to wear the bar? or the casts? Well I will definitly write while in Iowa if

I stay at the Mc house.

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

jennyandkelly wrote:

,

It's also sad that the doctors you saw at Kaiser didn't refer you to

Dr. Colburn (a Kaiser physician) who is the most experienced Ponseti

method doctor in California. Kudos to you for trusting your mommy

instincts and researching on the Internet. You should be proud that

you didn't just listen to those doctors and you found a better way for

your son. I, too, didn't find out about Dr. P in Iowa until my

daughter was 3.5 months old, and he saw her for the first time when

she was 4 mo. old- in July of 2000! She's now 5 and doing great!

I think that Dr. P will most likely tell you that once Noah is

corrected, you can do your follow-up appointments with Dr. Colburn in

California. Have a safe trip to Iowa- you'll never regret it.

Hopefully you can write us a note while you're there (the RMD house

has computers)!

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

[Guest guest]

,

I'm going to nudge my way into this conversation. I'm sure will reply

also. My son was 5 months before we started Ponseti casting and 7 months before

he got his bar. He crawled at 8 months which is pretty good for the little guy.

Other than that, he is a whirlwind of activity and I wish the bar would slow him

down just a bit. Does stairs, walks it behind a toy, cruises furniture, and his

latest feat, climbs up drawers to sit in the top one. I am just hoping the

thing will keep him off the top of the refridgerator. A baby's brain say let's

move so they do, with or without the hardware.

mom to Tenny 7/15/04 rt. cf. FAB 18/7

Re: Re: New here and our story

Hi thats so great to hear that your daughter is doing great, I hope to

also have a sucess story when my son is 5. Yes I'm so greatful to have found Dr.

P and all of you guys are the ones who really made me realize that I am making

the right decision, thank you so much. I dont know why Kaiser didnt refer me to

Dr. Colburn but doctor Ponseti did. By that point though I had already decided

to go see Dr. P himself and Dr Colburn is about 8 hours away from me so I would

be spending alot of money on plain tickets, hotel rooms ect going up there so I

would rather spend the money on going to Iowa. Your daughter was alos 4 months

old, did this delay her development? Did she crawl and walk at a normal age or

did this make he late? My son is very active and already rolls all around the

room he never stops moving I'm not so much worried about the casts because that

is such a short time but the shoes with the bar 24/7 for 3 months I'm afraid

will delay him in crawling then put his

development behind. Did you experiance any of that? Did she cry alot when she

had to wear the bar? or the casts? Well I will definitly write while in Iowa if

I stay at the Mc house.

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

jennyandkelly wrote:

,

It's also sad that the doctors you saw at Kaiser didn't refer you to

Dr. Colburn (a Kaiser physician) who is the most experienced Ponseti

method doctor in California. Kudos to you for trusting your mommy

instincts and researching on the Internet. You should be proud that

you didn't just listen to those doctors and you found a better way for

your son. I, too, didn't find out about Dr. P in Iowa until my

daughter was 3.5 months old, and he saw her for the first time when

she was 4 mo. old- in July of 2000! She's now 5 and doing great!

I think that Dr. P will most likely tell you that once Noah is

corrected, you can do your follow-up appointments with Dr. Colburn in

California. Have a safe trip to Iowa- you'll never regret it.

Hopefully you can write us a note while you're there (the RMD house

has computers)!

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

[Guest guest]

,

I'm going to nudge my way into this conversation. I'm sure will reply

also. My son was 5 months before we started Ponseti casting and 7 months before

he got his bar. He crawled at 8 months which is pretty good for the little guy.

Other than that, he is a whirlwind of activity and I wish the bar would slow him

down just a bit. Does stairs, walks it behind a toy, cruises furniture, and his

latest feat, climbs up drawers to sit in the top one. I am just hoping the

thing will keep him off the top of the refridgerator. A baby's brain say let's

move so they do, with or without the hardware.

mom to Tenny 7/15/04 rt. cf. FAB 18/7

Re: Re: New here and our story

Hi thats so great to hear that your daughter is doing great, I hope to

also have a sucess story when my son is 5. Yes I'm so greatful to have found Dr.

P and all of you guys are the ones who really made me realize that I am making

the right decision, thank you so much. I dont know why Kaiser didnt refer me to

Dr. Colburn but doctor Ponseti did. By that point though I had already decided

to go see Dr. P himself and Dr Colburn is about 8 hours away from me so I would

be spending alot of money on plain tickets, hotel rooms ect going up there so I

would rather spend the money on going to Iowa. Your daughter was alos 4 months

old, did this delay her development? Did she crawl and walk at a normal age or

did this make he late? My son is very active and already rolls all around the

room he never stops moving I'm not so much worried about the casts because that

is such a short time but the shoes with the bar 24/7 for 3 months I'm afraid

will delay him in crawling then put his

development behind. Did you experiance any of that? Did she cry alot when she

had to wear the bar? or the casts? Well I will definitly write while in Iowa if

I stay at the Mc house.

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

jennyandkelly wrote:

,

It's also sad that the doctors you saw at Kaiser didn't refer you to

Dr. Colburn (a Kaiser physician) who is the most experienced Ponseti

method doctor in California. Kudos to you for trusting your mommy

instincts and researching on the Internet. You should be proud that

you didn't just listen to those doctors and you found a better way for

your son. I, too, didn't find out about Dr. P in Iowa until my

daughter was 3.5 months old, and he saw her for the first time when

she was 4 mo. old- in July of 2000! She's now 5 and doing great!

I think that Dr. P will most likely tell you that once Noah is

corrected, you can do your follow-up appointments with Dr. Colburn in

California. Have a safe trip to Iowa- you'll never regret it.

Hopefully you can write us a note while you're there (the RMD house

has computers)!

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

[Guest guest]

,

Yep, 's experience is the same as ours. She didn't have one

bit of problem adjusting and no delays. She learned to sit up with the

brace, she learned to crawl and pull to a stand and even " cruise " with

the brace on. If your little one wants to go, they'll go! She

wore it for the fulltime period (23 hours per day) from the

approximate age of 5 months-8 months. Yes, it's harder to do the full-

time wear at this age versus when they're very young and not mobile-

but you get through it and it's not too bad. Some kids are doing the

fulltime wear stage at a much older age than this!

You can see pictures of my daughter's " journey " at our website-

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/ look under the photo gallery

section.

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

[Guest guest]

,

Yep, 's experience is the same as ours. She didn't have one

bit of problem adjusting and no delays. She learned to sit up with the

brace, she learned to crawl and pull to a stand and even " cruise " with

the brace on. If your little one wants to go, they'll go! She

wore it for the fulltime period (23 hours per day) from the

approximate age of 5 months-8 months. Yes, it's harder to do the full-

time wear at this age versus when they're very young and not mobile-

but you get through it and it's not too bad. Some kids are doing the

fulltime wear stage at a much older age than this!

You can see pictures of my daughter's " journey " at our website-

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/ look under the photo gallery

section.

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Well thats great to hear that your son is so active despite everything he had to

go through and wear, what a trooper I hope Noah responds the same way. Thanks

for the insite. How is Tenny today? is his foot sraight? Thats so cute the way

he gets around. Take care

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

ph Grush wrote:

,

I'm going to nudge my way into this conversation. I'm sure will reply

also. My son was 5 months before we started Ponseti casting and 7 months before

he got his bar. He crawled at 8 months which is pretty good for the little guy.

Other than that, he is a whirlwind of activity and I wish the bar would slow him

down just a bit. Does stairs, walks it behind a toy, cruises furniture, and his

latest feat, climbs up drawers to sit in the top one. I am just hoping the

thing will keep him off the top of the refridgerator. A baby's brain say let's

move so they do, with or without the hardware.

mom to Tenny 7/15/04 rt. cf. FAB 18/7

Re: Re: New here and our story

Hi thats so great to hear that your daughter is doing great, I hope to

also have a sucess story when my son is 5. Yes I'm so greatful to have found Dr.

P and all of you guys are the ones who really made me realize that I am making

the right decision, thank you so much. I dont know why Kaiser didnt refer me to

Dr. Colburn but doctor Ponseti did. By that point though I had already decided

to go see Dr. P himself and Dr Colburn is about 8 hours away from me so I would

be spending alot of money on plain tickets, hotel rooms ect going up there so I

would rather spend the money on going to Iowa. Your daughter was alos 4 months

old, did this delay her development? Did she crawl and walk at a normal age or

did this make he late? My son is very active and already rolls all around the

room he never stops moving I'm not so much worried about the casts because that

is such a short time but the shoes with the bar 24/7 for 3 months I'm afraid

will delay him in crawling then put his

development behind. Did you experiance any of that? Did she cry alot when she

had to wear the bar? or the casts? Well I will definitly write while in Iowa if

I stay at the Mc house.

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

jennyandkelly wrote:

,

It's also sad that the doctors you saw at Kaiser didn't refer you to

Dr. Colburn (a Kaiser physician) who is the most experienced Ponseti

method doctor in California. Kudos to you for trusting your mommy

instincts and researching on the Internet. You should be proud that

you didn't just listen to those doctors and you found a better way for

your son. I, too, didn't find out about Dr. P in Iowa until my

daughter was 3.5 months old, and he saw her for the first time when

she was 4 mo. old- in July of 2000! She's now 5 and doing great!

I think that Dr. P will most likely tell you that once Noah is

corrected, you can do your follow-up appointments with Dr. Colburn in

California. Have a safe trip to Iowa- you'll never regret it.

Hopefully you can write us a note while you're there (the RMD house

has computers)!

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

[Guest guest]

,

She is so adorable! that makes me feel so much better. I would hate for anything

to slow him down and I want to keep the bar on him faithfully to prevent any

relapses. thats so cool she did all that stuff with the bar, thats amazing. I

guess nothing can stop them when they put their little minds to it. I feel alot

better thanks.

jennyandkelly wrote:

,

Yep, 's experience is the same as ours. She didn't have one

bit of problem adjusting and no delays. She learned to sit up with the

brace, she learned to crawl and pull to a stand and even " cruise " with

the brace on. If your little one wants to go, they'll go! She

wore it for the fulltime period (23 hours per day) from the

approximate age of 5 months-8 months. Yes, it's harder to do the full-

time wear at this age versus when they're very young and not mobile-

but you get through it and it's not too bad. Some kids are doing the

fulltime wear stage at a much older age than this!

You can see pictures of my daughter's " journey " at our website-

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/ look under the photo gallery

section.

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

[Guest guest]

Yep, foots beautiful. Looking back, the three months doesn't seem like such a

big deal. But during the middle of them, I didn't think they would ever end.

Noah will be going crazy before you know it.

Re: Re: New here and our story

Hi thats so great to hear that your daughter is doing great, I hope to

also have a sucess story when my son is 5. Yes I'm so greatful to have found Dr.

P and all of you guys are the ones who really made me realize that I am making

the right decision, thank you so much. I dont know why Kaiser didnt refer me to

Dr. Colburn but doctor Ponseti did. By that point though I had already decided

to go see Dr. P himself and Dr Colburn is about 8 hours away from me so I would

be spending alot of money on plain tickets, hotel rooms ect going up there so I

would rather spend the money on going to Iowa. Your daughter was alos 4 months

old, did this delay her development? Did she crawl and walk at a normal age or

did this make he late? My son is very active and already rolls all around the

room he never stops moving I'm not so much worried about the casts because that

is such a short time but the shoes with the bar 24/7 for 3 months I'm afraid

will delay him in crawling then put his

development behind. Did you experiance any of that? Did she cry alot when

she had to wear the bar? or the casts? Well I will definitly write while in Iowa

if I stay at the Mc house.

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

jennyandkelly wrote:

,

It's also sad that the doctors you saw at Kaiser didn't refer you to

Dr. Colburn (a Kaiser physician) who is the most experienced Ponseti

method doctor in California. Kudos to you for trusting your mommy

instincts and researching on the Internet. You should be proud that

you didn't just listen to those doctors and you found a better way for

your son. I, too, didn't find out about Dr. P in Iowa until my

daughter was 3.5 months old, and he saw her for the first time when

she was 4 mo. old- in July of 2000! She's now 5 and doing great!

I think that Dr. P will most likely tell you that once Noah is

corrected, you can do your follow-up appointments with Dr. Colburn in

California. Have a safe trip to Iowa- you'll never regret it.

Hopefully you can write us a note while you're there (the RMD house

has computers)!

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

[Guest guest]

yes I know I'm not looking forward to it! But when its all over with it will be

well worth it!

ph Grush wrote:Yep, foots beautiful. Looking back, the

three months doesn't seem like such a big deal. But during the middle of them,

I didn't think they would ever end. Noah will be going crazy before you know

it.

Re: Re: New here and our story

Hi thats so great to hear that your daughter is doing great, I hope to

also have a sucess story when my son is 5. Yes I'm so greatful to have found Dr.

P and all of you guys are the ones who really made me realize that I am making

the right decision, thank you so much. I dont know why Kaiser didnt refer me to

Dr. Colburn but doctor Ponseti did. By that point though I had already decided

to go see Dr. P himself and Dr Colburn is about 8 hours away from me so I would

be spending alot of money on plain tickets, hotel rooms ect going up there so I

would rather spend the money on going to Iowa. Your daughter was alos 4 months

old, did this delay her development? Did she crawl and walk at a normal age or

did this make he late? My son is very active and already rolls all around the

room he never stops moving I'm not so much worried about the casts because that

is such a short time but the shoes with the bar 24/7 for 3 months I'm afraid

will delay him in crawling then put his

development behind. Did you experiance any of that? Did she cry alot when

she had to wear the bar? or the casts? Well I will definitly write while in Iowa

if I stay at the Mc house.

Noah 03/20/05 lcf

jennyandkelly wrote:

,

It's also sad that the doctors you saw at Kaiser didn't refer you to

Dr. Colburn (a Kaiser physician) who is the most experienced Ponseti

method doctor in California. Kudos to you for trusting your mommy

instincts and researching on the Internet. You should be proud that

you didn't just listen to those doctors and you found a better way for

your son. I, too, didn't find out about Dr. P in Iowa until my

daughter was 3.5 months old, and he saw her for the first time when

she was 4 mo. old- in July of 2000! She's now 5 and doing great!

I think that Dr. P will most likely tell you that once Noah is

corrected, you can do your follow-up appointments with Dr. Colburn in

California. Have a safe trip to Iowa- you'll never regret it.

Hopefully you can write us a note while you're there (the RMD house

has computers)!

Best wishes-

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/