Re: Now I understand why some people give up... reply to Naomi

[Guest guest]

Hi Naomi

ds is 5 months old. We're seeing Dr. Dobbs so I'm confident that he

is using the Ponseti method. Perhaps I am using incorrect terms. Ds

has a plastic boot on his foot which is then placed in a larger boot

connected to the bar. The mark is on his unaffected foot.

Thanks

Sue

> ds just went into his AFO on Monday and he is miserable. He

already

> has a reddish/purple mark on the back of one heel. It seems no

matter

> how much we push his foot into the small plastic boot, it won't

stay.

> Five minutes later we check and you can tell his heel has slipped

up.

> I feel like I'm placing him in a torture device.

>

> PLEASE HELP!!

> Sue

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[Guest guest]

Hi Naomi

ds is 5 months old. We're seeing Dr. Dobbs so I'm confident that he

is using the Ponseti method. Perhaps I am using incorrect terms. Ds

has a plastic boot on his foot which is then placed in a larger boot

connected to the bar. The mark is on his unaffected foot.

Thanks

Sue

> ds just went into his AFO on Monday and he is miserable. He

already

> has a reddish/purple mark on the back of one heel. It seems no

matter

> how much we push his foot into the small plastic boot, it won't

stay.

> Five minutes later we check and you can tell his heel has slipped

up.

> I feel like I'm placing him in a torture device.

>

> PLEASE HELP!!

> Sue

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sue,

You are using the right terms, just most people here are used to the

AFO's that some docs prescribe that are not connected to the bar and

do not hold the foot in the proper position.

The brace that Dr. Dobbs is using should not cause these sores - that

was the whole reason he designed it in the first place. If your son

has sores and is slipping out of the brace I would say there is

something wrong with the fit. You should contact Dr. Dobbs or the

orthotics shop right away. Do you go to Children's hospital? The

brace shop there is O & P, Inc., talk to Dave Osterman, Jr.

. If the sore is dark purple this is a pressure sore and

can lead to an open sore as ee mentioned in her reply. These

sores can be really nasty and leave permanent scars, you will want to

get this resolved before that skin starts breaking down. If they have

to re-mold for the brace it is possible that Dr. Dobbs might want to

re-cast your son while the new brace is being made in order to avoid

the foot relapsing while you wait for the new brace. I just can't

imagine what would be causing a pressure sore in these shoes, but I

would be very firm with them that you want this resolved right away so

you are not struggling with this over the weekend. Please feel free

to email me directly at jagrindon@... if you have other

questions or have any further trouble.

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

> > ds just went into his AFO on Monday and he is miserable. He

> already

> > has a reddish/purple mark on the back of one heel. It seems no

> matter

> > how much we push his foot into the small plastic boot, it won't

> stay.

> > Five minutes later we check and you can tell his heel has slipped

> up.

> > I feel like I'm placing him in a torture device.

> >

> > PLEASE HELP!!

> > Sue

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Sue,

Oh. Good. You are in the best of hands with Dr Dobbs. He has developped a new

type of FAB that uses AFOs insetad of the shoes most of us here use (we call it

the Dobbs' Brace). People seem to really love this new FAB and I haven't heard

of any major problems associated with it. Hopefully someone who has dealt with

it more can give you some pointers! Perhaps you could re-post your message with

" Dobbs Brace " in the subject line to get the attention of folks who are using

it.

Best,

Naomi

The Family

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

14/7)

britsvt wrote:

Hi Naomi

ds is 5 months old. We're seeing Dr. Dobbs so I'm confident that he

is using the Ponseti method. Perhaps I am using incorrect terms. Ds

has a plastic boot on his foot which is then placed in a larger boot

connected to the bar. The mark is on his unaffected foot.

Thanks

Sue

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[Guest guest]

Sue,

Just wanted to check on you -- did you get things with the brace

resolved? I am still disturbed by the pressure marks - to my

knowledge Dr. Dobbs has not had any problems with babies getting sores

or blisters since he started using the AFO style FAB. Please let me

know if you need anything; I can try to reach Dr. Dobbs directly if

you aren't getting the help you need.

> > > ds just went into his AFO on Monday and he is miserable. He

> > already

> > > has a reddish/purple mark on the back of one heel. It seems no

> > matter

> > > how much we push his foot into the small plastic boot, it won't

> > stay.

> > > Five minutes later we check and you can tell his heel has slipped

> > up.

> > > I feel like I'm placing him in a torture device.

> > >

> > > PLEASE HELP!!

> > > Sue

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Sue,

Just wanted to check on you -- did you get things with the brace

resolved? I am still disturbed by the pressure marks - to my

knowledge Dr. Dobbs has not had any problems with babies getting sores

or blisters since he started using the AFO style FAB. Please let me

know if you need anything; I can try to reach Dr. Dobbs directly if

you aren't getting the help you need.

> > > ds just went into his AFO on Monday and he is miserable. He

> > already

> > > has a reddish/purple mark on the back of one heel. It seems no

> > matter

> > > how much we push his foot into the small plastic boot, it won't

> > stay.

> > > Five minutes later we check and you can tell his heel has slipped

> > up.

> > > I feel like I'm placing him in a torture device.

> > >

> > > PLEASE HELP!!

> > > Sue

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >