Re: crying during casting and pain? after tenotomy

[Guest guest]

It's been awhile since my son had his tenotomy, but what I remember

is we gave him pain meds for about 36 hours. He was very

uncomfortable the day of and the day after the tenotomy and then he

was fine.

and 11/10/03 bilateral cf dbb 14/7

> Hi all,

>

> I have read that many babies do not cry during manipulation,

> stretching, and casting. However, our son Cade cries powerfully

when

> having his foot manipulated. He goes back and forth between crying

and

> calming somewhat as the foot is held in place and the cast is

applied.

> I'm wondering how other people's experiences are.

>

> We just had our tenotomy and 5th cast, and Cade's foot is finally

in a

> *somewhat* normal position (yeah!). 3 days later he still spends

more

> time fussing or crying when awake than normal, though still sleeps

> fairly well (as well as a 5 1/2 week old baby does, anyhow!). How

long

> did other people notice discomfort or fussiness after the tenotomy?

>

> Thanks for any input.

>

> -Chris

> Father of Cade, 8/11/05, left CF in 5th cast.

[Guest guest]

It's been awhile since my son had his tenotomy, but what I remember

is we gave him pain meds for about 36 hours. He was very

uncomfortable the day of and the day after the tenotomy and then he

was fine.

and 11/10/03 bilateral cf dbb 14/7

> Hi all,

>

> I have read that many babies do not cry during manipulation,

> stretching, and casting. However, our son Cade cries powerfully

when

> having his foot manipulated. He goes back and forth between crying

and

> calming somewhat as the foot is held in place and the cast is

applied.

> I'm wondering how other people's experiences are.

>

> We just had our tenotomy and 5th cast, and Cade's foot is finally

in a

> *somewhat* normal position (yeah!). 3 days later he still spends

more

> time fussing or crying when awake than normal, though still sleeps

> fairly well (as well as a 5 1/2 week old baby does, anyhow!). How

long

> did other people notice discomfort or fussiness after the tenotomy?

>

> Thanks for any input.

>

> -Chris

> Father of Cade, 8/11/05, left CF in 5th cast.

[Guest guest]

Tenny always cried. We spent five months casting with a non-Ponseti doc. Those

casts were always painful and the casting was very painful. When we changed

docs, Tenny still screamed. I think at that point it was more a learned

reaction. He would cry if you took is non cf and fussed with it. I do know the

Ponseti casts are not as painful. Such a difference in the baby when we

switched. I think our post tenotomy cast was our worst. After the first 48

hours it didn't seem to bother him, except if he bumped the cast on something.

Apparantly that hurt.

Hang in there, it is all worth it. Tenny is currently climbing and destroying

my house. It will be over before you know it, but it seems like an eternity

when you are in the middle.

mom to Tenny rt.cf FAB 14/7

crying during casting and pain? after tenotomy

Hi all,

I have read that many babies do not cry during manipulation,

stretching, and casting. However, our son Cade cries powerfully when

having his foot manipulated. He goes back and forth between crying and

calming somewhat as the foot is held in place and the cast is applied.

I'm wondering how other people's experiences are.

We just had our tenotomy and 5th cast, and Cade's foot is finally in a

*somewhat* normal position (yeah!). 3 days later he still spends more

time fussing or crying when awake than normal, though still sleeps

fairly well (as well as a 5 1/2 week old baby does, anyhow!). How long

did other people notice discomfort or fussiness after the tenotomy?

Thanks for any input.

-Chris

Father of Cade, 8/11/05, left CF in 5th cast.

[Guest guest]

Tenny always cried. We spent five months casting with a non-Ponseti doc. Those

casts were always painful and the casting was very painful. When we changed

docs, Tenny still screamed. I think at that point it was more a learned

reaction. He would cry if you took is non cf and fussed with it. I do know the

Ponseti casts are not as painful. Such a difference in the baby when we

switched. I think our post tenotomy cast was our worst. After the first 48

hours it didn't seem to bother him, except if he bumped the cast on something.

Apparantly that hurt.

Hang in there, it is all worth it. Tenny is currently climbing and destroying

my house. It will be over before you know it, but it seems like an eternity

when you are in the middle.

mom to Tenny rt.cf FAB 14/7

crying during casting and pain? after tenotomy

Hi all,

I have read that many babies do not cry during manipulation,

stretching, and casting. However, our son Cade cries powerfully when

having his foot manipulated. He goes back and forth between crying and

calming somewhat as the foot is held in place and the cast is applied.

I'm wondering how other people's experiences are.

We just had our tenotomy and 5th cast, and Cade's foot is finally in a

*somewhat* normal position (yeah!). 3 days later he still spends more

time fussing or crying when awake than normal, though still sleeps

fairly well (as well as a 5 1/2 week old baby does, anyhow!). How long

did other people notice discomfort or fussiness after the tenotomy?

Thanks for any input.

-Chris

Father of Cade, 8/11/05, left CF in 5th cast.

[Guest guest]

Hi - our baby ()'s in her 5th cast right now and had her

tenotomy a week ago. We ended up going to Iowa to be treated by Dr.

Ponseti and he (along with the doctors he was training and nurse

) was really wonderful. But cried at almost every cast

change - It didn't seem like she cried because of the pain. It

seemed like she cried because she just didn't like people touching

her feet. We tried to have her full, or we bought a bottle to give

her during the cast changes and that seemed to work. Usually she

was fussy for a day after she got her cast change. She seemed to

stop crying as long as we held her. She also cried a lot after her

tenotomy. But she was pretty fine the day after - we held her a lot

and that seemed to comfort her.

Yuuko and 8.4.05 BCF

>

>

> Tenny always cried. We spent five months casting with a non-

Ponseti doc. Those casts were always painful and the casting was

very painful. When we changed docs, Tenny still screamed. I think

at that point it was more a learned reaction. He would cry if you

took is non cf and fussed with it. I do know the Ponseti casts are

not as painful. Such a difference in the baby when we switched. I

think our post tenotomy cast was our worst. After the first 48

hours it didn't seem to bother him, except if he bumped the cast on

something. Apparantly that hurt.

>

> Hang in there, it is all worth it. Tenny is currently climbing

and destroying my house. It will be over before you know it, but it

seems like an eternity when you are in the middle.

>

> mom to Tenny rt.cf FAB 14/7

> crying during casting and pain?

after tenotomy

>

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have read that many babies do not cry during manipulation,

> stretching, and casting. However, our son Cade cries powerfully

when

> having his foot manipulated. He goes back and forth between

crying and

> calming somewhat as the foot is held in place and the cast is

applied.

> I'm wondering how other people's experiences are.

>

> We just had our tenotomy and 5th cast, and Cade's foot is

finally in a

> *somewhat* normal position (yeah!). 3 days later he still spends

more

> time fussing or crying when awake than normal, though still

sleeps

> fairly well (as well as a 5 1/2 week old baby does, anyhow!).

How long

> did other people notice discomfort or fussiness after the

tenotomy?

>

> Thanks for any input.

>

> -Chris

> Father of Cade, 8/11/05, left CF in 5th cast.

>

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Yuuko and !!! We hope everything is going well for you!!!

Michele & Collin

Collin's story at http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

[Guest guest]

Great to hear from you Michele and Collin! How are you two? I hope

the treatment is going well!

We're going back on Oct. 5 to Iowa to get her casts off and get her

shoes - we hope to stay at the RMH. Will you be there?

Yuuko and

-- In nosurgery4clubfoot , " michele_and_collin "

<chele323232@y...> wrote:

> Hi Yuuko and !!! We hope everything is going well for you!!!

>

> Michele & Collin

> Collin's story at http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

[Guest guest]

We may still be here!!! I didn't realize you were coming back so

soon!!! We hope to see you and that you are all doing well.

MIchele and Collin

[Guest guest]

Hi Yukko! It sounds like 's treatment is going well! She was

born the same day as my Ava--8/4/04. Kind of stupid, I know, but I

just noticed it. :-)

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> >

> > Tenny always cried. We spent five months casting with a non-

> Ponseti doc. Those casts were always painful and the casting was

> very painful. When we changed docs, Tenny still screamed. I

think

> at that point it was more a learned reaction. He would cry if you

> took is non cf and fussed with it. I do know the Ponseti casts

are

> not as painful. Such a difference in the baby when we switched.

I

> think our post tenotomy cast was our worst. After the first 48

> hours it didn't seem to bother him, except if he bumped the cast

on

> something. Apparantly that hurt.

> >

> > Hang in there, it is all worth it. Tenny is currently climbing

> and destroying my house. It will be over before you know it, but

it

> seems like an eternity when you are in the middle.

> >

> > mom to Tenny rt.cf FAB 14/7

> > crying during casting and pain?

> after tenotomy

> >

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I have read that many babies do not cry during manipulation,

> > stretching, and casting. However, our son Cade cries

powerfully

> when

> > having his foot manipulated. He goes back and forth between

> crying and

> > calming somewhat as the foot is held in place and the cast is

> applied.

> > I'm wondering how other people's experiences are.

> >

> > We just had our tenotomy and 5th cast, and Cade's foot is

> finally in a

> > *somewhat* normal position (yeah!). 3 days later he still

spends

> more

> > time fussing or crying when awake than normal, though still

> sleeps

> > fairly well (as well as a 5 1/2 week old baby does, anyhow!).

> How long

> > did other people notice discomfort or fussiness after the

> tenotomy?

> >

> > Thanks for any input.

> >

> > -Chris

> > Father of Cade, 8/11/05, left CF in 5th cast.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Hi Yukko! It sounds like 's treatment is going well! She was

born the same day as my Ava--8/4/04. Kind of stupid, I know, but I

just noticed it. :-)

> >

> >

> > Tenny always cried. We spent five months casting with a non-

> Ponseti doc. Those casts were always painful and the casting was

> very painful. When we changed docs, Tenny still screamed. I

think

> at that point it was more a learned reaction. He would cry if you

> took is non cf and fussed with it. I do know the Ponseti casts

are

> not as painful. Such a difference in the baby when we switched.

I

> think our post tenotomy cast was our worst. After the first 48

> hours it didn't seem to bother him, except if he bumped the cast

on

> something. Apparantly that hurt.

> >

> > Hang in there, it is all worth it. Tenny is currently climbing

> and destroying my house. It will be over before you know it, but

it

> seems like an eternity when you are in the middle.

> >

> > mom to Tenny rt.cf FAB 14/7

> > crying during casting and pain?

> after tenotomy

> >

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I have read that many babies do not cry during manipulation,

> > stretching, and casting. However, our son Cade cries

powerfully

> when

> > having his foot manipulated. He goes back and forth between

> crying and

> > calming somewhat as the foot is held in place and the cast is

> applied.

> > I'm wondering how other people's experiences are.

> >

> > We just had our tenotomy and 5th cast, and Cade's foot is

> finally in a

> > *somewhat* normal position (yeah!). 3 days later he still

spends

> more

> > time fussing or crying when awake than normal, though still

> sleeps

> > fairly well (as well as a 5 1/2 week old baby does, anyhow!).

> How long

> > did other people notice discomfort or fussiness after the

> tenotomy?

> >

> > Thanks for any input.

> >

> > -Chris

> > Father of Cade, 8/11/05, left CF in 5th cast.

> >

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