Re: Email regarding CHOP from Dr. Ponseti office

[Guest guest]

What a great note. I mean, not great that there are

these doctors who are telling everyone that they are

doing the Ponseti method when they aren't, but great

that Dr Ponseti is up on this and willing to share.

Also that he's willing to write a letter to your

insurance for you. I like him more everyday. Is

there a beatification process in the medical

community?

Michele, you are probably telling everyone at the

insurance and so on that your son's case is

complicated by the fact that he is older and he really

needs to be seeing someone who has experience treating

these cases. We're not talking about a newborn here.

If you are not making this part of your story clear,

please do. And who has more experience than Dr

Ponseti himself? Oh, right, no one.

I'm glad you aren't taking no for an answer! We wish

you all the best.

Naomi

The Family

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

bilateral clubfoot, FAB 14/7)

--- michele_and_collin wrote:

> From: Roller, Joyce

> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 1:08 PM

> To: Michele Yoder

> Subject: RE: PA Doctor

>

>

>

> July 22, 2005

>

>

>

> Dear Mrs. Yoder:

>

>

>

> Yes, Dr. son purports to use our

> technique but does not

> follow it to the letter. Instead of simply doing a

> percutaneous

> tendo Achilles tenotomy under local anesthesia as an

> outpatient, Dr.

> son uses general anesthesia and " instead of

> just lengthening

> the heelcord, he checks for other muscles, tissues,

> tendons, etc.

> which may need lengthening or releasing and does

> those too. "

>

>

>

> In April 2002 I specifically wrote to him and asked

> for photos and

> information on three babies he has treated to help

> me evaluate his

> work. He never replied.

>

>

>

> Dr. Siegel at CHOP also purports to use my technique

> and does

> humanitarian work abroad teaching others, but from

> what I have heard

> he does not completely adhere to my protocol either.

> Neither has he

> sent me photos and data.

>

>

>

> There are no physicians from New Jersey or

> Pennsylvania on my web

> site list of qualified physicians.

>

>

>

> If your insurance company gives you a hard time, I

> will be happy to

> write a letter explaining the situation.

>

>

>

> I.V. Ponseti, M.D.

>

> PA Doctor

>

> Hi we are coming to see Dr. Ponseti in September. I

> just spoke with

> Dr. son's secretary at Children's

> Hospital of

> Philadelphia (CHOP) at . His secretary

> says he is a

> qualified Ponseti method doctor, I told her I didn't

> see him on the

> list but she said he was a Ponseti qualified doctor

> and he is

> actually quite good friends with Dr. Ponseti, bla

> bla bla…However I

> still do not see him nor any other doctors in New

> Jersey or

> Pennsylvania on the list. Could you please verify

> if there are any

> doctors in NJ or PA that are qualified please.

> Someone from his

> office also told my insurance company that he is a

> qualified Ponseti

> doctor, so now my insurance company thinks we should

> use him, etc.

> I told my insurance company he most likely does his

> own variation

> and I know families who have used him and had what

> others felt as

> unnecessary surgery, but I want to give him the

> benefit of the doubt

> and check, maybe his name is just not on the list

> yet?

>

>

>

> Thank you for your time.

>

>

>

> Michele

>

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Michele,

This is great, you couldn't have asked for a better letter to support

your case to the insurance company! Yeah!

> From: Roller, Joyce [mailto:joyce-roller@u...]

> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 1:08 PM

> To: Michele Yoder

> Subject: RE: PA Doctor

>

>

>

> July 22, 2005

>

>

>

> Dear Mrs. Yoder:

>

>

>

> Yes, Dr. son purports to use our technique but does

not

> follow it to the letter. Instead of simply doing a percutaneous

> tendo Achilles tenotomy under local anesthesia as an outpatient,

Dr.

> son uses general anesthesia and " instead of just lengthening

> the heelcord, he checks for other muscles, tissues, tendons, etc.

> which may need lengthening or releasing and does those too. "

>

>

>

> In April 2002 I specifically wrote to him and asked for photos and

> information on three babies he has treated to help me evaluate his

> work. He never replied.

>

>

>

> Dr. Siegel at CHOP also purports to use my technique and does

> humanitarian work abroad teaching others, but from what I have

heard

> he does not completely adhere to my protocol either. Neither has

he

> sent me photos and data.

>

>

>

> There are no physicians from New Jersey or Pennsylvania on my web

> site list of qualified physicians.

>

>

>

> If your insurance company gives you a hard time, I will be happy to

> write a letter explaining the situation.

>

>

>

> I.V. Ponseti, M.D.

>

> PA Doctor

>

> Hi we are coming to see Dr. Ponseti in September. I just spoke

with

> Dr. son's secretary at Children's Hospital of

> Philadelphia (CHOP) at . His secretary says he is a

> qualified Ponseti method doctor, I told her I didn't see him on the

> list but she said he was a Ponseti qualified doctor and he is

> actually quite good friends with Dr. Ponseti, bla bla bla…However I

> still do not see him nor any other doctors in New Jersey or

> Pennsylvania on the list. Could you please verify if there are any

> doctors in NJ or PA that are qualified please. Someone from his

> office also told my insurance company that he is a qualified

Ponseti

> doctor, so now my insurance company thinks we should use him, etc.

> I told my insurance company he most likely does his own variation

> and I know families who have used him and had what others felt as

> unnecessary surgery, but I want to give him the benefit of the

doubt

> and check, maybe his name is just not on the list yet?

>

>

>

> Thank you for your time.

>

>

>

> Michele