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Hayden is most likely getting the tenotomy next week (only in the left

- yay!). Is the tenotomy cast left on for three weeks, or is it

another three weeks of weekly casts? I am confused. Thanks!

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The tenotomy cast is left on for 3 weeks.

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> Hayden is most likely getting the tenotomy next week (only in the

left

> - yay!). Is the tenotomy cast left on for three weeks, or is it

> another three weeks of weekly casts? I am confused. Thanks!

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The casts are left on for three weeks straight, not three separate casts. I

know, all this is confusing. The only reason I know is that Maddie just had her

Tenotomy a few weeks ago, and is getting her three week casts off on Monday.

Hope this helps. good luck to Hayden, and congrats on only needing the left.

We were lucky the same way except Maddie only needed the right done.

- Michele

5/18/02 and Maddie 9/6/05 bcf

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Hayden is most likely getting the tenotomy next week (only in the left

- yay!). Is the tenotomy cast left on for three weeks, or is it

another three weeks of weekly casts? I am confused. Thanks!

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It's a healing cast so it stays on for three solid weeks if at all possible.

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Tenotomy Cast Question

Hayden is most likely getting the tenotomy next week (only in the left

- yay!). Is the tenotomy cast left on for three weeks, or is it

another three weeks of weekly casts? I am confused. Thanks!

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Thanks everybody for your help! The only concern I have about them staying on

that long is with his skin because it could get irritated. Hopefully the

cooler weather will help this situation and I must say that the stocking type

underlayer has made a big difference as well.

I'm so very nervous about next week already....anyone have anything they can

tell me in order to prepare?

number23 wrote: It's a healing cast so it stays

on for three solid weeks if at all possible.

s.

Tenotomy Cast Question

Hayden is most likely getting the tenotomy next week (only in the left

- yay!). Is the tenotomy cast left on for three weeks, or is it

another three weeks of weekly casts? I am confused. Thanks!

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Hi ,

My son had the tenotomy under local anaesthetics when

he was about 2 1/2 months old. It was a very quick

procedure, it only lasted a minute, and Alister cried

only while his foot was being held. He was perfectly

fine afterwards and didn't need any pain killers.

There was a small spot of blood on his cast but that

is normal and apparently the plaster being so

absorbant actually helps prevent infection (at least

that's what I was told). His cast was only on for 10

days (should have been 3 weeks) so I guess if you

notice any problems during the 3 weeks then it should

be possible to take it off or at least change it.

All the best,

with (3y)

and Alister (3y, RCF, Ponseti method, UK)

--- Cohen wrote:

> Thanks everybody for your help! The only concern I

> have about them staying on that long is with his

> skin because it could get irritated. Hopefully the

> cooler weather will help this situation and I must

> say that the stocking type underlayer has made a

> big difference as well.

>

> I'm so very nervous about next week

> already....anyone have anything they can tell me in

> order to prepare?

>

> number23 wrote:

> It's a healing cast so it stays on for three solid

> weeks if at all possible.

> s.

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> Tenotomy Cast

> Question

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> Hayden is most likely getting the tenotomy next

> week (only in the left

> - yay!). Is the tenotomy cast left on for three

> weeks, or is it

> another three weeks of weekly casts? I am

> confused. Thanks!

>

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When Aleksander had his tenotomy, we made an appointment after a

week and a half to have the outer part of the cast changed. Our

cast always had two parts, the plaster that was up to his knee, and

then that was wrapped in some other stuff that went up to the top of

his leg.

Aleksander liked to break in his casts by peeing on them, and would

follow up by pooping on them to express his extreme dissatisfaction

with the notion of being confined like that. We knew he wouldn't

make it in the same casts for three weeks since he could barely make

it one! I'm not sure how your casts are, but if they are like our's

you can ask about it.

It's a healing cast so it

stays on for three solid weeks if at all possible.

> s.

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> Hayden is most likely getting the tenotomy next week (only in

the left

> - yay!). Is the tenotomy cast left on for three weeks, or is

it

> another three weeks of weekly casts? I am confused. Thanks!

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