Re: Re: Recurrence after DBB

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Ha! I love the way you operate!

Re: Recurrence after DBB

I sent our doctor an email ratting us out. Hopefully, he will be

able to communicate to my husband just how import following the

protocol is to our son. Even if he has to wear the shoes for another

two years, we're still getting off easier than my husband had it when

he was treated for clubfeet as a child. I don't understand the

motivation for intentionally not making him wear it. I know why I'm

lazy about it - lack of sleep. But my husband stays home, and lack

of sleep isn't a real issue. It's not the same as lying to your

dentist about how often you floss.

>

> Here's a link to a recent post that Naomi made that had a bunch of

> information about this:

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/message/39695

> (or type in 39695 in the message# box on the website).

> Discarding the brace prior to age 2 is statistically the biggest

> risk for relapse. I cannot tell you for sure if the curving on

your

> son's foot is a sign of relapse or just in-toeing/natural

> curvature. There is some information on in-toeing in the files

> section from Dr. son that might help you. Does the

> foot sit flat on the floor? Does he still have the dorsiflexion

> that he had initially?

> What doctor is treating your son? If you're concerned about not

> getting all the information that you need from your husband, you

> could call your doctor's office and ask that your doctor call you

> after the appointment to review his findings with you personally

(or

> call you on your cell phone while they're together if you'll be

> somewhere that you can step out and take a call?). Or send a list

> of questions with your husband and ask the doctor to either write

> his responses on there or call/email you later to discuss.

> I understand this completely because I would be in the same

> situation if my husband had to take one of our kids to the doctor.

> This is definitely important. You'll need to work with your doctor

> to figure out how to get your son compliant with the brace and get

> the necessary hours in. Maybe you need to increase his time in the

> brace and get him used to wearing it again. You need to get him

> used to it now so that you can keep him in it until age 4-5 as it's

> the best insurance you have against a severe relapse needing

> reconstructive surgery.

> About the feet not being " perfect " , well, they should be *perfect*

> from a functional standpoint. No pain and no limitations. From

> an " aesthetic " standpoint, they may not look exactly like a non-

> clubfoot, but this is going to be different from foot-to-foot and

> kid to kid. Some kids have curvy toes and some have straight. You

> can look at some of the pictures in the photos section to see if

any

> of the kids' feet look like your son's. You can see my daughter's

> feet also if you're interested (birth through age 5)- the link to

> the album is in the links section, or through our website (which

> I'll paste below) on the photo gallery page.

> Keep us posted!

> & (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

>

> http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

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