Re: shoes question for Marcia

[Guest guest]

Halley,

I just want to chime in and say that has been in the Markells

for two weeks now and he is doing great! The first day was tough, but

by the next day, he had figured out how to do everything in the shoes

that he had been doing when he was in the casts. (rolling over) He

was a little frustrated with his feet being stuck together but once

he learned to manuever, he has been fine.

and (6-19-05)

>

> Hi Marcia,

>

> I hope you don't mind me asking but I was just wondering why you are

> ordering the s if your daughter was doing okay with the

Markells?

> My daughter's Markells are coming in a week or so (the new model

with

> opening in the heel) and I am really hoping she'll do fine in them.

>

> I wanted to go straight to the s but my husband thinks we

ought to

> try the Markells first since they do cost much less.

> Anyway, I guess we mostly hear about problems with Markell shoes on

this

> site just because people tend to post mainly if they are frustrated

with the

> Markells or need suggestions on how to get the baby to tolerate

them. I

> guess that's why I wanted to avoid them altogether!

>

> Thanks Marcia,

>

> Halley

>

> Re: Hayden in the Markells

>

> Wow, what a journey for you guys. I don't know about the mitchells

as we

> just ordered our pair two days ago. However, I'm glad to hear the

Markells

> seem to be working for him for now! That's definitely great news.

My dd was

> in the Markells after her tenotomy and was very wimpery/whiney for

a couple

> of days, but then settled right into them and was totally fine with

them, no

> complaining ever. So hopefully that will be the case for you guys

while you

> wait for the s to come in. Heck, if you get the hang of the

Markells

> and they're working you may not want to switch to mitchells. Why

change when

> it's working, eh? Good luck either way!

> Marcia

>

> Hayden in the Markells

>

>

> Sorry it has taken me so long to post about this - things have

been a

> little crazy around here! I took Hayden to see Dr. Pirani on

Tuesday

> after we had removed his right cast on Monday due to major skin

> breakdown and actual maceration (where the flesh had split open

in the

> crease about a centimetre (1/8th of an inch). The back of his

knee

> was very rashy (eczema like), peeling, irritated, weeping and

what I

> would describe as " mushy " and smelled like nothing I can

describe.

> Interestingly enough, this cast had only been on for two weeks,

but

> prior to that the tenotomy casts were on for four and he was

fine.

> What the...?? Well, who knows anything anymore. Not me.

>

> Since were still waiting for the s, hubby and I had

decided

> that we would put Hayden into the Markells temporarily until they

> arrived and I called the orthotist the night before to give her

the

> heads up that she'd need to bring the " tiny shoes " for Hayden's

little

> feet.

>

> On the way out I was very anxious and trying to keep it together

> because I was just feeling so bad about his skin, but once I got

to

> the hospital, the staff there are all pretty jovial and I felt

better

> immediately. While we waited for Dr. Pirani to have a look at

> Hayden's skin, we kept the left cast on and fitted his right foot

and

> the orthotist advised me that the s were at the border.

Good

> news!

>

> Long story short, we removed the other cast (the back of that

knee was

> also quite sore looking), fitted the Markells on him and he got

quite

> fussy which eventually escalated to full on FREAKING OUT. He was

so

> upset that there was no way I could ride transit back to home and

> called my hubby in a panic, bawling my eyes out. He said he'd

finish

> up and come get me and I waited in the hospital. The orthotist

> wandered by and noticed I was still there - I told her he was NOT

> HAPPY and she suggested that maybe the backs of his legs were

hurting

> and got me some special bandages to put over the sore parts and

that

> helped us make it home. He was fussy most of the night and then

cried

> ALL. NIGHT. His longest stretch of sleep was about an hour I

think.

> I took heart in the knowledge that many, many people have posted

> about this exact same thing and there is just a transition

period.

> Plus I knew the shoes were not hurting him because I had removed

them

> and put them back on twice and he was cool with it. Did I say

long

> story short? Hmmm...

>

> By five am hubby and I were at each others' throats due to extreme

> sleep deprivation and I got up to watch t.v. or something. Hayden

> went back to sleep after nursing. Later that day we got a call

from

> the orthotist saying the s were in and hubby could come

get

> them (his office is conveniently two doors down from their

office),

> but that there were some issues with them. I'll say. They are

two

> different sizes and none of the hardware was sent to attach them

to

> the bar. Quel disappointment. Big time. Has this ever happened

to

> anyone else? Now we have to send them back and start over. I

was so

> excited to get them on Hayden, too because they are so lovely and

soft.

>

> Anyway, Hayden is fine with the Markells for now and the next

night

> was completely okay - he slept just fine, which was a relief. I'm

> just glad to have him out of casts.

>

> P.S. His skin is healing up just fine!

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