Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 hi.. i just found this site.. i need advice ASAP!! My son was born with clubfoot of the right foot. He went thru the Ponseti casting, and then issued the Denis Browne Bar and shoes. We could not get that boy to keep those shoes on for more than a few hours no matter how or what we tried. For over a month, we tried so many different things. His foot started turning back in, so the orthopedist started the casting again. After 2 additional weeks, the casting was relieved and a foam mold was taken of his feet for a special pair of new sandals Dr Ponseti just came out with. They get fitted next Friday.. My only concern is, the reason we couldnt (and unfortunately still cant) get his shoes to stay on him, is that his foot wont go flat enough against the bottom of the shoes. His heel stays close to the top of the shoe, making it very easy for him to pull his foot out. I cant bend his foot up enough to make it completely flat. I dont know if i should request the casting be restarted (yet again...) or perhaps opt for surgery. (which i want to stay away from.. i've heard too many horror stories about kids and adults getting this procedure only to have pain for numerous years.) I feel like I am at fault for not being dillegent enough, though i have tried anad tried.. everytime the shoes do get put on him, he cries so much he passes out, only to wake up an hour later, in pain and i assume with cramps in his feet, and starts screaming again.. a mother can only handle so much..i feel like a bad parent for intentionally causing her baby so much undeserved pain.. If anyone has any advice, please please give it up! im dyin here! Rowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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