Blister

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Dear all,

My 5 months son has worn FAB for two weeks and we found yesterday that

his left foot has blister. He used to have redness on both side. We did

not tighten or do anything different on his wearing the FAB. I am

wondering that we should give him a day break or not. Is following the

time protcol of wearing the FAB so important? Sometimes we just cannot

help give him more free time. Also our doctor believe in parents

manipulation that should be done when he is sleeping.We got to be a

little confused. I'd love to know that if any of your doctor asks about

manipulation? Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Get some real soft gauze, and rap that foot in it thick! Put the shoe on, and

make sure its not slipping. Blisters are causes from the foot rubbing, so it has

to be slipping some how. YES, the time IS important! I know its hard! I too had

a hard time at first, but you can not chance a relapse. Which is high if you do

not follow the protocol. If that blister gets too bad, you will need to have him

put in a holding cast for a week or so, so that blister can heal!

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[Guest guest]

At 10:38 PM 12/26/2005, you wrote:

>Dear all,

>My 5 months son has worn FAB for two weeks and we found yesterday that

>his left foot has blister. He used to have redness on both side. We did

>not tighten or do anything different on his wearing the FAB. I am

>wondering that we should give him a day break or not. Is following the

>time protcol of wearing the FAB so important?

not as important as baby's pain factor. Blisters that pop turn into

sores, which hurt very badly. Some kids can get through it with corn

pads or other remedies but once the blister is there it's not a good

thing to keep rubbing. Blisters are caused by friction. This means

that the foot is moving inside the shoe. Which means the shoe is not

tight enough. But once it's there it's hard to heal it in the

shoes. Where is the blister located? If it's on the heel or side

you can chop a hole in the shoe where the sore is and releive the

pressure while it heals.

Then you need to work on getting them on tightly and properly so they

don't move. Have you seen the tips .pdf? it's in the files

section. Lots of help there to learn how to put these on properly.

> Sometimes we just cannot

>help give him more free time.

if there is no problems like sores he should be in it the FULL time

without fail. Sores however make this difficult and you need to work

on healing and fit of the shoe before you're going to get him in them

the hours that are needed. Yes, full time wear is extremely

important. More important that it seems... Let's get him healed up

and then figure out how to keep him in them full time. He may need a

healing cast. No biggie, just a little more time then start over

again with full time wear. Or... hole the shoe and keep him in

them. That works too, very well actually.

>Also our doctor believe in parents

>manipulation that should be done when he is sleeping.

wah?? what does this mean? manipulation? what

manipulation? sorry, but this confuses me a lot. Don't bother a

sleeping baby... this method is simple. He gets corrected with

casts, then wears his shoes. Nothing more... nothing less. I'm not

sure what kind of manipulation doc is talking about here. plz essplain!

>We got to be a

>little confused. I'd love to know that if any of your doctor asks about

>manipulation? Thanks.

no Ponseti Doc talks about manipulation. It's not part of the method

and I've never heard it mentioned before in any context other than

casting. They manipulate the foot while they cast and

correct. That's it. Don't bother that child... let him sleep... you sleep.

hang in there, send us some pics (subscribe to the CFPics yahoo

group) and we can help you figure this out.

hugs!

Kori

(sleep!!!!)

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