Guest guest Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 that would be a great invention! I love my kodak easyshare as it does make it pretty easy to share the pictures. Glad to hear Hayden is doing so well!! kathleen > > Hello, just got back from Hayden's third casting. Dr. Pirani is away, > so it was his replacement Milt. He was nice enough if not a bit of a > know-it-all and kind of liked the sound of his own voice, but the > appointment went well and that's all that matters to me. There were > more students (can't seem to get away from it - every midwifery > appointment I had there was a student, too), but they were quiet and > asked questions here and there. I got a little nervous when they > didn't put him in my lap, but I gave Hayden some formula and he was > great through pretty much the whole thing. He only fussed again for > amoment when they were trying to keep his left (bad) foot in position > and he started to fight them. I was all for keeping the right cast on > because the skin on his left leg was just fine, but Milt told me to > take it off because they didn't want it to get to tight from him > growing. So we did. The fact that his skin is okay is a big deal for > me because we had such a hard time though the summer. The left foot > is still quite far behind and I am going to post a couple of photos > once I download them off the camera (is there a camera that will just > " beam " the photos?) so you can all see. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Thanks! And he managed to turn from back to front today too! Guess he's going to meet all his milestones at once ha ha! Yay for your little one getting into her shoes soon! I can't WAIT for the day Hayden is in them. And it looks like the shoes are the way to go. I've been looking at the website and think they will work better for us, since Hayden has the complex clubfoot. Let me know how it goes for you! Hayden had his appointment with Dr. Pirani yesterday and it went > really well. First off, Dr. Pirani apologized profusely for Hayden > not having his casts replaced last week - I could tell he not very > happy about that. As well, he told me we did the right thing by > taking his left cast off due to the issue we were having with his > toenail cutting his foot. He re-casted Hayden's left foot first > before he even removed the right cast and it went quite well, with > Hayden only fussing a bit. I think the main reason he fusses is > because he is in a slightly awkward position in my lap and since he is > a big boy (21 pounds now), he feels a little uncomfortable. > > He pointed out to me that even though we had lost some ground with the > left foot due to not having the cast changed and subsequently having > to remove it, that the crease on the bottom of the sole is not as deep > as before. He casted it at about a 3.5, which is roughly where it was > when he casted it three weeks ago, so we didn't regress any further > than that, which was encouraging. > > When Dr. Pirani went to remove the right cast, I mentioned that I was > not overly thrilled about Milt's casts because they were a bit thin at > the top and only had one layer of the sock, so they chafed a bit. He > told me that he'd have to talk to Milt about that. Once removed, the > top of Hayden's foot started bleeding in a couple of places as soon as > he began to kick. I couldn't really tell what the reason was, but Dr. > Pirani was concerned about it and put a special bandage over it before > he casted it. > > Here's the best news though: Hayden's right foot is looking so good > that Dr. Pirani said me might not even need the tenotomy! He > emphasized " might " , but it was the best thing he could have said to > me! To think that I could spare Hayden even a moment of pain in this > whole process...well...it was enough to bring tears to my eyes. So I > am crossing my fingers! > > Dr. Pirani thinks that he may be able to do the tenotomy next week or > the week after, so that is great news too! There may be an end in > sight to this part of the process after all! > > AND....Hayden rolled over from front to back last night on his own! > He has been trying so hard to go from back to front I figured he'd > decided to bypass that one, so I was helping him get over (it ain't > easy when you can't bend your knee) and as soon as he was on his > tummy, he rolled over! I wasn't sure if it was an accident or not, so > I put him back and he did it again - two more times! And he was > trying to hard to get from his back to his front that I almost thought > he was going to do both in the same night! Ha ha! Just the thought > that he may have some freedom of movement without me to help him is a > bonus! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Oh no, Dr. Pirani is a major Ponseti disciple. I think that the cast slippage has been the fault of the cast technician, rather than Dr. Pirani who does the correction because they were supposed to be " holding casts " rather than corrective. These are the only two that have slipped with Dr. Pirani and he was quite upset about it. I also think that Hayden is just fed up with it all and that is why he screams because I know that Dr. Pirani is very gentle with him. Had I seen Dr. Pirani in the first place we would not be in the position at all. I keep trying not to beat myself up about it, but it's hard not to go down that path I tell you. number23 wrote: I'm assume you take Hayden to a Ponseti doctor, but if he screams so much for casting and you suffer so much slippage I have to wonder about the doctor's ability/skill level here. s. Hayden Update Saw Dr. Pirani today around lunchtime and got Hayden's cast reapplied. This time they used the smaller size of the sock type underlayer on his foot and some Friar's Balsam to prevent further slippage. Hayden screamed like a Banshee for the first part like he usually does, but calmed down and before we knew it, it was done. His foot had not lost any correction or dorsiflexion, so we're in the clear and just need to keep these babies on until his shoes arrive (please God, let that be SOON!) Whew! I'm getting exhausted from all of this and don't know how you parents have done it when you had to travel great distances! My hat comes off to all of you who have been through that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 I know it's hard, but don't beat yourself up. You lived and learned like the rest of us. s. Hayden Update Saw Dr. Pirani today around lunchtime and got Hayden's cast reapplied. This time they used the smaller size of the sock type underlayer on his foot and some Friar's Balsam to prevent further slippage. Hayden screamed like a Banshee for the first part like he usually does, but calmed down and before we knew it, it was done. His foot had not lost any correction or dorsiflexion, so we're in the clear and just need to keep these babies on until his shoes arrive (please God, let that be SOON!) Whew! I'm getting exhausted from all of this and don't know how you parents have done it when you had to travel great distances! My hat comes off to all of you who have been through that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 WE Also had one cast slippage and whereas our Physio always was there holding' the foot until the end - on this one occasion she left after the first cast bandages went on and left a cast technician who had never done his casting before to finish off. The cast was really big compared to the other ones and not much bend to the knee. Everyone commented in the plaster room how smooth this tech does his casts but to us that was not the issue. No point being smooth if it is too big and too loose. Anyway we had to go back after 2 days and our normal lady did it and all was fine............. Rach Steve & Connor -- Re: Hayden Update I know it's hard, but don't beat yourself up. You lived and learned like the rest of us. s. Hayden Update Saw Dr. Pirani today around lunchtime and got Hayden's cast reapplied. This time they used the smaller size of the sock type underlayer on his foot and some Friar's Balsam to prevent further slippage. Hayden screamed like a Banshee for the first part like he usually does, but calmed down and before we knew it, it was done. His foot had not lost any correction or dorsiflexion, so we're in the clear and just need to keep these babies on until his shoes arrive (please God, let that be SOON!) Whew! I'm getting exhausted from all of this and don't know how you parents have done it when you had to travel great distances! My hat comes off to all of you who have been through that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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