Re: Visit with Dr. Ponseti

[Guest guest]

That is so great.. you were one of the first folks I met here and

always so helpful. You and Olivia have been a joy to follow as I have

lost touch with some of the first babies I assisted in treating in

2000. So glad for your success. I'd love to see pic's if you have any.

Beth

>

> Hi all,

>

> We just got home from our visit for a check-up with Dr. Ponseti.

For a

> little history for those who don't remember, Olivia was born 10-18-

01 with

> severe left clubfoot. She was treated by a local doctor with the

Ponseti

> method with 9 casts and a tenotomy. He felt that he got as much

correction

> as he possibly could, but was unhappy with the results. With his

blessing

> we took Olivia at 3.5 months old to see Dr. Ponseti who did another

4 casts

> and a repeat tenotomy. She began wearing her brace 23 hours a day,

but Dr.

> Ponseti reduced her hours after only 1.5 months due to loose

ligaments. We

> decided to continue seeing the local doctor at that point. At 1.5

years

> old, Livie was released from the brace due to loose ligaments. She

relapsed

> at 2.5 years old and her local doctor wanted to do surgery. We

trekked back

> out to Iowa again and Dr. Ponseti recorrected her clubfoot with one

two week

> cast. Livie went back into the brace for 16 hours a day for the

next year.

> She then was reduced to 12-14 and then 10-12 where she is at now.

She is

> currently 4 years 5 months old.

>

> So, we saw Dr. Ponseti yesterday. He checked her all over, worked

her foot,

> compared it to the normal foot, measured her calf, measured her leg

length,

> watched her walk, run and jump, and said she looked great and was

done with

> the brace. WHAT!!!! No, no, no, no, no I say!! He listened to my

concerns

> and agreed (read decided to humor the psychotic mother! LOL) that

she would

> do well with another 6 months in the brace. So we have six more

months of

> brace wear and then 6 months without before we go back to Iowa

again. That

> means I have six months to get my brain around the fact that the

master of

> clubfoot does not think that she will have another relapse and that

it

> really will be okay for her to stop wearing the brace. I'm sort of

amused

> that I've come to this point. There was a time when I was so sick

of that

> stupid contraption and now I don't want to give it up. Or don't

want her to

> give it up I should say. Having already experienced one relapse

and having

> to reintroduce the brace at an older age, I don't want to do it

again.

> Aaaahhhh!! I'm going to drive myself nuts for the next six

months. I need

> to keep repeating to myself that Dr. Ponseti thinks it will be

fine, so that

> means it will be fine!

>

> Anyway, enough rambling about my brace psychosis! We also got to

say hi to

> and as we were going in to see Dr. Ponseti! is

sure

> sprouting up!! And we had dinner with Joyce and . Olivia

and

> are close in age and I think they had a good time playing

together!

> I'm so glad we got to meet them!!

>

> Jen & Livie (10-18-01 severe left clubfoot)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations, and I are really very happy for you.

I have to confess I have just had a little cry as I cannot wait for

that day. I completely understand your concerns about relapse but

hey, you are really lucky, the genius himself gets to check your

child's feet, so you are in the very best hands.

Best wishes and very well done.

Mum to

bilateral cf

10-Dec-03

Cambridge, UK

[Guest guest]

What an inspiration for those of us who have older children who have

relapsed! Thanks for telling your story and Congratulations! What

a milestone!

(3/30/04) RCF Relapsed at age 1 1/2 and hopefully finally

corrected

>

> Hi all,

>

> We just got home from our visit for a check-up with Dr. Ponseti.

For a

> little history for those who don't remember, Olivia was born 10-18-

01 with

> severe left clubfoot. She was treated by a local doctor with the

Ponseti

> method with 9 casts and a tenotomy. He felt that he got as much

correction

> as he possibly could, but was unhappy with the results. With his

blessing

> we took Olivia at 3.5 months old to see Dr. Ponseti who did

another 4 casts

> and a repeat tenotomy. She began wearing her brace 23 hours a

day, but Dr.

> Ponseti reduced her hours after only 1.5 months due to loose

ligaments. We

> decided to continue seeing the local doctor at that point. At 1.5

years

> old, Livie was released from the brace due to loose ligaments.

She relapsed

> at 2.5 years old and her local doctor wanted to do surgery. We

trekked back

> out to Iowa again and Dr. Ponseti recorrected her clubfoot with

one two week

> cast. Livie went back into the brace for 16 hours a day for the

next year.

> She then was reduced to 12-14 and then 10-12 where she is at

now. She is

> currently 4 years 5 months old.

>

> So, we saw Dr. Ponseti yesterday. He checked her all over, worked

her foot,

> compared it to the normal foot, measured her calf, measured her

leg length,

> watched her walk, run and jump, and said she looked great and was

done with

> the brace. WHAT!!!! No, no, no, no, no I say!! He listened to

my concerns

> and agreed (read decided to humor the psychotic mother! LOL) that

she would

> do well with another 6 months in the brace. So we have six more

months of

> brace wear and then 6 months without before we go back to Iowa

again. That

> means I have six months to get my brain around the fact that the

master of

> clubfoot does not think that she will have another relapse and

that it

> really will be okay for her to stop wearing the brace. I'm sort

of amused

> that I've come to this point. There was a time when I was so sick

of that

> stupid contraption and now I don't want to give it up. Or don't

want her to

> give it up I should say. Having already experienced one relapse

and having

> to reintroduce the brace at an older age, I don't want to do it

again.

> Aaaahhhh!! I'm going to drive myself nuts for the next six

months. I need

> to keep repeating to myself that Dr. Ponseti thinks it will be

fine, so that

> means it will be fine!

>

> Anyway, enough rambling about my brace psychosis! We also got to

say hi to

> and as we were going in to see Dr. Ponseti! is

sure

> sprouting up!! And we had dinner with Joyce and . Olivia

and

> are close in age and I think they had a good time playing

together!

> I'm so glad we got to meet them!!

>

> Jen & Livie (10-18-01 severe left clubfoot)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds like time to start planning a Graduation Party!

s.

Re: Visit with Dr. Ponseti

Great great news Jen!! I'll probably be the same when our time comes

to retire the brace. Congrats to you and Olivia!

& Grace 19mos

urcf FAB 13hrs

>

> Hi all,

>

> We just got home from our visit for a check-up with Dr. Ponseti.

For a

> little history for those who don't remember, Olivia was born 10-18-

01 with

> severe left clubfoot. She was treated by a local doctor with the

Ponseti

> method with 9 casts and a tenotomy. He felt that he got as much

correction

> as he possibly could, but was unhappy with the results. With his

blessing

> we took Olivia at 3.5 months old to see Dr. Ponseti who did another

4 casts

> and a repeat tenotomy. She began wearing her brace 23 hours a day,

but Dr.

> Ponseti reduced her hours after only 1.5 months due to loose

ligaments. We

> decided to continue seeing the local doctor at that point. At 1.5

years

> old, Livie was released from the brace due to loose ligaments. She

relapsed

> at 2.5 years old and her local doctor wanted to do surgery. We

trekked back

> out to Iowa again and Dr. Ponseti recorrected her clubfoot with one

two week

> cast. Livie went back into the brace for 16 hours a day for the

next year.

> She then was reduced to 12-14 and then 10-12 where she is at now.

She is

> currently 4 years 5 months old.

>

> So, we saw Dr. Ponseti yesterday. He checked her all over, worked

her foot,

> compared it to the normal foot, measured her calf, measured her leg

length,

> watched her walk, run and jump, and said she looked great and was

done with

> the brace. WHAT!!!! No, no, no, no, no I say!! He listened to my

concerns

> and agreed (read decided to humor the psychotic mother! LOL) that

she would

> do well with another 6 months in the brace. So we have six more

months of

> brace wear and then 6 months without before we go back to Iowa

again. That

> means I have six months to get my brain around the fact that the

master of

> clubfoot does not think that she will have another relapse and that

it

> really will be okay for her to stop wearing the brace. I'm sort of

amused

> that I've come to this point. There was a time when I was so sick

of that

> stupid contraption and now I don't want to give it up. Or don't

want her to

> give it up I should say. Having already experienced one relapse

and having

> to reintroduce the brace at an older age, I don't want to do it

again.

> Aaaahhhh!! I'm going to drive myself nuts for the next six

months. I need

> to keep repeating to myself that Dr. Ponseti thinks it will be

fine, so that

> means it will be fine!

>

> Anyway, enough rambling about my brace psychosis! We also got to

say hi to

> and as we were going in to see Dr. Ponseti! is

sure

> sprouting up!! And we had dinner with Joyce and . Olivia

and

> are close in age and I think they had a good time playing

together!

> I'm so glad we got to meet them!!

>

> Jen & Livie (10-18-01 severe left clubfoot)

>

>

>