Guest guest Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Hi there, I've been reading and occasionally posting on the clubfoot group board for about 2 years now. I have a son (21 mos.) with a right clubfoot. He has been treated with casts, 2 tenotomies and a DB bar. He has currently been fitted for a SMO (supramaleolar orthotic). My son's treatment has been a series of snafus. There's a long long story behind that culminating with him breaking his right leg (just above the ankle) shortly before Christmas. His foot looks 110% better than when he was born, but we're still not out of the woods. Long story short, here's where we're at. Back in Oct. he seemed to be having a relapse. His Dr. suggested surgery. We didn't want to go that route so Dr. began casting his foot again and we did this for about 6 weeks. The foot made great strides and after Thanksgiving it was decided that casting was over and I would continue stretching his foot at home daily. Literally the next day, he broke his leg. His leg was in a cast for 4 weeks with no stretching or continued therapy for his clubfoot until the break healed. Now he's out of the cast, I'm stretching his foot again daily, and he's been fitted for a SMO but I feel like all the progress we made before the break has been lost. I truly don't want to have to resort to surgery, but I wonder where we're going from here. I love his Dr. She's been wonderful working with us and listening to our concerns and choosing treatment options that respect our reservations about surgery up to this point, but I just don't know where we're headed anymore. Does anyone have some feedback for me? Maybe a similar story of a challenging foot to fix? We've come SO far. I don't want to give up! But I'm worried. Thanks for the sympathetic ear. (Mother of 3/30/04) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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