Re: HELP! He won't let me put the left shoe back on....

[Guest guest]

Kristy,

It looks like your post got lost in the shuffle this weekend. Did you

get this resolved? Are you still having issues?

Let us know how things are going, please. Hopefully everything is

better now!

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

>

> I took his shoes off for his bath and when I went to put them back

on,

> he was fine for the right one but got completely hysterical when I

> tried to put the left one on. I checked his feet and they look OK

and

> he doesn't freak out if I touch them, just when I try to buckle the

> shoe. It is obviously painful....any ideas??? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

I managed to get his shoes on him in the middle of the night while he

was asleep, but he was screaming again Sunday Morning so I stripped

him down to his diaper and realized it wasn't his foot, but his

ankle. He was swollen all the way up to his knee, so off to

Children's Hospital we went and his ortho met us there. They did X

Rays and didn't come up with anything so he is out of his shoes until

tomorrow to give his muscles and tendons a rest. We have an Appt at

11:00 tomorrow to see if we can work with the shoes he has. If not,

I'm not sure what they will do....

> >

> > I took his shoes off for his bath and when I went to put them

back

> on,

> > he was fine for the right one but got completely hysterical when

I

> > tried to put the left one on. I checked his feet and they look OK

> and

> > he doesn't freak out if I touch them, just when I try to buckle

the

> > shoe. It is obviously painful....any ideas??? Thanks!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm so sorry! I hope you can figure out what's going on quickly. A

while ago, I remember reading about one child w/ swelling and

redness and they thought at the time that it might be an allergic

reaction to metal in the brace. Unfortunately, I don't remember the

outcome, if it was posted. Please be careful in re-introducing the

brace after he's been left out for a few days. If his feet are

relapsed, it will be very uncomfortable for him. How old is your

son?

Please keep us posted!

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

> > >

> > > I took his shoes off for his bath and when I went to put them

> back

> > on,

> > > he was fine for the right one but got completely hysterical

when

> I

> > > tried to put the left one on. I checked his feet and they look

OK

> > and

> > > he doesn't freak out if I touch them, just when I try to

buckle

> the

> > > shoe. It is obviously painful....any ideas??? Thanks!

> > >

> >

>