Re: After 5 months of casting get's her casts of this week!

[Guest guest]

My 4 yr. old is having a tendon transfer in March. How old is

? How was the surgery and recovery? Is it normal to be in a

cast for 5 months? The Dr. told us he would be in casts for 6-8

WEEKS!

Katrina

Mother of:

*Todd 4yrs. - bilateral clubfoot

* 2yrs - unilateral clubfoot (left)

*Grant 10 months - unilateral clubfoot (right)

>

> We're headed back to Iowa tomorrow where will get her

casts off

> on Monday morning. I hope and pray the tendon transfer healed

> beautifully. After they take her casts off, they will mold her

feet

> for AFO's to be worn at night only for the next 4-6 months while

the

> soft tissue continues to heal after surgery. She will then have

> walking casts put on below the knee before we leave so she can

start

> working her legs a little until her AFO's are ready. They are

planning

> to have them done quicker than normal, by Friday, so we don't have

to

> stay as long. Once they are fit to her then she is cast free for

the

> first time in 5 months. I can't believe it, as this time truly

has

> gone by quickly overall. We originally flew out August 16th, four

days

> after talking to Ponseti for the first time and he put her first

set of

> casts on the 17th. We are sooooo proud of her. She's so darn

funny!

> Take care and hopefully I'll get to meet some of you out there at

the

> RMH this next week.

>

> Sincerely,

> Joyce and

>