Re: Puffy Ankle after tenetomy?

February 13, 2006

Not to worry. While in the casts there was compression to keep the

swelling down. Now out of the cast the ankle is still healing and

little ones are not keeping legs elevated so the swelling is where

gravity takes it. It really takes a body 6 weeks for initial healing

for any insult. If he is not too irritable I would not be concerned.

Try elevation and Ibuprophen.

Many of the " habits " need to be broken by the parents. We are

programed to be the little ones buffer to life and soon learn we may

be the culprit. I only say this as an experienced MOM and BAMA and

assisting parents along the way. " This too shall pass! "

>

> Hi, guys. I haven't been around as much lately, and am trying to

catch

> up on posts...This has probably been addressed lately, but I

haven't

> see anything...My daughter has bilateral clubfeet. Her tenetomy was

> done 4 weeks ago by Doctor Ponseti. Dr. P only did a tenetomy on

her

> left foot, b/c he said that he right had good dorsiflexion...Here

is

> my question...She has been out of her healing casts and in the

> shoes for a week now. The shoes are great, and she doesn't

> complain about them at all. The inside ankle of her left foot (the

one

> that had the tenetomy) is so puffy and swollen. Is this just

swelling

> from the tentomy (even though it is not in the tenetomy area), or

even

> redistribution of fluid that was in her heel, or could this be

> something else? The right foot doesn't have anything like this. The

> heels are dropping, slowly but surely in the s. It is

amazing

> to see the difference in heel placement everyday. I am just a

little

> worried about this puffiness. This foot still seems really tender

to

> her. She gets upset as I dorsiflex that foot. Any ideas? Thanks,

> everyone!

> ( 2/1/05 bcf s 22/7)

>

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