Puffy Ankle after tenetomy?

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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)