Re: question about new Markell shoes

[Guest guest]

Hi !,

Thanks for the info on the Markell shoes. We ordered them today and the lady

at the shoe store is going to bring in two sizes to be sure we get the right

fit.

I certainly hope we don't have any issues with the shoes. We'll be sure to

get the ortho to teach us how to put them on properly.

Grace is still in Markells, then?

That's too bad I missed you while you were here in Calgary! Maybe we'll get

a chance to meet sometime this year.

Sorry to take so long to reply!

Halley

The new Markell shoes

>

> Hey all,

>

> I was thinking of sending an email to Jay regarding his new

shoes...I

> think that having a hole cut in the heel's of the shoes is a great

> great idea. Our orthotist (who has a rcf also) has been doing this

for

> a couple of years now. I actually didn't even realise that they

didn't

> come that way. But she cuts the hole in the rear inside of the

shoe,

> it's right where the heel comes down but not where the heel would

have

> any chance of rubbing.

>

> She says that she cuts the hole's there so that there wouldn't be

any

> chance of the heel rubbing the outside edges of the hole and

causing

> blisters or sores hmmmmm. Makes me really wonder if this is what

> happened with Isabella's poor heels.

>

> Would like to get some feedback from you all though before I send

the

> email.

>

> Thanks

>

> & Grace

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes Grace started in the Markell's and hasn't had any problems with

them =)

Are you ordering from the ortho shop near the hospital? The reason I

ask is and I'll try to make this short...

When I was there and they couldn't even tell me where my bags were, I

had to start calling around the ortho shops in Calgary (as I wasn't

going to have her out of the brace for more than one night) and found

that out of the 6 or 7 I called, only one had even heard of the

Markell shoes but didn't have any in stock.

I then called the hospital and they told me about this shop (can't

remember the name off the top of my head) but it was right by the

hosp and the woman that owned it, her child had cf. That's why I was

wondering if that is where you are getting your shoes from, hope so

as she sounded like she has some actual real experience with them.

I would read Kori's tips and trick's doc too (you prob already have

lol) but I found this just so helpful when first putting the shoes

on.

Also, do you know what kind of bar you will be getting? From what I

found out from all my calls, they supply the bar directly from the

hospital, is that right and do you have a choice which one you want?

We have the gold adjustable bar (which we got from our orthotist with

the shoes), it's really helpful to have an adjustable bar cus you can

remove the shoes and put them on first and then re-attach the bar.

This made is so much easier for me to get them on correctly, I did

this for probably the first week or so.

Anyway, really happy for you guys! When is Keira going into them?

Hugs,

& Grace

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I need to order the new Markells for Keira right away as she just

> has her

> > tenotomy done on Thursday. When you say cut a hole in the heel, I

> have a

> > hard time picturing it as there is already an opening in the heel

> of the new

> > shoe style. Sorry to sound so daft but I want to be able to know

> what I am

> > talking about when I see the orthotist.

> >

> > Also, we weren't sure she'd have her tenotomy last week as he

> thought she

> > may have needed one more cast so we weren't really thinking about

> ordering

> > the shoes. In any case, if I'd known that she'd have it done last

> week, I

> > would have stopped at the store that orders Markell's and have

them

> measure

> > her foot while out of the cast. There are shoes available through

> the

> > hospital but they are the old style and in any case, they didn't

> have any

> > there last week to size her with.

> >

> > So, I guess we'll just have her non-clubfoot measured but I

> wondered if this

> > would be a problem. Her clubfoot is a wee bit smaller but I guess

> she'll be

> > wearing them on both feet not just the clubfoot and I imagine

that

> in most

> > cases, you order one size for both feet.

> > Any advice would be great as I would like to order right away

since

> they'll

> > take a week or two to arrive.

> >

> > Also, my doctor, who I've been very pleased with, is a " Ponseti-

> purist " and

> > has been recommended by Dr. Pirani, said that sometimes he leaves

> the

> > tenotomy cast on for only two weeks. He said that he has had

great

> results

> > and no concerns about it but he knows that Ponseti says three

weeks

> and it

> > is our choice. Any ideas about this? Perhaps it is better to

leave

> it on

> > three weeks. My husband figures we should just go with the two

> weeks as he

> > suggested.

> >

> > Thanks very much for any feedback you might have.

> >

> > Have a great weekend!

> >

> > Halley

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > The new Markell shoes

> >

> > Hey all,

> >

> > I was thinking of sending an email to Jay regarding his new

> shoes...I

> > think that having a hole cut in the heel's of the shoes is a

great

> > great idea. Our orthotist (who has a rcf also) has been doing

this

> for

> > a couple of years now. I actually didn't even realise that they

> didn't

> > come that way. But she cuts the hole in the rear inside of the

> shoe,

> > it's right where the heel comes down but not where the heel would

> have

> > any chance of rubbing.

> >

> > She says that she cuts the hole's there so that there wouldn't be

> any

> > chance of the heel rubbing the outside edges of the hole and

> causing

> > blisters or sores hmmmmm. Makes me really wonder if this is what

> > happened with Isabella's poor heels.

> >

> > Would like to get some feedback from you all though before I send

> the

> > email.

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> > & Grace

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >