Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Hayden had his appointment with Dr. Pirani yesterday and it went really well. First off, Dr. Pirani apologized profusely for Hayden not having his casts replaced last week - I could tell he not very happy about that. As well, he told me we did the right thing by taking his left cast off due to the issue we were having with his toenail cutting his foot. He re-casted Hayden's left foot first before he even removed the right cast and it went quite well, with Hayden only fussing a bit. I think the main reason he fusses is because he is in a slightly awkward position in my lap and since he is a big boy (21 pounds now), he feels a little uncomfortable. He pointed out to me that even though we had lost some ground with the left foot due to not having the cast changed and subsequently having to remove it, that the crease on the bottom of the sole is not as deep as before. He casted it at about a 3.5, which is roughly where it was when he casted it three weeks ago, so we didn't regress any further than that, which was encouraging. When Dr. Pirani went to remove the right cast, I mentioned that I was not overly thrilled about Milt's casts because they were a bit thin at the top and only had one layer of the sock, so they chafed a bit. He told me that he'd have to talk to Milt about that. Once removed, the top of Hayden's foot started bleeding in a couple of places as soon as he began to kick. I couldn't really tell what the reason was, but Dr. Pirani was concerned about it and put a special bandage over it before he casted it. Here's the best news though: Hayden's right foot is looking so good that Dr. Pirani said me might not even need the tenotomy! He emphasized " might " , but it was the best thing he could have said to me! To think that I could spare Hayden even a moment of pain in this whole process...well...it was enough to bring tears to my eyes. So I am crossing my fingers! Dr. Pirani thinks that he may be able to do the tenotomy next week or the week after, so that is great news too! There may be an end in sight to this part of the process after all! AND....Hayden rolled over from front to back last night on his own! He has been trying so hard to go from back to front I figured he'd decided to bypass that one, so I was helping him get over (it ain't easy when you can't bend your knee) and as soon as he was on his tummy, he rolled over! I wasn't sure if it was an accident or not, so I put him back and he did it again - two more times! And he was trying to hard to get from his back to his front that I almost thought he was going to do both in the same night! Ha ha! Just the thought that he may have some freedom of movement without me to help him is a bonus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 , that's wonderful news. Hang in there, before you know those casts will be a thing of the past.. Yea, for rolling over. It's amazing how emotionally exciting it is when your child accomplishes a new task. YAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! wrote: Hayden had his appointment with Dr. Pirani yesterday and it went really well. First off, Dr. Pirani apologized profusely for Hayden not having his casts replaced last week - I could tell he not very happy about that. As well, he told me we did the right thing by taking his left cast off due to the issue we were having with his toenail cutting his foot. He re-casted Hayden's left foot first before he even removed the right cast and it went quite well, with Hayden only fussing a bit. I think the main reason he fusses is because he is in a slightly awkward position in my lap and since he is a big boy (21 pounds now), he feels a little uncomfortable. He pointed out to me that even though we had lost some ground with the left foot due to not having the cast changed and subsequently having to remove it, that the crease on the bottom of the sole is not as deep as before. He casted it at about a 3.5, which is roughly where it was when he casted it three weeks ago, so we didn't regress any further than that, which was encouraging. When Dr. Pirani went to remove the right cast, I mentioned that I was not overly thrilled about Milt's casts because they were a bit thin at the top and only had one layer of the sock, so they chafed a bit. He told me that he'd have to talk to Milt about that. Once removed, the top of Hayden's foot started bleeding in a couple of places as soon as he began to kick. I couldn't really tell what the reason was, but Dr. Pirani was concerned about it and put a special bandage over it before he casted it. Here's the best news though: Hayden's right foot is looking so good that Dr. Pirani said me might not even need the tenotomy! He emphasized " might " , but it was the best thing he could have said to me! To think that I could spare Hayden even a moment of pain in this whole process...well...it was enough to bring tears to my eyes. So I am crossing my fingers! Dr. Pirani thinks that he may be able to do the tenotomy next week or the week after, so that is great news too! There may be an end in sight to this part of the process after all! AND....Hayden rolled over from front to back last night on his own! He has been trying so hard to go from back to front I figured he'd decided to bypass that one, so I was helping him get over (it ain't easy when you can't bend your knee) and as soon as he was on his tummy, he rolled over! I wasn't sure if it was an accident or not, so I put him back and he did it again - two more times! And he was trying to hard to get from his back to his front that I almost thought he was going to do both in the same night! Ha ha! Just the thought that he may have some freedom of movement without me to help him is a bonus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Congrats on all the great news ! I know you are so proud of your little guy ! Great job mom ! DeeDee California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Congratulations of the rolling over milestone! My daughter is almost four months and is dying to roll over. She did it once in her crib~ might have been an accident because I turned around and missed it~ but I can see her casts are frustrating her. Also, she tries to sit up but is having a hard time with the casts. But the good news is~ she gets them off next Tuesday and into her shoes. Maybe we can have some fun now! wrote:Hayden had his appointment with Dr. Pirani yesterday and it went really well. First off, Dr. Pirani apologized profusely for Hayden not having his casts replaced last week - I could tell he not very happy about that. As well, he told me we did the right thing by taking his left cast off due to the issue we were having with his toenail cutting his foot. He re-casted Hayden's left foot first before he even removed the right cast and it went quite well, with Hayden only fussing a bit. I think the main reason he fusses is because he is in a slightly awkward position in my lap and since he is a big boy (21 pounds now), he feels a little uncomfortable. He pointed out to me that even though we had lost some ground with the left foot due to not having the cast changed and subsequently having to remove it, that the crease on the bottom of the sole is not as deep as before. He casted it at about a 3.5, which is roughly where it was when he casted it three weeks ago, so we didn't regress any further than that, which was encouraging. When Dr. Pirani went to remove the right cast, I mentioned that I was not overly thrilled about Milt's casts because they were a bit thin at the top and only had one layer of the sock, so they chafed a bit. He told me that he'd have to talk to Milt about that. Once removed, the top of Hayden's foot started bleeding in a couple of places as soon as he began to kick. I couldn't really tell what the reason was, but Dr. Pirani was concerned about it and put a special bandage over it before he casted it. Here's the best news though: Hayden's right foot is looking so good that Dr. Pirani said me might not even need the tenotomy! He emphasized " might " , but it was the best thing he could have said to me! To think that I could spare Hayden even a moment of pain in this whole process...well...it was enough to bring tears to my eyes. So I am crossing my fingers! Dr. Pirani thinks that he may be able to do the tenotomy next week or the week after, so that is great news too! There may be an end in sight to this part of the process after all! AND....Hayden rolled over from front to back last night on his own! He has been trying so hard to go from back to front I figured he'd decided to bypass that one, so I was helping him get over (it ain't easy when you can't bend your knee) and as soon as he was on his tummy, he rolled over! I wasn't sure if it was an accident or not, so I put him back and he did it again - two more times! And he was trying to hard to get from his back to his front that I almost thought he was going to do both in the same night! Ha ha! Just the thought that he may have some freedom of movement without me to help him is a bonus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Thanks ladies - I just want to get past this point now! Hayden's feet being Atypical are like little square blocks (or cubes, if you will) and I think that when he is especially fighting against the casting, it prevents them from getting a good cast on. He had not really fought Dr. Pirani until the week before last and that is when the slipping started. When Dr. Pirani did the first replacement cast, Hayden was fighting but fell asleep and that cast stayed on. Next cast he fought again and it slipped. He fought again for this current replacement cast and I see that his toes have receded just slightly again, but it has not fully " slipped " , so I will be keeping an eye on it. Dr. Pirani is very patient and will wait until I try to calm him down, but it gets to a point where I am just " let's get this over with " and then it takes four of us to keep him still. Also, coincidentally, Hayden has been teething for the last couple of weeks, which has not helped his mood and I think that this has contributed to his ill humour about the casts - because he was fine up to this point. Dr. Pirani is away this week, so I am crossing my fingers that the cast will stay and that his s will arrive this week! Rach wrote: WE Also had one cast slippage and whereas our Physio always was there holding' the foot until the end - on this one occasion she left after the first cast bandages went on and left a cast technician who had never done his casting before to finish off. The cast was really big compared to the other ones and not much bend to the knee. Everyone commented in the plaster room how smooth this tech does his casts but to us that was not the issue. No point being smooth if it is too big and too loose. Anyway we had to go back after 2 days and our normal lady did it and all was fine............. Rach Steve & Connor -- Re: Hayden Update I know it's hard, but don't beat yourself up. You lived and learned like the rest of us. s. Hayden Update Saw Dr. Pirani today around lunchtime and got Hayden's cast reapplied. This time they used the smaller size of the sock type underlayer on his foot and some Friar's Balsam to prevent further slippage. Hayden screamed like a Banshee for the first part like he usually does, but calmed down and before we knew it, it was done. His foot had not lost any correction or dorsiflexion, so we're in the clear and just need to keep these babies on until his shoes arrive (please God, let that be SOON!) Whew! I'm getting exhausted from all of this and don't know how you parents have done it when you had to travel great distances! My hat comes off to all of you who have been through that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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