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Jenn,

Okay, if you do get a paper referral anytime soon, will you let me

know? I talked to the 888 number, and they told me that I could go

the 'second opinion route,' but then when I went to the TriCare

office to double-check, they said that it wouldn't work. They told

us that we had to switch to TriCare Standard - ($150.00 initial co-

pay plus 20% of each office visit. I know that's what most people

pay, so I shouldn't complain, but if we can do it with Prime...) The

standard doesn't take effect utnil Jan. 6, so I'm sure that I could

cancel it before then if I need to, but after that, you are locked

into Standard for a year! That means that any regular doctor visits-

shots and everything, we have the 20% deductible everytime. Her PCM

already put in for the second opinion referral, so that isn't the

issue...Sorry for all of the questions, but you are kind of paving

the way with the TriCare thing! =-)

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hi, guys. My dd has a new ortho (her third) that we just

> > began

> > > > > > seeing this week. New doctor says that on Jan. 3, she

has

> > > > scheduled

> > > > > > for a bilateral achilles tenetomy w/ a posterior

> > ankle

> > > > and

> > > > > > joint subtalar joint capsulotomy. I told her that I was

> not

> > > > > > comfortable with it, and told her that although she says

> > that

> > > > she

> > > > > > adheres strictly with the Ponseti method, this did not

> sound

> > > > like

> > > > > > something that was part of his method (I had the global

> help

> > > > > booklet

> > > > > > with me). She says that the whole procedure is something

> > that

> > > > she

> > > > > > learned at one of Dr.P's courses that he taught. This

just

> > > > doesn't

> > > > > > sound right to me. I thought the simple, non-open

incision

> > was

> > > > part

> > > > > > of Dr. P's plan...Has anyone had experience with this? I

> > > emailed

> > > > > > Joyce at Dr. Ponseti's office and included pictures of

> >

> > > > > > standing and me pushing her foot to dorsiflexion (he

> > requested

> > > > the

> > > > > > pics last week), but I haven't heard back, I'm sure

> because

> > of

> > > > the

> > > > > > holidays. We have applied to go to Shriners in Tampa

where

> a

> > > doc

> > > > on

> > > > > > Dr. Ponseti's list is practicing. However the

application

> > has

> > > to

> > > > be

> > > > > > approved by the chief of staff, which they said could

take

> > > > weeks. I

> > > > > > don't know if Shriners only takes cases based on

financial

> > > need,

> > > > > > which I'm not sure that we would qualify for...Anyway,

> just

> > > > looking

> > > > > > for info or advice about the doctor's claim that this

was

> > > > something

> > > > > > that Ponseti teaches. BTW, I am going to put the

standing

> > pics

> > > > (she

> > > > > > doesn't stand on her own yet) and the dorsiflexion pics

on

> > the

> > > > > > cfpics board, in case anyone has insight into whether

they

> > > think

> > > > > she

> > > > > > might need the surgery that is being suggested. Thanks,

> > guys!

> > > > Don't

> > > > > > know what I would have done w/out all of the advice and

> info

> > > > that

> > > > > we

> > > > > > have gained here, just in the past couple of weeks!

> > > > > > - ( 2/1/05 bcf DBB 23/7)

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

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