RE: na

[Guest guest]

,

Your posts have always been so positive and uplifting. I have always

appreciated your level headedness, even temper and good humor. (As opposed

to me, who gets pissy!)

Your weight loss is great! I know you feel good. The exercise has been a

big boon for me. Raisin Bran is one of my favorites but I may be a bit

lactose intolerant because it kind of makes me feel yucky. I don't do salad

very often because of the low nutritional value for the bulk. I do eat a

lot of fruit and tabouli and soups. It's good to hear from you. Keep up

the awesome work!

Sincerely,

na

[Guest guest]

Have you tried a Cal/Mag supplement? That helped me a lot. Then, strength

training would help with flexibility, bone density and just flat building

some more muscle to use the fuel and continue to make you more efficient.

The 4-6X a week for cardio would be too much for me and would tend to make

me burn out. Although I want results and am willing to work for them I knew

if I didn't keep it to 3-4X a week I would quit.

Have you tried frozen grapes? They are wonderful. They taste like tiny

little popsicles.

And always remember the tortoise - slow and steady wins the race!!!!

Your MGB Friend,

na

[Guest guest]

na, Have you ever tried soy milk? Vanilla is great and somehow much

easier for me to digest. I am pre-op, so know that, but my milk,

forevermore, will not come from cows. Try it, it's good. " Silk " is the brand

I like best. PhillyJude

[Guest guest]

After I asked this, I realized that na was actually pushing back. So

that is probably the problem..when I catch her off guard..I can usually get

about 20 degrees. But other than all this na is doing good. She is

walking with her hands on the floor..sort of like a monkey..not quite

walking properly yet..but soon I am guessing..thanks for the advice

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>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: Re: na

>Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:44:24 -0000

>

>Hi ,

>I agree with here, na is old enough now that she is

>probably pushing back. I am always worried about Sammy's dorsiflexion

>b/c I can't get him to flex his foot for anything, usually only about

>5, maybe 10 degrees at the most, he just pushes back (he's 20 months

>now, but has been doing this a lot since he was 7 or 8 months old).

>But everytime we go to the doctor, he pushes on Sammy's foot and

>viola! it goes right on up to 20 degrees. I think it is just they

>know that they can push back when it is Mommy and the doctor is

>obviously more knowledgeable about how hard he can push without

>hurting them. If your next appointment with dr. Pirani isn't for a

>while, maybe just give him a call and voice your concerns. What if

>you compromise and give her 18 hours a day until your appointment?

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>Mom to Jenna (4/7/01) & Sam (9/25/04, RCF, Dobbs brace, 12-14hrs/day)

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> > >

> > > na is 11 and a half months now and has been in the DBB for one

> > > and a half months. I went and saw her DR..Dr. Pirani two weeks

> > > ago..and he said she could reduce hrs to 20 for 2 weeks..then 16

> > after

> > > that. The 20 hrs a day went well..but its been a couple days since

> > > she is supposed to have them on for 16 hrs and it seems that her feet

> > > (dorsiflexion) are a little bit more stiff than before..not

> > much..just

> > > a little. So I was just wondering if this is normal or if this is

> > not

> > > good. I am still making her wear them for 20 hrs until i figure this

> > > out.

> > > Thanks

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