Guest guest Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Hey, Gretchen! How've you been? 's surgery went really well. Now, it's just a matter of the fusion taking hold (it takes 6-12 months for it to solidify) and we'll just have to see how his spine cooperates and decides to grow as he grows. We were at NYU for 6 days--in the PICU. Everyone was really great there. Probably by our 5th day home, was back to normal. He is now fully adjusted to the brace and happily crawling along and doing everything he was doing before. He will likely be in this thing until October. We just have to keep the A/C pumped all summer b/c he gets REALLY sweaty underneath the brace. Overall, he is fine. Thank you for asking! I hope everything is going well on your end! Did you have your baby yet? Have you decided on an ortho? All my best, Message 6 From: " gretchendshah " gretchendshah@... Date: Thu May 25, 2006 2:03pm(PDT) Subject: Re: NYC docs , How did 's spine surgery go? I've been thinking about you guys. Gretchen > I've heard from tons of people that Dr. Scher is great. In fact, I usually recommend him before I recommend our own ortho, b/c with ours, it takes a while for his personality to kind of grow on you... Dr. Feldman at NYU. Now, we love him and he even just did spinal surgery on our son and it's amazing how he advocated for him and was just so great about EVERYTHING. I wouldn't trust anyone else with my son. (His nurse, on the other hand, her personality is still growing on me...but I have to admit, as much as she annoys me, she called me on the dot every hour during 's spinal surgery with an update and with reassuring, supportive words. I was shocked that she would do that. That's not the norm...) > > Anyway, please keep us posted on what Dr. Scher says!! > > Best of luck with everything! > > > mom to (12-15-04, right CF, FAB nights only) --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 i usually dont check these messsage boards very much anymore, but my son has been seeing dr. scher since he was born more than 3 years ago and i dont have enough great things to say about him. if you want more info, please feel free to email me. best, bill > > Hey, Gretchen! How've you been? > > 's surgery went really well. Now, it's just a matter of the fusion taking hold (it takes 6-12 months for it to solidify) and we'll just have to see how his spine cooperates and decides to grow as he grows. We were at NYU for 6 days--in the PICU. Everyone was really great there. Probably by our 5th day home, was back to normal. He is now fully adjusted to the brace and happily crawling along and doing everything he was doing before. He will likely be in this thing until October. We just have to keep the A/C pumped all summer b/c he gets REALLY sweaty underneath the brace. Overall, he is fine. > > Thank you for asking! I hope everything is going well on your end! Did you have your baby yet? Have you decided on an ortho? > > All my best, > > > Message 6 > From: " gretchendshah " gretchendshah@... > Date: Thu May 25, 2006 2:03pm(PDT) > Subject: Re: NYC docs > > > , > > How did 's spine surgery go? I've been thinking about you guys. > > Gretchen > > > I've heard from tons of people that Dr. Scher is great. In fact, > I usually recommend him before I recommend our own ortho, b/c with > ours, it takes a while for his personality to kind of grow on you... > Dr. Feldman at NYU. Now, we love him and he even just did spinal > surgery on our son and it's amazing how he advocated for him and was > just so great about EVERYTHING. I wouldn't trust anyone else with my > son. (His nurse, on the other hand, her personality is still growing > on me...but I have to admit, as much as she annoys me, she called me > on the dot every hour during 's spinal surgery with an update and > with reassuring, supportive words. I was shocked that she would do > that. That's not the norm...) > > > > Anyway, please keep us posted on what Dr. Scher says!! > > > > Best of luck with everything! > > > > > > mom to (12-15-04, right CF, FAB nights only) > > > > --------------------------------- > New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Hi, I would be interested to know where Dr. Scher is? I have been going to Columbia Presbyterian to see Dr. Hyman but would like a second opinion since my son's R foot slips out of the Markell shoes - They actually just fitted him for a brace. 4 Thanks, Neil Mom billyg2000 wrote: i usually dont check these messsage boards very much anymore, but my son has been seeing dr. scher since he was born more than 3 years ago and i dont have enough great things to say about him. if you want more info, please feel free to email me. best, bill > > Hey, Gretchen! How've you been? > > 's surgery went really well. Now, it's just a matter of the fusion taking hold (it takes 6-12 months for it to solidify) and we'll just have to see how his spine cooperates and decides to grow as he grows. We were at NYU for 6 days--in the PICU. Everyone was really great there. Probably by our 5th day home, was back to normal. He is now fully adjusted to the brace and happily crawling along and doing everything he was doing before. He will likely be in this thing until October. We just have to keep the A/C pumped all summer b/c he gets REALLY sweaty underneath the brace. Overall, he is fine. > > Thank you for asking! I hope everything is going well on your end! Did you have your baby yet? Have you decided on an ortho? > > All my best, > > > Message 6 > From: " gretchendshah " gretchendshah@... > Date: Thu May 25, 2006 2:03pm(PDT) > Subject: Re: NYC docs > > > , > > How did 's spine surgery go? I've been thinking about you guys. > > Gretchen > > > I've heard from tons of people that Dr. Scher is great. In fact, > I usually recommend him before I recommend our own ortho, b/c with > ours, it takes a while for his personality to kind of grow on you... > Dr. Feldman at NYU. Now, we love him and he even just did spinal > surgery on our son and it's amazing how he advocated for him and was > just so great about EVERYTHING. I wouldn't trust anyone else with my > son. (His nurse, on the other hand, her personality is still growing > on me...but I have to admit, as much as she annoys me, she called me > on the dot every hour during 's spinal surgery with an update and > with reassuring, supportive words. I was shocked that she would do > that. That's not the norm...) > > > > Anyway, please keep us posted on what Dr. Scher says!! > > > > Best of luck with everything! > > > > > > mom to (12-15-04, right CF, FAB nights only) > > > > --------------------------------- > New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Dr. Scher Hospital for Special Surgery 535 East 70th St NY, NY 10021 We saw him for a 2 1/2 yr. old checkup after moving to NJ this year. Our initial treatment was w/Dr. Ponseti. We thought Dr. Scher was excellent and thorough. HTH, all the best, Caroline, mom to Zeke, 3 yrs. old bcf > Hi, > > I would be interested to know where Dr. Scher is? I have been going to Columbia Presbyterian to see Dr. Hyman but would like a second opinion since my son's R foot slips out of the Markell shoes - They actually just fitted him for a brace. 4 > > Thanks, > Neil Mom > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 > > Hey, Gretchen! How've you been? > > 's surgery went really well. Now, it's just a matter of the fusion taking hold (it takes 6-12 months for it to solidify) and we'll just have to see how his spine cooperates and decides to grow as he grows. We were at NYU for 6 days--in the PICU. Everyone was really great there. Probably by our 5th day home, was back to normal. He is now fully adjusted to the brace and happily crawling along and doing everything he was doing before. He will likely be in this thing until October. We just have to keep the A/C pumped all summer b/c he gets REALLY sweaty underneath the brace. Overall, he is fine. > > Thank you for asking! I hope everything is going well on your end! Did you have your baby yet? Have you decided on an ortho? > > All my best, > , I am so glad to hear it went well. It's amazing how quickly babies heal. My dad had spine surgery at the end of March and it was six full weeks before he was moving around like normal. I'm doing well. Thanks for asking. I still have another two months or so to go--my due date is August 10. We are 95% certain that we will be going with Dr. van Bosse for the baby's treatment. We haven't actually met him yet, though. That will be the deciding factor. Still, I've heard enough good things about him that I feel confident he'll be a good choice. We went to my husband's 20th high school reunion recently and one of his former classmates was a resident at HJD with Dr. van Bosse and described him as " very good " and " meticulous. " Meticulous sounds like what I want in a doctor. Covered by my insurance is helpful, too. The last two months have just been crazy. Lots of travelling and other distractions, but I really need to get that consultation appointment scheduled. Now that I know what the treatment will be and that there are still two months to go, it doesn't feel as pressing as it did when we first found out about the clubfeet. When we first found out, I couldn't imagine that there would be a day when it wouldn't be the first thing I thought of, but I guess one can get used to the idea of almost anything given enough time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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