Re: Re: Question about walking

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You are funny! (Good to have that sense of humor when your kids' shoes are

falling off 100 x per day!)

Yes, I can't believe how these drs. are able to stay in practice!!

I will definitely keep you posted on Dino (Dionisio)

Thanks again for your support!

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> Hi . I am so glad Dr. X has finally made himself worthwhile and

> > provided a laugh....now if only he had a stand-up routine instead of

> > an orthopaedic practice. Thanks for comment. It's good to have a

> > sense of humor about these things.

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> > Our former ortho is in the Quad Cities (IA-IL). We have now moved to

> > Des Moines, IA. And see Dr. P, who is between our current home and

> > former home.

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> > I couldn't believe your recent post where your orthotics specialist

> > put Dino in shoes with no bar. Where did these guys train?! The

> > Lower Missippi Valley University of Nitwits and Quacks? It is

> > frustrating! I hear someone like Naomi here giving advice and she is

> > more knowledgeable than the former team for Lily's care. We reached

> > a point with Lillian's Markells where they came off over hundered

> > times in a 24 hours period. A Hundred! And our ortho was largely

> > unresponsive.

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> > And in response to a different post, I don't think of legal action.

> > But I do plan on writing letters (as recommended here, I have a draft

> > in progress) and getting his practice's, our pediatrician's and

> > OB/GYN's attention.

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> > Please continue to keep us updated on Dino's progress. Great name by

> > the way...

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> > > , that sounds oh so familiar (except for the crawling part,

> > since my Dino is 8 mos and hasn't started that yet). But I loved

> > your comment....Our original, shouldn't-be-practicing-on-clubfeet

> > ortho.......that made me laugh!

> > > We were told the same thing and now we are going to have to have

> > casts put back on for a month or so and then go in to the brace, and

> > it just makes me sick to think that had we done more research

> > earlier, that Dino would by out of the casts and only wearing the

> > brace at night, therefore, not interefering with his walking.

> > > What area are you from, if I may ask?

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> > > Question about walking

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> > > I know this is a not so important silly question, so I have

> > hesitated

> > > to ask but I was hoping to get some perpective. Lily is still in

> > her

> > > brace FT. When she is out, she will " Walk " a little bit holding

> > my

> > > hands but it is a very strange, comical walk for only 2 or 3

> > steps

> > > before she quits. She is 15 months. Will she not walk

> > indepedently

> > > until she has less time in her s?;is it possible she will

> > be

> > > much older before she walks?

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> > > Our original, shouldn't-be-practicing-on-clubfeet ortho told me

> > she

> > > would walk at the same age as other children but that clearly

> > isn't

> > > possible now.

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> > > She gets everywhere crawling so I only feel a bit sorry when we

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> > > playing in the driveway. Ouch.

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> > > It would put my mind at ease if I knew this was " normal " (you

> > know,

> > > clubfoot " normal " ). Thanks.

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