Re: Re: HELP....my little boy has been crying for two straight days

[Guest guest]

what she said...

casts are not supposed to hurt. If he's that unhappy, I bet there's

a pressure spot inside. get the cast off ASAP to check.

Kori

At 10:52 AM 3/2/2006, you wrote:

>Your little guy should not be in pain!! Even 24 hours after casting-

>its not common at all. Double check his toes-are they nice and pink

>and visible? Has the cast slipped at all? Is it too tight around his

>thigh? This is not right and call your doctor immediately! Pain is

>not part of the ponseti method. Who is your doctor and where are you

>located? If it were me, I would remove the casts!!

>kathleen

>mom to david bcf fab 12/7

>

>

> >

> > Hello. I am a new member to this group. My son, Evan, has club

>feet

> > and is in his third round of casts. He showed discomfort with the

> > previous two rounds for about 24 hours, but then it subsided and

>he was

> > back to normal. This round, however, the discomfort has lasted

>now a

> > full 48 hours. He cries almost continuously and falls asleep only

>when

> > he's exhausted from crying. Tylenol is no longer helping the

>pain.

> > Does anyone have any suggestions for helping my little one to be

>more

> > comfortable? My doctor said the discomfort should only last 24

>hours,

> > give or take. I put a call in to my doc this morning to see if he

> > things something is wrong. In the meantime, however, I thought

>I'd

> > check with the real life " experts " to see if there are any helpful

> > hints out there.

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good news! Evan stopped crying Thursday evening (an hour or two after I made

the appointment with Dr. Dobbs, of course!). Dr. Dobbs checked his cast anyway

and all was fine. We decided to leave them on because whatever was troubling

him seemed to work through. Plus, , his nurse, told us that if the

crying started up again to call her at home and she would come in over the

weekend to cut the casts off. Dr. Dobbs said he could be having some muscle

spasms in his knees (they are being corrected at the same time as the feet; they

were extended during my pregnancy and remained so after birth) that could have

been causing the pain. Spasms with knee correction is common and usually

subside, which they did.

,

I do live in St. Louis, U-City to be exact. The commute to Children's, or

even Shriner's, is a piece of cake for us. Thank goodness.

wrote:

Jennie,

Please let us know what Dr. Dobbs has to say about the cast. Please

be assured that Evan is in excellent hands, Dr. Dobbs is simply one

of the very best clubfoot doctors in the country. I hope everything

is okay! My son is a patient of Dr. Dobbs as well. Do you live in

St. Louis or are you coming in from out of town to see him?

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

> Who's your dr.? He shouldn't be uncomfortable at all. Maybe

frustrated, but not uncomfortable. Is the cast too tight? Are his

toes pink (squeeze them, they should be white where you squeeze them

for about a second and then turn immediately pink again)? Are they

warm? Can you get a fingertip at least in betweent he top of the cast

and his leg? Hope he's doing better!

> Marcia

>

> HELP....my little boy has been

crying for two straight days

>

>

> Hello. I am a new member to this group. My son, Evan, has club

feet

> and is in his third round of casts. He showed discomfort with

the

> previous two rounds for about 24 hours, but then it subsided and

he was

> back to normal. This round, however, the discomfort has lasted

now a

> full 48 hours. He cries almost continuously and falls asleep

only when

> he's exhausted from crying. Tylenol is no longer helping the

pain.

> Does anyone have any suggestions for helping my little one to be

more

> comfortable? My doctor said the discomfort should only last 24

hours,

> give or take. I put a call in to my doc this morning to see if

he

> things something is wrong. In the meantime, however, I thought

I'd

> check with the real life " experts " to see if there are any

helpful

> hints out there.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear he's doing better! And glad you got some reassuring news from the

dr. Wouldn't it be so much easier if these kiddos could talk?! Take care

Marcia

HELP....my little boy has been

crying for two straight days

>

>

> Hello. I am a new member to this group. My son, Evan, has club

feet

> and is in his third round of casts. He showed discomfort with

the

> previous two rounds for about 24 hours, but then it subsided and

he was

> back to normal. This round, however, the discomfort has lasted

now a

> full 48 hours. He cries almost continuously and falls asleep

only when

> he's exhausted from crying. Tylenol is no longer helping the

pain.

> Does anyone have any suggestions for helping my little one to be

more

> comfortable? My doctor said the discomfort should only last 24

hours,

> give or take. I put a call in to my doc this morning to see if

he

> things something is wrong. In the meantime, however, I thought

I'd

> check with the real life " experts " to see if there are any

helpful

> hints out there.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

As a matter of fact, we will. Our standing appointment is Tuesday mornings at

8:00 am. We skip this Tuesday, but then pick up again next Tuesday and each

thereafter until the 28th or so. What time is your appointment? How old is

Sammy and what stage of treatment is he in?

Jennie

wrote:

Jennie,

I'm so glad that Evan is doing better in his cast. Isn't a the

best?

So Evan sees Dr. Dobbs at Children's? My son, Sammy sees him there

too. We live further out, in Wentzville, but I make the commute daily

since I work at Washington University Med School, so it is really no

different when I have to bring Sammy in for his appointments. I work

in the building right next door to Children's. Sam has an appointment

to see Dr. Dobbs on Tuesday, the 21st, will you guys be in that day?

> > Who's your dr.? He shouldn't be uncomfortable at all. Maybe

> frustrated, but not uncomfortable. Is the cast too tight? Are his

> toes pink (squeeze them, they should be white where you squeeze them

> for about a second and then turn immediately pink again)? Are they

> warm? Can you get a fingertip at least in betweent he top of the cast

> and his leg? Hope he's doing better!

> > Marcia

> >

> > HELP....my little boy has been

> crying for two straight days

> >

> >

> > Hello. I am a new member to this group. My son, Evan, has club

> feet

> > and is in his third round of casts. He showed discomfort with

> the

> > previous two rounds for about 24 hours, but then it subsided and

> he was

> > back to normal. This round, however, the discomfort has lasted

> now a

> > full 48 hours. He cries almost continuously and falls asleep

> only when

> > he's exhausted from crying. Tylenol is no longer helping the

> pain.

> > Does anyone have any suggestions for helping my little one to be

> more

> > comfortable? My doctor said the discomfort should only last 24

> hours,

> > give or take. I put a call in to my doc this morning to see if

> he

> > things something is wrong. In the meantime, however, I thought

> I'd

> > check with the real life " experts " to see if there are any

> helpful

> > hints out there.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

We will be the couple with matching latte's. That's our " thing " on the days

Evan gets casted - one of us takes my daughter to daycare and picks up coffee,

while the other packs up Evan and waits for the nanny to arrive to watch Liam

(Evan's twin). My husband will look all professional (b/c he goes straight to

work from the hospital) and I'll be lucky to have combed my hair!!

Looking forward to meeting you.

Jennie

wrote:

Jennie - our appt. is at 8:00 also. I will look for you guys. Sammy

is 17 months and wearing his brace 14 hrs/day.

allison

> > > Who's your dr.? He shouldn't be uncomfortable at all. Maybe

> > frustrated, but not uncomfortable. Is the cast too tight? Are his

> > toes pink (squeeze them, they should be white where you squeeze them

> > for about a second and then turn immediately pink again)? Are they

> > warm? Can you get a fingertip at least in betweent he top of the cast

> > and his leg? Hope he's doing better!

> > > Marcia

> > >

> > > HELP....my little boy has been

> > crying for two straight days

> > >

> > >

> > > Hello. I am a new member to this group. My son, Evan, has club

> > feet

> > > and is in his third round of casts. He showed discomfort with

> > the

> > > previous two rounds for about 24 hours, but then it subsided and

> > he was

> > > back to normal. This round, however, the discomfort has lasted

> > now a

> > > full 48 hours. He cries almost continuously and falls asleep

> > only when

> > > he's exhausted from crying. Tylenol is no longer helping the

> > pain.

> > > Does anyone have any suggestions for helping my little one to be

> > more

> > > comfortable? My doctor said the discomfort should only last 24

> > hours,

> > > give or take. I put a call in to my doc this morning to see if

> > he

> > > things something is wrong. In the meantime, however, I thought

> > I'd

> > > check with the real life " experts " to see if there are any

> > helpful

> > > hints out there.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >