Re: Questions about the 's

March 6, 2006

,

Hi! Congratulations to you and Mallory on this next step! I have

just used a nail and hammer to punch a hole in the shoes...Some

people have gone out and purchased a leather punch...The nail works

well, though! Dr. Ponseti wrote me last week and said that with bcf,

the s are supposed to be at 60 degrees...So, obviously, her

right should be at 60, but hmmm...Not sure about the left foot. I'd

bet that you will hear from Kori about this soon....

Again, congratulations, that is so exciting!

( bcf 2/1/05 P/M 22/7)

>

> Okay...it's me with another newbie question Mallory gets her

cast

> off tomorrow and we tried her shoes on her non-club foot

and

> the strap by her toes needs a new hole poked in the suede to be

tight

> enough for her foot. Any suggestions on the easiest way to poke

the

> hole....we don't want to mess up the shoes!

> Also....she was supposed to be at 70 and 45 in the

Markell's....what is

> the equivalent in the 's because there is not a setting

for

> 45 Also, I think I read a posting the other day that 60 in

the

> 's is equal to 70 in the Markell's....is that correct?

Sorry

> for all the questions but we are trying to muddle through this on

our

> own at home and I just want to make sure we are doing it right!

>

> Thanks for your help!

>

> and Mallory (11/21/05 rcf---starting 's 23/7

tomorrow!)

>

March 6, 2006

Hi ,

We had to poke two new holes to make the toe strap in our s smaller,

too. I bought a leather punch for 5 bucks at Hobby Lobby (at the suggestion of

someone on this board) and did it myself. It worked pretty well and now I have

it for the future, if needed. It didn't mess up the shoes at all. Maybe we

should let know that he needs more holes in his shoes for these little

babies by the toes.

's s are set at 60 degrees (she is bilateral). This is the normal

setting for the s. Someone else can answer about the non club foot shoe

setting.

Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, s 23/7

Questions about the 's

Okay...it's me with another newbie question Mallory gets her cast

off tomorrow and we tried her shoes on her non-club foot and

the strap by her toes needs a new hole poked in the suede to be tight

enough for her foot. Any suggestions on the easiest way to poke the

hole....we don't want to mess up the shoes!

Also....she was supposed to be at 70 and 45 in the Markell's....what is

the equivalent in the 's because there is not a setting for

45 Also, I think I read a posting the other day that 60 in the

's is equal to 70 in the Markell's....is that correct? Sorry

for all the questions but we are trying to muddle through this on our

own at home and I just want to make sure we are doing it right!

Thanks for your help!

and Mallory (11/21/05 rcf---starting 's 23/7 tomorrow!)

March 7, 2006

Hi, ,

Lily's non-clubfoot is set at 40 degrees on her 's (and

her cf at 60 as others have said).

Kim

Carol Shelton wrote:

Hi ,

We had to poke two new holes to make the toe strap in our s smaller,

too. I bought a leather punch for 5 bucks at Hobby Lobby (at the suggestion of

someone on this board) and did it myself. It worked pretty well and now I have

it for the future, if needed. It didn't mess up the shoes at all. Maybe we

should let know that he needs more holes in his shoes for these little

babies by the toes.

's s are set at 60 degrees (she is bilateral). This is the normal

setting for the s. Someone else can answer about the non club foot shoe

setting.

Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, s 23/7

Questions about the 's

Okay...it's me with another newbie question Mallory gets her cast

off tomorrow and we tried her shoes on her non-club foot and

the strap by her toes needs a new hole poked in the suede to be tight

enough for her foot. Any suggestions on the easiest way to poke the

hole....we don't want to mess up the shoes!

Also....she was supposed to be at 70 and 45 in the Markell's....what is

the equivalent in the 's because there is not a setting for

45 Also, I think I read a posting the other day that 60 in the

's is equal to 70 in the Markell's....is that correct? Sorry

for all the questions but we are trying to muddle through this on our

own at home and I just want to make sure we are doing it right!

Thanks for your help!

and Mallory (11/21/05 rcf---starting 's 23/7 tomorrow!)

March 8, 2006

Thanks Kim and Carol for your help and suggestions! Both are very

appreciated! We did set her shoes at 60 and 40 and we did buy the leather

puncher....worked like a charm!

Mallory has had her first day in the 's and so far so good! She

didn't sleep very well last night....which means none of us slept very well

last night! (Actually...to top it all off my 7 year old fell out of bed....for

the first time ever!!! It just figures...I think they were tag teaming me!)

She has actually been a fairly content baby today (until she tries to move

her legs and then she gets frustrated...but we keep showing her how she can

move them togehter and I'm sure she'll get the hang of it!). Just thought

I'd share our progress. Seems like a long time coming but we're moving in

the right direction!

and Mallory ('s 23/7!!!!!!)

March 8, 2006

Glad to hear the good report, ! Keep us posted.

Kim

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