Guest guest Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Hi, Donna- Can you give us a bit more information on the patient in question? Is it a newborn or an older child? Do you need a doctor who can do initial correction or address a relapse? It may seem silly to ask, but honestly, that would be a major influence in my recommendations. Welcome to the group! & (3-16-00, left clubfoot) > > We live in South Alabama and are looking for a Ponseti method doctor. > I found the name of Dr. Doyle in B'ham, but he's four hours away. > Does anyone know of another doctor that may be closer to me? Even in > the Pensacola, Florida area would be much closer. Thanks for your > help! > > Donna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 This physician will be presenting the Ponseti method of casting at our orthopedic physician assistant convention in August, I do not know anything about him but I will ask around and if I am at the convention you can bet I will get together with him for questions..here is his site, www.southernorthopedic.com/mitchell.htm I do know they are very good at children's hospital of Birmingham, I have a PA friend who works there, Will Mayweather, You could call him there to ask questions, just tell him Beth Meyers from Minnesota sent you. They probably are very well equiped to deal with many of your new babies special needs. Beth > > We live in South Alabama and are looking for a Ponseti method doctor. > I found the name of Dr. Doyle in B'ham, but he's four hours away. > Does anyone know of another doctor that may be closer to me? Even in > the Pensacola, Florida area would be much closer. Thanks for your > help! > > Donna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Donna, I know this all sounds so overwhelming and just brings up more and more questions, Please give me a call and I will be able to give you some things to think about and maybe help you organize your thoughts. . Beth Meyers Orthopedic Physician Assistant > > Thank you all for the words of advice. I very much appreciate you sharing your thoughts and experiences. Someone mentioned that having Spina Bifida along with the clubfeet might bring up more issues or more difficulties (don't remember the exact wording that was used), but I don't understand what that would be. As far as traveling long distances, it's having 6 other children of whom one is also special needs, that makes traveling several hours or staying for weeks at a Mc house something that seems almost impossible. Traveling several hours one way would be totally possible, but not when it'd have to happen weekly for several weeks. I do take to heart that at least one person on this list told me that taking their child to a Dr. who did the method but wasn't certified resulted in them taking that child to Ponseti for correction. It's a lot to think about and I'm spending a lot of time doing that. I'd like to have a plan in place before the baby is born so that I don't make a mistake by letting a Dr. I don't really want to use begin to work on and then have to transfer to a different Dr. If I refuse the services of the ortho that I'm expected to use here locally, I feel I need to be able to explain to the Ped. my reasoning and my plan for treatment. Will they give me trouble or pressure if I refuse treatment for the clubfeet (because I want to take him elsewhere) but eagerly accept treatment for the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus? Are there books that you know of that I should read about clubfeet? > > Donna > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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