Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hi all. We are still waiting to find out our appointment date with Dr. Ponseti. In the meantime, we continue with our local ortho. This weekend I discovered that Lily's casts, who was recast last week in knee high casts for relapse, were entirely soft on the heels and about half of the bottom of the foot. I couldn't get ahold of my ortho today and the casting people said it was no big deal and put fiberglass casting around the plaster to hold it. The casting people at Lily's ortho's office are sort of mavericks (they've cast her without the doctor present--I think that's a no-no). I believe it became soft from her banging them around (I am still nursing her and I may need a helmet to protect my face from her swinging cast while she nurses. smile. she just never stops moving). The casts are disintegrating from the top also--very pliable the first inch and a half or so. My questions are can they still be holding her in the correct position if they were soft enough for her to move her feet around? Has anyone had experience with fiberglass casting for reinforcement? Should I even pursue this with my ortho since I am leaving as soon as I can to Iowa City (ok this one is just opinion I know) or should I just wait through his possibly ineffective treatment? I just don't know if I am helping her at all with her relapse with these half casts anyway. I would appreciate any advice... , mother of Lily (4/15/05) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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