Guest guest Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Manda, My son has bilateral cf and we went through about 6 months of casting, shoes, and back into casting with a doctor who wasn't Ponseti trained. I never could see much progress and it was obvious that his feet were not corrected. We were finally sent to another doctor who scheduled him for surgery. While researching the surgery I came upon this group of wonderful people who told me to give the Ponseti method a try before subjecting my son to surgery. I found a doctor 4 hours away in another state and had to wait a month to get in to see him. I have never regretted it! After the first cast came off I could see definite improvement in my son's feet, something I had never seen with the previous doctor. After 6 casts and a tenotomy his feet were perfect. It's been 18 months now and he runs like the wind, and you'd never know by looking at his feet that there was ever anything wrong with them. We're going for our check up on Wednesday I'll post an update when we get back. and bilateral cf dbb 14/7 Message 8 From: " mandaneen " mandaneen@... Date: Sat May 6, 2006 7:09pm(PDT) Subject: Just started Ponseti method and need reassurance Hi We have a six month old son who has moderate left foot talipes. We were about to undertake full release surgery when on seeking a second opinion we were recommended the Ponseti method of treatment. What a wonderful surprise to find out there is an alternative way. We are now starting the Ponseti method through a new Ortho and physio. I'd really like to hear from parents that have been through this method of treatment and what the results were like. Much appreciated manda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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