Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 My appt is next week...May 23rd @ 1:45pm with Dr.Pirani...and yeah lunch sounds great. I was gonna give a call this weekend anyways to let her know I am going to Van. Nice hearing from you and talk to you later! > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot >To: nosurgery4clubfoot >Subject: Re: and na >Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 20:39:26 -0000 > >Hi , > >I am so happy to hear that na is doing so well!! Give yourself a >big pat on the back mama!! I know some of your story and well, I am >just thrilled that you have seen much better results with Dr. >Pirani!!! > >Good luck with getting your hours reduced - when were you thinkin of >going in? Grace is due for a check up soon, would love to meet you >guys! Maybe Hayden is due for a check up too (hint hint haha) >and we could all get together for lunch or something. > > & Grace > > > > > > Hi miia, > > My name is and I have an 11 month old baby girl, na >and we have > > had a long haul as well. She just started the DBB and I feel the >same way > > you do. However, babies are very adaptable and she is crawling all >over the > > place and pulling herself up on furniture with the brace on, as she >is > > wearing them 23/7 for 2 months...I am actually going back to see >the doc to > > see if we can recuce hours a little bit since she has had them for >a month > > now. It definitely takes a while to get used to them but once the >little > > one gets used to them, you will too. I was fed up with them for a >while > > too, but now its just a part of everyday life and its just fine!! > > > > and na > > > > > > > > > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot > > >To: nosurgery4clubfoot > > >Subject: Just joined the group: Pinja & Miia > > >Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 18:53:31 -0000 > > > > > >Hi! > > > > > >I just found this amazing group that has already helped me a lot. I > > >want to introduce myself and Pinja, my daughter. She is 6 months >old > > >and has a right clubfoot (the leg is also affected by amniotic > > >banding, as well as her right hand fingers) that has been treated > > >with casting, DBB for 3 months, then a tenotomy after relapse and >now > > >DBB again. We live in Finland. > > > > > >Pinja has accepted the casts and the DBB without any problems. We >had > > >a problem with the DBB before the tenotomy, her heel just wouldn't > > >stay down in the shoe and she often kicked the shoe of her >clubfoot. > > >Now after the tenotomy, the heel is apparently better shaped to >stay > > >in the right place. > > > > > >I have a problem on my mind. Our doctor adviced us to use the DBB > > >23/7 for the next three months, after the tenotomy was made and the > > >foot casted for 3 weeks. In three months, Pinja will be 9 months >and > > >still wearing the brace full time. I feel sorry for her, because >she > > >can't do the things that she would do without the brace even now > > >(rolling over), how will she be able to crawl, sit and stand up... >We > > >wrote to Dr. Ponseti and he told us to wear the DBB for 20 hours, > > >then after a month 18 hours, and then 16. I totally believe in dr. > > >Ponseti's expertise, but it is very hard to make a decision in this > > >situation. What if we decide to wear the DBB for less than 23 hours > > >and the result is a relapse. I am, at this moment, so annoyed with > > >the shoes and the brace, that it is very tempting to go with dr. > > >Ponseti's advice... would I be a lazy, irresponsible mom to do >so... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented >Microsoft® > > SmartScreen Technology. > > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en- >ca & page=byoa/prem & xAPID=1994 & DI=1034 & SU=http://hotmail.com/enca & HL=Mar >ket_MSNIS_Taglines > > Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get >the > > first two months FREE*. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN® Calendar keeps you organized and takes the effort out of scheduling get-togethers. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca & page=byoa/prem & xAPID=1994 & DI=1034 & SU=http://\ hotmail.com/enca & HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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