introduction...

[Guest guest]

Hello! What a great group you guys have going on here! I'll probably

lurk more than I post, but its great to know there's support out

there! Let me introduce myself...

My name is , I'm a 24 year old first time mom. We didn't know

about my son's club foot until he was born, the doctor mentioned it on

the exam table and later the next day an orthopedic came in, didn't

explain much and had me call his office to make an apointment. he

showed me some stretches to do and walked out the door. Since he was

so 'ho-hum' about it, I didn't think much until I got home and did

some online 'research'. Well, I found the worlds worst web sites and

spent the next few days crying non-stop, convinced I was going to have

the cripple kid in class. I got myself so wound up that I cancelled

the apointment with that doctor and made another up at Hershey

Children's Hospital which is akin to Hopkins, only a bit closer. The

staff up there were (are) wonderful, first the nurse explained

treatment, then said afterwards he'd be totally normal. Whew - that

made me cry again.

Sully was one week old when he got his first cast and went through 6

more before his tendon release procedure (which he slept through!) He

was 2 months old when he got his last cast off, and his first real

bath! He wears his booties 23/7 and does not mind them anymore,

though the first two days were really rough. He's 3 and a half months

old now and bashes the walls, crib and my kneecaps with the bar but

rolls over front to back and back to front like its not even there. He

stands and scooters just fine, and by looking at his feet you can't

even tell which is the bad foot anymore.

I'm looking forward to sharing my experiences and reading all of

yours, hoping to hear some success stories and seeing lots of great

pictures!

and Sully