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Posted by Debbie --Previous Message--
on 10/21/2005, 2:08 pm, in reply to "Re: when is enough, enough????"
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My son at your sons' age actually had to use lweg splints(AFos) to walk for a good few years due to the foot, leg and knee probs he has, the toes was just an added insult!My son STILL walks inwards and his toes are now straight in fact last week we learned that owing to worsening of his scoliosis he now needs to wear foot splints to help with realignmnet, if he doesn't he will end up needing a knee and hip replacement in the future..that was a shock I can tell you...My son nearly died after his pharngoplasty, resuscitation, adrenaline the lot but that was due to severe issues with his airways so I am naturally hesitant about any surgery!I thought open heart at 3 months was bad but that was hellish...I dread any future necessary surgeries..I too remember some of his toes curling under each other and the little silicone toe straightners really helped with that! It is so difficult to 'know' what to do for the best isn't it?? I say go with your gut, what is right for me is not necessarily right for another mum!
Debbie
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: --Previous Message--
: Ok am only replying to this because
: at
: the age of 4 they wanted to do this
: to my son and I said no! He is 15
: now and the curled under toes are
: straighter than I can ever have
: imagined!My son tells me now he
: hated all the procedures, all the
: visits etc and I am so glad that
: anything that isn't lifethreatening
: to him we refuse! Not sure what your
: son's toes are like...we used
: silicone seperators for the toes and
: they gradually helped...but I
: thought, from what I'd been told
: that he would always have curly
: toes! Not so!
:
:Hi, thanks for your response.
:
:Just wondering if in your case your
: son was knocked kneed as well, the
: podiatrist is thinking maybe that is
: occuring because he walks slightly
: different because his middle toes
: curl under the second ones?
: They have told me that fixing his
: toes is worth a try because it may
: help the orthodics better align the
: knees,(i mean he might walk normal
: and not roll inwards if the toes are
: straight)
:Any ways the podiatrist told me i
: dont even want to know what they do
: to correct knocked knees!!! So thats
: why we are considering it, not for
: cosmetic purposes.
: My main concern is it safe for him
: to be getting operated on so soon
: after the pharyngoplasty and
: zplasty? Do they put tubes in the
: airways while they are under?
:
: They are telling me it will be
: fine!!! But he didnt come out of the
: last operation too well, he was
: given narcain to bring him around!
:
: Sorry i have dragged it on but its
: late Thursday night and i have very
: little time to ponder, with lots of
: concerns.
: I think once i get there i am going
: to tell them i cant do it and make
: them book me in some time next year?
:
: thanks for your information i will
: certainly question the podiatrist
: about that in the morning
: thanks
: melonie
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