My lovely DS is two weeks old now. The day after he was born his paed check revealed that his bent foot was more than just 'positional' talipes and would need treatment beyond physio to resolve it.
A week ago we saw our lovely Ortho Consultant. DS has been diagnosed with grade 6 talipes of the left foot, and his first cast was put on that day.
We're going back tomorrow morning for removal of cast 1 and placement of cast 2.
I've joined the Steps forum (though I was told I would get good support on there the forum is sow moving)
I'm still getting my head around the long term treatment for this. I'm struggling with the little things like not being able to give my son a bath. We've been told they will have a bath ready for us tomorrow, so we can bathe him when his cast is off. I'm on the verge of tears every time I think about this - that it will be his first bath and it will be in the plaster room of a hospital and not the comfort of my own home.
Has anyone else got any advice or can offer any support?
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Talipes and Ponseti method - anyone else had or have a child with this?
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snowqueenrollo · 06/02/2013 13:35
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