Has anyone here on MyLot had a child born with club feet?
By Katlady2
@Katlady2 (9904)
United States
January 27, 2007 9:18pm CST
My daughter is 16 years old now, and has minimal problems with her feet except for very tight tendons and ligaments. But when she was born, it was such a shock to see the condition her feet were in. They were both "folded in" at the ankles to where, when she bent her knees, the bottoms of her feet touched her diaper. I was just wondering if anyone else here has gone through this experience. Also, was it difficult to find a support group for this? I never did find one in my area. Thanks in advance for any input on this.
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@eagleheartdave (42)
• United States
13 Apr 07
I personally was born with bilateral club foot so I understand the experiences, to some degree, of your daughter. So my parents both have some of the experiences with you do and they have both said it is not an easy thing to experience. As far as finding support groups there are a few options for finding them. One thing you might try is contacting the hospital where she had her treatments. Many times they will have a social worker that has experience connecting parents with support groups. Also if you go to yahoo groups there are at least a few support groups for people affected by club foot. If you just go to groups.yahoo.com and do a search on "club foot" you should be able to find several groups. Let me know if you have further issues finding support and I will help connect you with more specific resources.
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@eagleheartdave (42)
• United States
13 Apr 07
Glad to be of help! I would recommend doing the same for your daughter as well, as far as finding support groups. Can I ask what kind of therapy they used for her? Was she surgical or one of the less invasive tactics? Back when they were working on my feet almost all club foot patients were handled with surgery but it's my understanding that there are other methods that are being used now.
Thank for the response!
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@pebbles_cubbie (3789)
• United States
29 Jan 07
i have never heard of that before but it sounds serious. i found some sites that may interest you. www.clubfeet.net and www.disabledfriends.net. www.moderndaymiracles.net/sydneyb.htm. www.msnyuhealth.org/hospitals/hjd/html/body_club_feet.html
i hope those help you and you find the support you need in one of those sites. good luck and i hope your daughter gets better.
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@sweetjeanie (121)
• United States
7 Jul 08
Hi. I know this is kinda late, but i recently just joined..lol..but anyhow, my son was born with clubbed feet and he had surgery at 6 months old. He is 9 now and that was the only surgery he had and he is still doing fine. My son had his surgery at the birmingham childrens hospital in birmingham, alabama. Not sure where u live but they were very good with him. I took 4 hrs on each foot. I was nervous the whole 8 hrs of surgery! How is your child doing now?
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