| Comment added by : Jennifer Jones on the 20 Apr 2008 at 21:17pm |
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| Hello Stephanie, I am 22 years old and I was born with both club feet, all the worse senerios of club feet. I had five surgies on my feet when I was a kid. I was a very normal kid, I just got teased about my feet alot, but you get over that once your out of high school. My right foot is one size bigger then my left, I wear kid size shoe as an adult, but I got a good selection because of that. Things that your child might have as an adult with club feet is that they might have back problems, they might be shorter then other kids; you can only grow as tall as your feet will support, I'm suppose to be at least five foot 6 inches, but I'm only five foot four inches. He might have troubles with manual labor jobs. I was denied a job at Boeing because of my condidtion. I can't stand on my feet for more then seven hours with out alot of pain. I've been on my feet for four hours today, and its already killing me. I'm not telling you this to scare you, but to inform you, there is a certain way you can massage his feet that will help him develop which will help later in life. I didn't have steady a parental figure to do this for me, and now I'm suffering. Also make him wear doctor made specific foot insoles in his shoes, this will help expand the arch in his feet and give him more balance. When he reaches adult age he would benefit from a foot insole called "good feet" I believe they have an informercial and everything. I hope that this helps you when he become older. I would suggest getting the surgeries, I got them when I was a kid and I wouldn't be able to walk unless I had had them. I wish you the best of luck and do know that your son will make it out just fine. =) Jennifer Jones |
| Comment added by : christine on the 30 Sep 2007 at 07:16am |
| hi my son had surgey when he was 8 weeks old. He had the cast on up till then. He wore the boots 24/7 and then 3 months latter he only wore the boots at night. He 14 months now and i can take them off sometimes if he wont sleep with them on. I think the sooner they get surgry the better cause his feet could not be any beeter.They where realy bad when he was born. I dont no about any pains cause he stil a baby but there is lot of people that dont suffer with pains when they get older. |
| Comment added by : claire horsley on the 10 Sep 2007 at 15:28pm |
| hi,my son was born 8 years ago with a left club foot and had the usual strapping and casts and was operated on at 13 months, its only now that his problems have began,he suffers with terrible back pain due to him walking with a limp and has a leg shorter than the other one and a foot 2 sizes bigger than the other one ,is their anyone else who could give me any information or advice ,would love to hear from anyone,thanks claire |
| Comment added by : Diane MacLean on the 01 Sep 2007 at 17:54pm |
| Hi Stepahnie, my name is Diane & our son when through the same treatment & sounds very similar. His cast kept falling off his left foot nearly every week, sometimes 2 to 3 times every week. The consultant contimplated surgery on his left foot but we said no, just peservere untill it corrects itself, which it did. At this moment he suffers no pain at all. He is now 4 years old attending school & we are so proud of the way is feet have turned out. He attends Yorkhill on a yearly basis & they are delighted with his progress. He is a normal 4 year old boy running about the play ground with his friends & you would never know he ever had a problem with is feet. Stick in there is is well worth it. |