Colton Update

It as almost been 2 months and I can hardly believe it, seems like I blinked and two months flew bye. Anyway thought I should update you all on Colton's foot and Colic. The colic is getting better with the passing of each day. He is eating better, needing less tummy drops and having more good days than bad. As for Colton's foot today we had cast 4 removed, fitted for his foot brace and re-casted ( that makes 5). Dr Segal wants one more weekly cast(#6), when we have cast 6 done we will schedule for Colton's tendon release. I know that sounds awful...I completely agree with you all, but it must be done. So in two weeks Colton will go to Phx Children's Hospital for an outpatient procedure. Dr. Segal will cut Colton's Achilles tendon with a small incision and then cast his right leg one last time. The seventh and final cast will stay on for three weeks to allow the tendon to heal correctly.
After three weeks the cast comes off and Colton will wear his brace for the next three months all the time, except when bathing and changing clothes. So by October 2, right before he is 6 months old he will be re-evaluated and most likely only have to wear the brace when sleeping. So all of the truly invasive procedures will have been done before he is old enough to remember,yippee and PRAISE GOD!!!



I am attaching a link to the Ponseti method for correcting clubbed foot...

http://www.ponseti.info/v1/

profile look of foot

bottom of foot

both feet

I will add more pictures tomorrow as I am having problems with blogger!