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Tonight, while watching a movie in my daughter’s room with the kids, I couldn’t help notice W’s feet. His Clubfloot seems to have grown into his “foot wrinkles.” The wrinkles are the result of his Ponseti treatment. The serial casting left him with loose skin on the outer side of his right foot. The skin on the inside of his foot was stretched and the foot was shifted into place. He used to look like a puppy waiting to grow into his big dog coat. It’s one of those dead give aways when trying to guess what foot was treated (medical residents take note!).
Something so insignificant is yet another reminder that W is growing quickly. In looking at the photos, I also noticed that his toes still have a tendency to overlap and rest in odd positions. At times, they lay perfectly flat. His nails remain funky, growing upwards - yet another Clubfoot hallmark I gather.
Perhaps the hallmark of being a Clubfoot mama is the endless fascination that such otherwise dull matters have over me. That being the case, I am endlessly thankful for the Sick Kids team and family support, that have resulted W is the busy, happy, walking, running, jumping, playing boy he is.
Hey Christine!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Glad to see that you are back at the blogging. Hope you and the family are having a good holiday. Just wanted to say hello and it’s awesome that W’s wrinkles are going away! A’s wrinkles are also diminishing and toes are flattening out nicely. Anyways, keep on blogging and we’ll talk soon!
I’m glad to hear the wrinkles eventually smooth out. That’s been one of the more trivial things I’ve wondered/worried about. (Will kids see that and tease him?) Henry’s (19 months) toes overlap some too, and his little nails, at least on the big toe and pinky toe of his clubfoot do some weird upward growing too. I’d never thought of it being related to the clubfoot, just thought maybe he was blessed with weird man-toe nails as a little one. Interesting….
Hi Christine, W and family
I just had to log on and thank you for what your site is doing for so many families.
I know I can’t answer each and everyone’s questions, and wish I could offer more far reaching support, but I will do what I can here.
For the families with children whose toes nails curl up/flare out. My advice is not to try and clip them. Cutting nails too short can lead to infection and in-grown nails. Instead, try using an emery board and gently run the file across the top of the nail, from nail bed towards tip of toes, to file down the flared edge. This should encourage the nail to grow closer to the skin, without causing in-growing of the nail.