But we just haven't gotten there yet. Mostly because Oli's cute little feet are clubbed, which means they point inward, rather than lay flat at a 90 degree angle. We have gone through months and months of casting, the most recent round of which has been going on since January. When we started in January, we acknowledged that we were trying casting again instead of using invasive procedures, since Oli is still growing and that could complicate the results of some of the possible procedures (like inserting a rod in the ankle to keep it in the right position).
It turns out that Oli has some stubborn feet, and the orthopedist decided that tendon release surgery may be the answer. You may remember that we did this once in 12/07, and it didn't do much good. When we initially started casting in January, the ortho said that there was so much scar tissue that another surgery wasn't a good option. But I guess he changed his mind...
So Oli goes in for surgery on March 27. We thought it would take months to get on the surgery schedule, but we are going in a week and a half! The good thing about the timing is that he should be out of casts (which he has to wear for 6-8 weeks for recovery) in time for summer. These feet were made for swimmin, too...
