Our Constant Battle with Audrey's Feet...

We had a follow-up with Dr. Lund (clubfoot doc) today and we got the news we were expecting to hear but not hoping...

Dr. Lund told us he is not seeing the progress on Audrey's left foot as he had hoped... he strongly suggested we go see Dr. Jose Morcuende at University of Iowa Hospital. He released us from his care temporarily but said that we can do our follow-up appointments with him rather than going to Iowa each time. He also set some realistic expectations for us when we get to Iowa, she will go back into casts and Dr. Morcuende will mostly likely put two on before he's able to tell if she's a candidate for surgery in the future. I appreciate all the work and effort Dr. Lund and his nurse Shelley put into Audrey's foot, and I'm also very happy he's not pushing surgery on us now. He did hint that her extra toes are producing the effort to correct a lot more difficult because of all the extra fatty tissue... and that surgery to remove that may help our situation... I just don't know. We're feeling a little discouraged, stressed and worried about traveling with Audrey Sue but hopefully we'll find our prayers answered in Iowa.

Tomorrow I'll be spending the majority of my time trying to coordinate our trip up there... I will keep you posted!