February 24, 2014

/in /by CAMTA

What a Trouper!

It was clear that Alejandros Mesias Alvardo was nervous just before his surgery. With his mother beside him he gulped down the pre-op medication (usually Tylenol) and shuddered at the bad taste, his face puckering. Then he looked up and grinned; a big happy smile! Alejandors is the oldest of three boys, and his foot is bent inward. To correct his problem, surgeons Dr. Doug Armstrong and Dr. Megan Cashin lengthened Alejandros' Achilles tendon and transferred a tendon above his knee. Currently, Alejandros is able to walk and take the bus to school and is hoping the surgery will allow him to run and play ball, an activity that suits his cheerful disposition! 

Alejandro and his mother

 

 

Double Hip Replacement and Maria will be on her Feet by the End of the Day

Maria Sayay Guamen travelled from Riobamba to get
her bilateral hip replacement. Because both hips were severely affected, the surgical team replaced both hips at once. The physiotherapy team will wait until the effects of the spinal anesthetic wear off (it recedes from the waist downwards) and will get her on her feet as soon as possible. Maria will likely stay two nights in the hospital before being able to go home to fully recover and enjoy an improved lifestyle.
 

 

 

Baby Elias is a Fighter!

“He's a fighter,” said Dr. Marc Moreau of Elias as he recast his teeny, kicking legs, “and he cries every time!” Elias began his casting therapy to correct his bilateral club feet during the first days of the CAMTA mission. Positive results are already noticeable. Having such treatment so early in his life will give Elias the best chance of having normal feet. 

CAMTA operated on the club foot of Elias' cousin Dustin10 years ago. Dustin now enjoys life as fully as any 10 year old.

 

 

Baby Elias

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Elias' foot

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Marc Moreau and Barb Moreau casting Baby Elias' foot 

 

 

 

 

CAMTA Faces – and Friends

Dr. James McInnes with a young CAMTA patient

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Registering Patients for Surgery

 

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