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Ilsa

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9. Please try to get your mother's

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 07:28 AM

Jul 2012

health history, especially for when she was pregnant with you. Measles or some other illness could cause these problems. Also try to get as much information about your delivery as possible. Were you born by C-section? If so, why did they have to deliver you that way? This will aid your dr in making a diagnosis.

I hope you get answers soon, and that you get whatever physical therapy you might need for a good life.

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So two separate people asked me if I had cerebral palsy. [View all] backscatter712 Jun 2012 OP

How is your speech? HockeyMom Jun 2012 #1

My speech is mostly OK. My hands have some anatomical quirks. backscatter712 Jun 2012 #3

I'm not Dr Frist! Maybe you could talk to a real doctor in person to get an opinion? struggle4progress Jun 2012 #2

I have been seeing doctors to deal with my foot problems. backscatter712 Jun 2012 #4

First see of what people is calling CP, it could be just your club feet. happyslug Jun 2012 #5

The odd thing is that one of those two people who asked me if I had CP has CP herself. backscatter712 Jun 2012 #8

I loved my cp clients the best libodem Jun 2012 #6

If you've seen as many docs as your initial problems would likely put you in front of, Lionessa Jun 2012 #7

Please try to get your mother's Ilsa Jul 2012 #9