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Hello everyone, I really would like to thank all of you for the advice. Since the last time I was on here, we have seen several specialist, the last place we went was to Shriners in Shreveport, La. everyone is basically telling us the same thing, that amputation would be best for her. they fitted her with a shoe and a lift which is working great right now. but I know that we will have to make a decision for her soon. We have talked to several families that have had the amputation done and they seem to be very happy with their decisions. I am just not very sure...

Hello. My name is Shalonda. I have a 19 month old daughter with pffd. her left femur is shorter than the right. there is about a 4 inch difference. I'm having a little trouble with decision making. She has not had any surgeries yet. The only thing the doctors are talking about is amputating her foot. I was just hoping that maybe they could do something else, like maybe lengthen it enough to where she could wear a shoe lift?