Okay you get the cast off..

They take the cast off in the office it is not painful it just is very loud and vibrates. Weston would laugh through the whole thing. Now to the A.F.O. (Sometimes they will fit the AFO during the frame removal surgery. so you don’t have to have a special fitting. If not, no biggy they will get it done.) You will want them to wear a good moisture wicking sock with the AFO and one that is long enough so the bare leg is not touching the plastic. The AFO makes the foot and leg sweat so it is easy to develop a rash, Clean the inside of the AFO with alcohol only, No soap! We also used Gold Bond Medicated Powder in the sock to help with the moisture and smell. The socks we used were the Russell Men’s Performance sock with Dri-power size 6-12 from Costco. Yes, we used the men’s size. We pull it all the way up the leg so that the heal hit’s the back of the calf, the sock needs to covers all the skin in the AFO so he doesn’t get the rash. No one can see the heal anyway, and they are comfortable for him to wear. We also used his soccer socks on occasion but I found they do not wick the moisture as well. Now they need a shoe to cover the AFO. I never had luck with this. My son has had at least six sets and we could never find a shoe to fit until now. There is a company called Hatchbacks Footwear, Inc. out of Bend these shoes are great but again a little pricey ($65 a pair) but well worth it. The only draw back is that you must wait for the A.F.O. You need the AFO first so you can measure it. You will need to measure the length of the foot and width of the ankle. We had to go up a size to get the width we needed. Weston does not walk on it yet so it does not seem to matter at this point. “More room to grow” my husband says…So when we got the A.F.O measured it and ordered it online that night. I had it by the next week. In the mean time, we used the walking cast cover on the AFO foot.