Re: exit pictures

[Guest guest]

Charlotte is such a sweetheart! I'm glad she replied to you as fast as

she did. Please let us know when you get them and what you think.

> Well..Charlotte wrote me back..and she apologized and said that I

will

> definitely get the pictures and also the head mold.

>

> She said that she likes to view the pictures first before

sends them

> out..so that she can tell how to improve the quality of the

pictures,

> especially since a lot of people use the pictures for insurance

purposes..so

> they really need to show an accurate head change. She said that if

parents

> request the pictures...they definitely send them out...(so I hope

she

> explains this to ).

>

> And when i asked her about 's correction... this is what she

wrote:

>

> While does have some residual flatness, he did show a very

nice

> reduction in asymmetry. The occipital lengthening he showed,

reduced the

> appearance of his initial height and width. While he is still

somewhat

> brachycephalic, I certainly think that he's within a range that he

will not

> stand out among his peers. Doctors tend to have different criteria

for

> recommending discontinuation of treatment. When we are redirecting

the head

> growth we don't always see the growth being reflected as change of

> circumference - just because it's a 3-dimensional shape and the

flattening is

> only partially in that measured area. Dr Hall tends to err on the

side of

> caution when he see's that the circumference change is slowing, and

will

> recommend discontinuation so that he can monitor the circumference

without

> redirection, and know that the brain/skull growth is continuing at

a normal

> rate

>

> So that makes me feel a lot better...especially having her tell me

that he

> did get correction to the fact that she doesn't think he will stand

> out...which i also feel is true..yet i keep doubting myself. And

it was also

> good that she explained Dr Hall's reasoning (even though he

explained it) b/c

> it does sound like she kind of agrees or at least understands....

>

> Thanks everyone..i'm glad i told you guys and listened to you and

wrote

> Charlotte....that made me feel a lot better!

>

> Thanks!!

>