Re: Cory - ECI

[Guest guest]

Cory,

If qualifies for ECI, I believe all of your insurance co-pays

are waived as well. Depending on how many PT sessions you have, that

could add up... We had applied for , but by the time they did

the eval, her tort was resolved from all of the home stretching we

had done.

Kerri in NY

's mom

--- In Plagiocephaly , " Reck " <reckjb@g...>

wrote:

> Hi Cory!

>

> ECI is not an income based system, but it sounds like you have a

great therapist all lined up. Our insurance would have covered an

outside therapist as well, I just appreciated the convenience of

doing it at home, not to mention that he was more comfortable in his

familiar surroundings. The exercises are not fun and that helped him

be a little more at ease. Let us know how it goes, she sounds great!

>

> I'm glad to hear that your decision is made and that you were able

to get an appointment so quickly. It sounds like there have been lots

of good experiences with your Orthotist so I'm sure you will be glad

you went ahead with it. He is at a great age for banding, he will be

done in no time!

>

> Jen- TX

> Trentyn- 17 mo. DocBand 06/12/03 & 09/17/03

> Re: Re: 's ped neuro appt

>

>

> Thanks for all the support you all have shown me. I was really

sad/in shock

> last night. You all helped tremendously!

>

> Christie, thanks for reminding me that my repo efforts do count

for

> something! I had forgotten that. Thanks to everyone else who

responded

> that they knew what I was going through. It is so helpful to

hear that.

>

> Thanks for all the info about ECI, is that an income based

program? If it

> is, I doubt we would qualify. Our insurance does cover the PT,

so I'm not

> too worried about that. I did find a highly recommended lady

(who also has

> a 5 month old!) here in town that works exclusively with children

and babies

> and has done a lot of work w/tort. He has his first session on

Monday,

> 11/3.

>

> After talking with dh and my mom I did decide (dh left the

decision up to

> me) that it would be in 's best interest to go ahead and get a

> helmet/band now. So, I called and made an appt. He has an appt

w/Bill

> Barringer on Wed. Nov 12 at 10am to be casted. He will be

exactly 5 months

> and one week.

>

> The really weird/spooky thing is that is exactly how old, to the

day, that

> my now 4yo dd was when she had her seizures. They think her

seizures were

> hereditary (she grew out of them and is completely fine now), and

I am SO

> hoping that we don't have to go through that again with and

that we're

> dealing with this instead!

>

> So, while I'm not completely happy with the situation, I have

accepted it

> and am feeling much better about things today! I do sometimes

wonder if I

> had accepted the referral to the neuro when it was first offered

when

> was 13 weeks and if we had gotten the tort diagnosed then, if the

outcome

> would have been different. PT would've been started earlier, so

maybe the

> repo would've worked better... but then the damage was already

done to his

> forehead so if repo doesn't correct that at all maybe it wouldn't

have made

> a difference... Who knows?!? I do know I'm driving myself crazy

wondering

> and it's gotta stop!! LOL

>

> Cory

> , 6/5/03, waiting to be cast on 11/12, Norman, OK

>

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