RE: Jag's casting to Deborah

October 24, 2003

I'm laughing right now because I knew you would have that reaction. I

remembered what you said, so I was totally prepared for this rude guy. He

was soooo nice, kind, sat down and answered all my questions, kept checking

on Jag while I was bathing him, he kept complimenting him on behaving so

well throughout the casting, etc. blah blah blah. We were there for over

two hours and every minute was pleasant. My only thought is you must have

caught him on a serious PMS day, because I can't even believe we saw the

same person.

Re: casting 10/23/03 & Jag's casting

- on Lankershim????

casting today 10-23-03

i have debated about posting my casting experience and decided to go

ahead. please remember that this is our experience and my feelings

about the casting process.

i know this is the right thing to do for my son jason and the

rational side of my is OK with our decision to pursue DOCband tx.

however, the emotional side of me thought this was a horrible

experience. from the moment they put the stocking over jason's face

he began to CRY!!!!! there i am watching my son CRY and CRY while i

am holding him down. sitting up was no better. he CRIED and CRIED

through the entire process and having to hold him still was so

difficult emotionally. if i could have traded places with him, i

would have done so in a heart beat. all i wanted to do was pick him

up and hold him close.

after they removed the plaster cast, i could not pick him up fast

enough. it took him about 3 minutes to calm down, but then he was

OK and kept laughing at the baby (himself) in the mirror. he loved

the bath, but still has plaster in his hair. he was so tired he

fell asleep as soon as we got in the car.

the ct tech was great and explained all the pictures and the

measurements to us. the other thing i was not too happy with, was

that we had to 30 minutes and there was NO ONE else in the office.

the last person to sign in was at 10am and our appt was at 1:15.

last time i waited and hour to be seen. is this typical??

anyway - thanks for letting me share my experience.

jennnifer, paul and jason - to be fitted 11-6-03

October 24, 2003

Ha! too funny. Seems like the two times I have gone he has been rushed. Were you alone or was your husband there? Did he call you by name or just refer to you as "mom?" Apaprently that bugged my husband that he called us "mom" and "dad"

RE: casting 10/23/03 & Jag's castingGood Afternoon EveryoneI had planned to share my casting experience anyway today, but after I read's experience (also yesterday), I figured I might as well share andrespond.If everyone recalls, I am the mom of Jagger who is presently wearing a localhelmet from a place called Lerman and Sons in Beverly Hills, CA. Afterjoining the group, I learned about the DOC and felt compelled to make anappt. for my son; although I'd already shelled out over $2,000.00 on thelocal helmet. Yesterday was my consultation day. The orthotist () was absolutelywonderful...he didn't sell the DOC; just explained the difference betweenthe two. My mother's intuition told me to shell out another $3,400 to goahead and have him casted for the DOC. I mainly based this decision on theage of my son (10 mos. when the band arrives 11/5/03) and professionalism ofthe orthotist and staff at CT in L.A.Next, casting experience was terrific! Absolutely, no wild movement orcrying until it was time to remove the cast. And all he did then was cryfor about 10 seconds, but he was absolutely still. The orthotist andsecretary (she took the pictures) complemented Jagger throughout the entireexperience. I was very proud of him and myself for not crying. And trustme, he's not normally like this, so I was truly lucky and blessed. He lovedhis bath and napped all the way home. He is going to continue to wear hislocal helmet until his DOC band arrives. Thanx to everyone for your supportwhile I made this very difficult and expensive decision!-----Original Message-----From: [mailto:jrj429@...]Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 6:55 PMPlagiocephaly Subject: casting today 10-23-03i have debated about posting my casting experience and decided to go ahead. please remember that this is our experience and my feelings about the casting process.i know this is the right thing to do for my son jason and the rational side of my is OK with our decision to pursue DOCband tx. however, the emotional side of me thought this was a horrible experience. from the moment they put the stocking over jason's face he began to CRY!!!!! there i am watching my son CRY and CRY while i am holding him down. sitting up was no better. he CRIED and CRIED through the entire process and having to hold him still was so difficult emotionally. if i could have traded places with him, i would have done so in a heart beat. all i wanted to do was pick him up and hold him close.after they removed the plaster cast, i could not pick him up fast enough. it took him about 3 minutes to calm down, but then he was OK and kept laughing at the baby (himself) in the mirror. he loved the bath, but still has plaster in his hair. he was so tired he fell asleep as soon as we got in the car. the ct tech was great and explained all the pictures and the measurements to us. the other thing i was not too happy with, was that we had to 30 minutes and there was NO ONE else in the office. the last person to sign in was at 10am and our appt was at 1:15. last time i waited and hour to be seen. is this typical??anyway - thanks for letting me share my experience. jennnifer, paul and jason - to be fitted 11-6-03

October 24, 2003

Hi Deb

Wow, I was thinking that you were there only once for casting...duh, I

forgot that you had to go back and actually pick up Aidan's band. I can't

believe he was rude/rushed twice. I did come alone because my husband was

at work. He did call me " Mom " but that didn't bother me because I've

encountered that before at doctors & dentists offices, schools, etc. I have

two older children so that's been my " other " name for awhile now. did

seem a little rushed at the very end when I was dressing Jag, but at that

point, I wasn't asking any questions..he just kept popping in to add this

and that comment and I would just say " ok, thank you. "

Well, I certainly hope that your family has a better experience with him in

the future because we're going to be seeing him for the next few months at

least. I hope he stays friendly with us, because I'm not so nice either

when professionals are rushed/rude when it comes to my babies!

Re: Jag's casting to Deborah

Ha! too funny. Seems like the two times I have gone he has been rushed. Were

you alone or was your husband there? Did he call you by name or just refer

to you as " mom? " Apaprently that bugged my husband that he called us " mom "

and " dad "