Re: Orthotist had me in tears... /Dr. Blecher info

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Just to clear up any misinformation. Dr. Joan Pinyot in Barcelona

was trained in the United States by Cranial Technologies in the use

of the DOC Band.

Sincerely,

Carol son

Cranial Technologies

> > > > Today was our " scan " for 's STAR band. I get there and

> > they

> > > > inform me that our prescription is outdated and I may have to

> > see

> > > > the doctor before they'll be willing to put the helmet

through.

> > > > WHAT, why couldn't they have told me this last week when I

made

> > the

> > > > appointment! Then the orthotist starts telling me that

because

> > > > we're moving in 3 months I need to reconsider if this is

> > something

> > > I

> > > > really want to do, and after all he is 12 months old and what

> > kind

> > > > of correction do I think he'll be getting at that age! I told

> > him

> > > > that I have been fighting for this for MONTHS and now that we

> > > > finally get it approved he thinks we should reconsider? By

now

> > I'm

> > > > in tears. I told him that I wasn't doing it only for

cosemetic

> > > > reasons and he said that's the only reason we would be doing

it

> > as

> > > > there is no proof that untreated plagiocephaly harms a child

in

> > any

> > > > way. I told him about the research I did and he said that you

> > > > can't " trust what you read on the internet. " He was arguing

> > with

> > > > me. I said, I just want to do what's best for my son. He

said,

> > > yes,

> > > > but why are you wanting the helmet if you aren't going to be

> > here!

> > > > (We're moving to Germany in February as DH is in the Army). I

> > told

> > > > him that I already had a name of someone over there to

continue

> > the

> > > > treatment with. So he went ahead and did the scan

understanding

> > > > that he was not going to put it through until we went to the

> > > plastic

> > > > surgeon (which fortunately I got into tomorrow.) After the

scan

> > he

> > > > tells me he doubts the doctor will want in the helmet

> > > > because it's " not that bad and won't be high on his list. "

> > > UGHHHHH,

> > > > after 8 months of fighting I get this crap! I left in tears

and

> > am

> > > > going to basically insist that the doctor give us the script

> > > > tomorrow. Unfortunately there's no one else around that can

do

> > the

> > > > helmet.

> > > > Wanting to throw in the towel,

> > > > mary and 12 months

> >

> >

> >

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