Re: Pedi has never heard of a helmet/band! Should we do the the CAT Scan?

[Guest guest]

Becky,

Welcome to the group. I agree with . It's a precaution I would take too.

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Re: Pedi has never heard of a helmet/band! Should we do the the CAT Scan?

Hi Becky and welcome to the group!This is my personal opinion, but I think you should have the CT scan first in order to rule out any possibility of Cranio. How long did they say it would take to get that done? In the meantime, you could be researching the helmet, finding out if your ins. will cover it etc... Just a suggestion. Your baby is at a great age of banding by the way. If you had to wait a month for the helmet, he'd still be ahead of most.> I'm going to write this kinda quick b/c I need to call and confirm or > cancel the Cat Scan that is scheduled for Monday morning. I went to > our Pedi for a referral to a ortho or neuro. She had never heard of > a helmet or band!!! She had no idea who to refer me too. She said > that a neuro would laugh at her and me for even sending Zayne to > them. She talked with a collegue that had heard of a helmet and said > the first step was to have a CAT scan. I told her I didn't think it > was neccessary that I knew the plagio was from his torticollis. She > still thought we should do this. So should we do this or not. It > is very apparent that I will have to go to another city to get the > band or an evaluation. Should I wait on the CAT scan or go thru with > it? > > Need advice pretty quick.> > Becky> Zayne 09/05/03> andria, LAFor more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky and welcome to the group!

This is my personal opinion, but I think you should have the CT scan

first in order to rule out any possibility of Cranio. How long did

they say it would take to get that done? In the meantime, you could

be researching the helmet, finding out if your ins. will cover it

etc... Just a suggestion. Your baby is at a great age of banding by

the way. If you had to wait a month for the helmet, he'd still be

ahead of most.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " becky_zayne " <questa98@b...>

wrote:

> I'm going to write this kinda quick b/c I need to call and confirm

or

> cancel the Cat Scan that is scheduled for Monday morning. I went

to

> our Pedi for a referral to a ortho or neuro. She had never heard

of

> a helmet or band!!! She had no idea who to refer me too. She said

> that a neuro would laugh at her and me for even sending Zayne to

> them. She talked with a collegue that had heard of a helmet and

said

> the first step was to have a CAT scan. I told her I didn't think

it

> was neccessary that I knew the plagio was from his torticollis.

She

> still thought we should do this. So should we do this or not.

It

> is very apparent that I will have to go to another city to get the

> band or an evaluation. Should I wait on the CAT scan or go thru

with

> it?

>

> Need advice pretty quick.

>

> Becky

> Zayne 09/05/03

> andria, LA

[Guest guest]

Becky,

I agree with , I too would have the CT scan done. It can't

hurt. While you're waiting for the results you can pursue a helmet or

band. Keep us posted.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " becky_zayne " <questa98@b...>

wrote:

> I'm going to write this kinda quick b/c I need to call and confirm

or

> cancel the Cat Scan that is scheduled for Monday morning. I went

to

> our Pedi for a referral to a ortho or neuro. She had never heard

of

> a helmet or band!!! She had no idea who to refer me too. She said

> that a neuro would laugh at her and me for even sending Zayne to

> them. She talked with a collegue that had heard of a helmet and

said

> the first step was to have a CAT scan. I told her I didn't think

it

> was neccessary that I knew the plagio was from his torticollis.

She

> still thought we should do this. So should we do this or not.

It

> is very apparent that I will have to go to another city to get the

> band or an evaluation. Should I wait on the CAT scan or go thru

with

> it?

>

> Need advice pretty quick.

>

> Becky

> Zayne 09/05/03

> andria, LA

[Guest guest]

Becky,

I am sorry that you are going through this with your ped. A CT scan

will not hurt anything, so I would go ahead and have it done.

Have you checked into the closest facility for banding Zayne? I have

no knowledge of LA and where andria is compared to anything

else.

Sorry I could not be of more help!

--- In Plagiocephaly , " becky_zayne " <questa98@b...>

wrote:

> I'm going to write this kinda quick b/c I need to call and confirm

or

> cancel the Cat Scan that is scheduled for Monday morning. I went

to

> our Pedi for a referral to a ortho or neuro. She had never heard

of

> a helmet or band!!! She had no idea who to refer me too. She said

> that a neuro would laugh at her and me for even sending Zayne to

> them. She talked with a collegue that had heard of a helmet and

said

> the first step was to have a CAT scan. I told her I didn't think

it

> was neccessary that I knew the plagio was from his torticollis.

She

> still thought we should do this. So should we do this or not.

It

> is very apparent that I will have to go to another city to get the

> band or an evaluation. Should I wait on the CAT scan or go thru

with

> it?

>

> Need advice pretty quick.

>

> Becky

> Zayne 09/05/03

> andria, LA