Re: 1st appt. w/specialist...feel let down/TO: CJ and

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I hate doctors like that!!

> > > My 3 month old son, Harry, had his first appointment with a

> > > craniofacial specialist today. I don't know what I was

expecting,

> > but

> > > after a 1 hour drive, another hour wait in the waiting room and

a

> > > five minute consult, I feel like I haven't gotten any closer to

> > > helping my son than I was a month ago, when I made the

> appointment.

> > > The doctor even said that Harry's flattening is one of the more

> > > severe cases he has seen. Even though there are no facial

> > > abnormalities and no misalignments with his facial features,

his

> > head

> > > is extrememely flat and looks like classic brachy. The doctor

> said

> > he

> > > feels he has positional plagio. I asked about cost and if

> insurance

> > > covers the band and he said this would be purely cosmetic to

use

> > the

> > > band and then I felt like he didn't have any more time to spend

> > with

> > > Harry. He told me to just keep him on his stomach during the

day.

> > > Easier said than done when you have a baby who screams when he

is

> > > placed on his tummy. I have tried repositioning. My son can

> shimmy

> > > his way off of his side, ending up on his back every night,

even

> > when

> > > using sleep positioners. He said that getting the band would be

> our

> > > choice. I don't know, I just felt like I wasn't getting my

> > questions

> > > and concerns answered. I asked him about possible damage to his

> > sinus

> > > cavaties and other internal damage that can occur due to

brachy,

> > and

> > > he told me to stop reading so much. Our next step is to have a

> cat

> > > scan to make sure his bones have not fused together, then I

> assume

> > we

> > > make the choice for the band or not. Sorry this is so long, but

I

> > > needed to vent.

>

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