Re: Repo to banding/got 's Bumbo

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I'm so happy that you've received your Bumbo! I can't wait to hear

all about it.

It doesn't take long to get in to CT, usually. I'd still call now and

make the appt. You should probably make the appt for March though,

because if you do plan on banding it takes 2 weeks to actually get

the band after casting.

Your ped sounds great!! You're one of the lucky ones.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " Scalise " <becky@s...>

wrote:

> I got the Bumbo yesterday in the mail. We were all out at Grandma's

> yesterday so we didn't get to try it out until this AM.

seemed like

> she liked it, although I think she will need a day to get used to

it b/c she

> is used to sitting in a walker. I am going to post a longer

message about

> it this evening after I see how she did after a whole day went, but

so far

> so good, YAY!

>

>

>

> As far as the script for a band, I do think she would write me one,

although

> she said at our last appt that doctors are moving away from

prescribing a

> band as often. Don't know what that means. I guess they are just

trying to

> push repo more. But I do think if I told her that's the way I

wanted to go,

> she would probably try to talk me into continuing repo, but would

give me

> the script if I persisted. She knows we have been diligently

repo'ing and

> she has seen the progress so far, so I think if we told her we had

gone as

> far as we are comfortable with repo'ing, she would do it. I feel

very

> fortunate to have the ped I do after hearing some of the stories

from the

> women here. She's great.

>

>

>

> Thanks for asking. Does it take very long to get an appt at CT for

the free

> evaluation? Should I call now to make the appt for early April?

>

>

>

> Becky and

>

> _____

>

> From: stripes6060 [mailto:taime@o...]

> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:44 AM

> Plagiocephaly

> Subject: Re: Repo to banding

>

>

>

> Becky,

> You can make an appt with Cranial Tech for a free evaluation. Not

> everyone sees a specialist. If CT said would benefit from a

> band would your ped write the script?

> Have you received your Bumbo yet?

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly , " res103198 " <becky@s...>

wrote:

> > I just have some questions about making the decision to quit repo

> and

> > try banding. is 4 1/2 mo old and we are scheduled to see

her

> > ped again at 6 months old. My dh and I decided that we would

> > evaluate out repo progress at that time and determine if we want

to

> > move on to banding her. But in order to get the process moving

> more

> > quickly, and since I have heard it can take a month or two to get

> an

> > appt with the specialist, I was thinking of just going ahead and

> > making the appt. I figure if we decide to continue repo, I can

> > always cancel. So my question is, who do I make the appt with?

> > Pediatric neurologist? Pediatric neurosurgeon? CranialTech?

> There

> > is a CranialTech clinic in Cleveland which is only a few hours

away

> > from Pittsburgh, do I go straight there and make the appt? Who

do

> I

> > see first? I figure if we have the appts made already, and we

> decide

> > at 6 months to band, then we can go right ahead with it. Thanks.

> >

> > Becky and (4 1/2 mo) in Pittsburgh

>

>

>

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