Re: Alyssa got her DOC band

[Guest guest]

Dianne,

That's great! I'm happy that Alyssa has taken to her DOCband so

well! It sounds like the initial fit is a good one so far, and I

certainly am keeping my fingers crossed that she has a growth spurt

very soon and gets optimum rounding.

What a nice little bonus that you also got a $300 travel voucher

thrown in, without too much inconvenience to your travel time!! I

know that will come in handy. If you're always willing to do

something like that, maybe you could target travelling on heavy

flights (pax load-wise) to hopefully get some more chances to

volunteer. It would add up!

Please keep us posted on how Alyssa is doing!

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> Hi-

> We are back from Phoenix with the DOC band. The fitting went

great

> and the staff at CT is wonderful! At first Alyssa started fussing

> and tried to pull the helmet off. That only lasted about 10

minutes

> and soon she was distracted by a toy. There weren't any red marks

> at all and yesterday was day 1 of 23 hours wearing it. The band

> looks better than I thought it would. It is so light, just 6 oz.,

> and I see much more of Alyssa's hair than I thought I would. It

> looks cute on her. Overall the experience has exceeded my

> expectations and I am so happy that I decided to go to CT. I read

> about other babies not even realizing that the band is on but I

> never expected Alyssa to tolerate the band so well. I am

pleasantly

> shocked that she really doesn't even seem aware that the band is

> on. I just have to come up with a decorating plan for the band

> now.

> One of the highlights of the trip was due to the intense heat in

> Phoenix, the airplane had a weight restriction and they asked for

> volunteers to give up their seats. I volunteered, got a $300

travel

> voucher to use for a future flight and was able to take the next

> flight out 3 hours later. Due to the chaos, we didn't even wait

the

> whole 3 hours and I was lucky because Alyssa slept for part of the

> time. The voucher will really help if I have to fly down without

> notice if an emergency adjustment needs to be made.

> I will post pictures of Alyssa in her DOC band as soon as I can.

I

> did add pics of the casting in her folder.

> Cross your fingers for lots of growth : )

>

> Diane

> Alyssa

> WA state

[Guest guest]

Hi Diane

Wonderful to hear that Alyssa did soo well, AND that you guys got

the travel vouchers. Sometimes it's worth waiting a few hrs,

specially if you don't have to be there at a certain time. I can't

wait for pictures of your cutie

Sandy Willow's Mom

Germany

> Hi-

> We are back from Phoenix with the DOC band. The fitting went

great

> and the staff at CT is wonderful! At first Alyssa started fussing

> and tried to pull the helmet off. That only lasted about 10

minutes

> and soon she was distracted by a toy. There weren't any red marks

> at all and yesterday was day 1 of 23 hours wearing it. The band

> looks better than I thought it would. It is so light, just 6 oz.,

> and I see much more of Alyssa's hair than I thought I would. It

> looks cute on her. Overall the experience has exceeded my

> expectations and I am so happy that I decided to go to CT. I read

> about other babies not even realizing that the band is on but I

> never expected Alyssa to tolerate the band so well. I am

pleasantly

> shocked that she really doesn't even seem aware that the band is

> on. I just have to come up with a decorating plan for the band

> now.

> One of the highlights of the trip was due to the intense heat in

> Phoenix, the airplane had a weight restriction and they asked for

> volunteers to give up their seats. I volunteered, got a $300

travel

> voucher to use for a future flight and was able to take the next

> flight out 3 hours later. Due to the chaos, we didn't even wait

the

> whole 3 hours and I was lucky because Alyssa slept for part of the

> time. The voucher will really help if I have to fly down without

> notice if an emergency adjustment needs to be made.

> I will post pictures of Alyssa in her DOC band as soon as I can.

I

> did add pics of the casting in her folder.

> Cross your fingers for lots of growth : )

>

> Diane

> Alyssa

> WA state

[Guest guest]

Hi Diane,

I'm so glad the trip went so well and of course that Alyssa is

adjusting well to her band. Good news about the voucher too .

, mom to Hannah, DOCband #3 3/30

Cape Cod, Ma

> Hi-

> We are back from Phoenix with the DOC band. The fitting went

great

> and the staff at CT is wonderful! At first Alyssa started fussing

> and tried to pull the helmet off. That only lasted about 10

minutes

> and soon she was distracted by a toy. There weren't any red marks

> at all and yesterday was day 1 of 23 hours wearing it. The band

> looks better than I thought it would. It is so light, just 6 oz.,

> and I see much more of Alyssa's hair than I thought I would. It

> looks cute on her. Overall the experience has exceeded my

> expectations and I am so happy that I decided to go to CT. I read

> about other babies not even realizing that the band is on but I

> never expected Alyssa to tolerate the band so well. I am

pleasantly

> shocked that she really doesn't even seem aware that the band is

> on. I just have to come up with a decorating plan for the band

> now.

> One of the highlights of the trip was due to the intense heat in

> Phoenix, the airplane had a weight restriction and they asked for

> volunteers to give up their seats. I volunteered, got a $300

travel

> voucher to use for a future flight and was able to take the next

> flight out 3 hours later. Due to the chaos, we didn't even wait

the

> whole 3 hours and I was lucky because Alyssa slept for part of the

> time. The voucher will really help if I have to fly down without

> notice if an emergency adjustment needs to be made.

> I will post pictures of Alyssa in her DOC band as soon as I can.

I

> did add pics of the casting in her folder.

> Cross your fingers for lots of growth : )

>

> Diane

> Alyssa

> WA state

[Guest guest]

Wonderful Diane!!

Isn't it amazing how well she adjusted. YAY Alyssa!

I'm glad that you had such a great experience. Awesome about the the

opportunity to get the voucher and that it wasn't too long of a

wait. Let the rounding begin! I look forward to your updates and

pictures!!

Sue

Colin F., 10 mos.

STARband 6/29/04

Buffalo, NY

> Hi-

> We are back from Phoenix with the DOC band. The fitting went great

> and the staff at CT is wonderful! At first Alyssa started fussing

> and tried to pull the helmet off. That only lasted about 10

minutes

> and soon she was distracted by a toy. There weren't any red marks

> at all and yesterday was day 1 of 23 hours wearing it. The band

> looks better than I thought it would. It is so light, just 6 oz.,

> and I see much more of Alyssa's hair than I thought I would. It

> looks cute on her. Overall the experience has exceeded my

> expectations and I am so happy that I decided to go to CT. I read

> about other babies not even realizing that the band is on but I

> never expected Alyssa to tolerate the band so well. I am

pleasantly

> shocked that she really doesn't even seem aware that the band is

> on. I just have to come up with a decorating plan for the band

> now.

> One of the highlights of the trip was due to the intense heat in

> Phoenix, the airplane had a weight restriction and they asked for

> volunteers to give up their seats. I volunteered, got a $300

travel

> voucher to use for a future flight and was able to take the next

> flight out 3 hours later. Due to the chaos, we didn't even wait

the

> whole 3 hours and I was lucky because Alyssa slept for part of the

> time. The voucher will really help if I have to fly down without

> notice if an emergency adjustment needs to be made.

> I will post pictures of Alyssa in her DOC band as soon as I can. I

> did add pics of the casting in her folder.

> Cross your fingers for lots of growth : )

>

> Diane

> Alyssa

> WA state