Re: Just Joined - DD may have plagio

[Guest guest]

Hi Michele,

Welcome to the group. I just wanted to let you know that I have BCBS of IL also. My son is 8 months and will be getting his Starband any day now. Good luck with repo.

Sara &

Mishawaka, IN

[Guest guest]

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has replied to my message. It is

so comforting to know that there are others who are out there to help

support you.

I took a couple of pictures of my daughter this morning but they

didn't turn out well so I'll try again after her nap. It would be

nice to get your opinions on her.

We live in the Atlanta area and I called Pediatric Neurosurgery

Associates this morning. They were able to give her an appointment

on April 7 with Dr. Reisner. Has anyone had an interaction

with this office or Dr. Reisner? I was amazed that they could see

her so soon. Maybe it was my lucky day and they just had a

cancellation. Who knows.... I'm just thankful.

Repo is so hard! I find myself checking on her every 10-15 minutes

to make sure she's still in the correct position. I also have two

other children (boys - ages 6 and 2) so it seems like I'm never

sitting down.

Thanks again,

Michele

[Guest guest]

Hi Michele,

Welcome to the group. My son, (8 months old w/ Brachy) is a

patient of Dr. Reisner. We've seen him twice for evaluations of

's head. I've seen posts from one other parent who also uses Dr.

Reisner. She no longer lives in the Atlanta area, but still uses him

(that's a good sign!)

Dr. Reisner has a very calm demeaner, and was very patient in

answering all of my questions. In the end, he didn't feel that a

band would be necessary for . (We have been repo'ing him since

he was 4 months old.) His progress pics are under P. (I plan to

post an updated pic this week.) 's head has shown some good

progress recently, so I'm feeling good about our decision to

continue repo. My advice is to go with your instincts!

Just as an FYI...the Orthotics Department at Childrens is conducting

a Plagio study. They scan plagio patients who are referred by the

neuro to see how they are progressing (whether by use of repo or

band). I just wanted to let you know in case you/Dr. Reisner decide

not to band at this point. It's really great to have the scans to

show exactly how much progress is being made! You may want to

inquire about the study depending on the outcome of the visit.

Either way, I wish you luck at the appointment. Please keep us

posted.

Kel (currently repo'ing 8 month old )

--- In Plagiocephaly , " Michele J. " <nuksmom@b...>

wrote:

> Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has replied to my message. It

is

> so comforting to know that there are others who are out there to

help

> support you.

>

> I took a couple of pictures of my daughter this morning but they

> didn't turn out well so I'll try again after her nap. It would be

> nice to get your opinions on her.

>

> We live in the Atlanta area and I called Pediatric Neurosurgery

> Associates this morning. They were able to give her an

appointment

> on April 7 with Dr. Reisner. Has anyone had an interaction

> with this office or Dr. Reisner? I was amazed that they could see

> her so soon. Maybe it was my lucky day and they just had a

> cancellation. Who knows.... I'm just thankful.

>

> Repo is so hard! I find myself checking on her every 10-15

minutes

> to make sure she's still in the correct position. I also have two

> other children (boys - ages 6 and 2) so it seems like I'm never

> sitting down.

>

> Thanks again,

> Michele