Re: Uneasy and confused - OK

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Hi

Good idea about contacting some reps at Orthomerica about your

concerns! I personally get a bit uneasy when I hear about orthotists

adding some pad here & there, esp if he's not too experienced. And

then telling you to peel them out yourself if there's red spots?

Please let us know what the ppl at Orthomerica suggest doing and if

you go w/Bill Barringer! Hang in there, I can imagine how stressed

you are!

Debbie

MI

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> Thank you for your reply. He is putting patches because the helmet

was too loose (affecting his vision) and then in order to produce

pink areas in the areas he feels like the band needed pressure. He

told us to easily peel them out if Nate's head got too red. Last

night he couldn't stop crying until we took off the band and his neck

line and side burn cheek area were bright red. We tried to take off

the area in the back to make it looser, but it did not peel off

easy. We got most of it, but in order to get in all off, the

original lining would start to come off so we stopped. After that,

he has been fine. It slips more than it is supposed to, but at least

he isn't in pain. We are going to try to contact the STARband

Florida office today and talk to them about it. We are also going to

try to talk to Bill Barringer in OKC since he is more experienced! I

feel like I am more knowlegeable than my orthotist and that scares me

because I don't know what I am doing. Thanks again.

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> Re: Uneasy and confused - OK

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> I'm so sorry you're having such a horrible time with this. I

wish I

> could be more of a help, but I really don't know what to say

about

> the foam pieces. Cranial Tech doesn't use them in DOCbands and

that

> is what my daughter has worn, so I don't have experience with

them.

> It does sound like your ortho's lack of experience could be a

cause

> for concern though. It's hard to say without seeing it too, but

you

> should be able to get some idea if they are a good idea or not

based

> on where they are. The band should fit snug on the protruding

areas

> to encourage growth in the other areas where the band has slight

> gaps. Anywhere the band has these gaps the head can grow, so are

> these the areas you need growth in? Also, you don't necessarily

> have to have red spots even in an active bands to show it is

> working. Hannah only had those " good " red spots in her first

band

> when her head was more severe. Was your ortho's goal just to get

> some pink pressure areas then? Let us know if you get any

pictures

> posted. Do you have other options near where you live? How does

> the band look like it fits other than the foam pieces?

> , mom to Hannah, DOC #3 3/30

> Cape Cod, Ma

>

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly , " mlendan " <mlendan@c...>

wrote:

> > Hi. I am having a horrible day. I went to the orthotist for

the

> 3rd time for my 1st week appointment and he used a couple more

> patches. I had to point out the places where the gaps had

changed

> due to the first time he added a patch. Are foam patches common

as

> a remolding device? Nate's helment is supposed to be active and

he

> does not have hardly any red spots on his head so that is the

> orthotist's reasoning for the patches.

> >

> > I had a preconceived notion about the helmet before I got it.

I

> thought it would have some gaps and some not so the pressure

could

> move towards the gaps and round out his head. I thought that

> sometimes the orthotist would scrape away parts of the helmet as

the

> child's head conformed, but I wasn't thinking about patches as a

> remolding device. I have heard of using patches the first couple

of

> weeks on the back of the helmet so it does not slip, but that is

> all.

> >

> > I also found out that this orthotist has only completed 4 other

> plagio baby helmets. He is currently working on 8 others,

including

> our son. He has done passive helmets for cranio babies that have

> had surgery, but that is different. I also seem to have to point

> out things I feel like he should know - like the helmet slipping

> back and forth way to easily. I am really uneasy about the whole

> situation. Please let me know if I am overreacting! Any help is

> appreciated!

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