Re: What KIND of doctor is best in your experience?

[Guest guest]

Well, I can't say which is best, but we went to a ped. plastic surgeon

and haven't really had any problems with him. They took care of

things with our insurance.

Connor (6mo. - tort/plagio) casting tomorrow!!

St. Louis, Mo.

> Thanks to all who responded to my questions a few days ago. We've

> decided to at least have Will seen by a specialist since his

> pediatrician doesn't think it's a problem.

>

> I know that lots of different kinds of physicians can diagnose

> plagio, but in your experience, what kind gave you the least

> problems, the least run-around, the least problems with insurance,

> etc?

>

> Right now, I've got 3 doctors in mind. One is a neurosurgeon, one

> is a pediatric neurologist, and one is a plastic surgeon who deals a

> lot with pediatric craniofacial problems.

>

> Which would you go with, and why?

>

>

> Mandy

> , almost 7 months old

> Alabama

[Guest guest]

From my experience and a friends... I went to a craniofacial

neurosurgeon who told me that " other kids in her class would look

worse than her " He also told me actual lies about banding when I

asked him about it as an option - a friend went to a pediatric

neurosurgeon and she told her that her daughters head would never

look normal (both doctors were from Children's Hospital). I decided

not to listen to him and went to CT for an evaluation. My daughter

was banded 5 weeks ago at 9 1/2 months of age. So... I guess that

the lesson here is that if the answer you get doesn't seem right to

you, pursue other avenues.

> Thanks to all who responded to my questions a few days ago. We've

> decided to at least have Will seen by a specialist since his

> pediatrician doesn't think it's a problem.

>

> I know that lots of different kinds of physicians can diagnose

> plagio, but in your experience, what kind gave you the least

> problems, the least run-around, the least problems with insurance,

> etc?

>

> Right now, I've got 3 doctors in mind. One is a neurosurgeon, one

> is a pediatric neurologist, and one is a plastic surgeon who deals

a

> lot with pediatric craniofacial problems.

>

> Which would you go with, and why?

>

>

> Mandy

> , almost 7 months old

> Alabama

[Guest guest]

Hello Mandy

We also saw a craniofacial surgeon. I think Neuros don't like

banding too much. Good luck and keep us updated

Sandy Willow's Mom tort resolved 04/04 /CranioGermany Grad02/04 /

mild lowtone

> Thanks to all who responded to my questions a few days ago. We've

> decided to at least have Will seen by a specialist since his

> pediatrician doesn't think it's a problem.

>

> I know that lots of different kinds of physicians can diagnose

> plagio, but in your experience, what kind gave you the least

> problems, the least run-around, the least problems with insurance,

> etc?

>

> Right now, I've got 3 doctors in mind. One is a neurosurgeon, one

> is a pediatric neurologist, and one is a plastic surgeon who deals

a

> lot with pediatric craniofacial problems.

>

> Which would you go with, and why?

>

>

> Mandy

> , almost 7 months old

> Alabama

[Guest guest]

Hi Mandy,

I saw two, a neurosurgeon and a neurologist. I would lean more

towards a neurosurgeon or a craniofacial if I were you. Neurologists

deal with some really severe problems so to many of them, plagio is

just not a big deal. Just my experience,

Natasha

> Thanks to all who responded to my questions a few days ago. We've

> decided to at least have Will seen by a specialist since his

> pediatrician doesn't think it's a problem.

>

> I know that lots of different kinds of physicians can diagnose

> plagio, but in your experience, what kind gave you the least

> problems, the least run-around, the least problems with insurance,

> etc?

>

> Right now, I've got 3 doctors in mind. One is a neurosurgeon, one

> is a pediatric neurologist, and one is a plastic surgeon who deals

a

> lot with pediatric craniofacial problems.

>

> Which would you go with, and why?

>

>

> Mandy

> , almost 7 months old

> Alabama

[Guest guest]

I woudn't think a neurologist would be a good choice for plagio, but

the other two should be fine. See if you can find anyone who saw

them for plagio to know if they are even probanding or not. Some

docs are just plain against banding, even in the most severe cases.

I think neurosurgeons tend to be a little less apt to write scripts

for mild/mod cases as they are less concerned w/appearance than they

are possible side effects from the plagio. Good luck!

, mom to Hannah, DOCband #3 3/30

Cape Cod, Ma

> Thanks to all who responded to my questions a few days ago. We've

> decided to at least have Will seen by a specialist since his

> pediatrician doesn't think it's a problem.

>

> I know that lots of different kinds of physicians can diagnose

> plagio, but in your experience, what kind gave you the least

> problems, the least run-around, the least problems with insurance,

> etc?

>

> Right now, I've got 3 doctors in mind. One is a neurosurgeon, one

> is a pediatric neurologist, and one is a plastic surgeon who deals

a

> lot with pediatric craniofacial problems.

>

> Which would you go with, and why?

>

>

> Mandy

> , almost 7 months old

> Alabama