Worried I made this decision too fast.....

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HI everyone! I am so thankful for these boards I tell you, you all

are so helpful. After all the post I read, I'm getting a little

worried that I didn't do MY proper research in finding the right

orthotist, We moved from WA state and from Dianne's story about

Alyssa there wasn't many options in that state. I think God was

looking out for us getting us these orders to VA because they have a

Hanger clinic and this orthotist that does use the Star Band. We

were oringinally going to go with Hanger b/c it was a 1000 dollars

cheaper than Coastal Prosthetics and Orthodics, (thats where we go)

but when I called to make an appt. they said there is one orthotist

that travels to all three Hanger locations and he is out b/c of

Hodgkins disease, he won't be back until maybe Sept, ok well that

would have been way too late for us, DOC band is 4 hours up near

D.C. and that travel was just not possible, we only have one car

right now too. So anyway Harry Bright is our orthotist, I feel

though that we were rushing because of Abbey's age, (9mo.) when

casted and he actually put a rush on the band. He likes to see her

once a week for adjustments right now and then it will go to two

weeks, he thinks she'll have to wear it til at least her first

birthday Sept. 25., Now here is why I am a little concerned....(took

me long enough to get to this point, lol)

When I asked how many kids he does, the receptionist said 10-20 a

month! I have been to the office 3 times now and have yet to see

another baby with a band. Now Harry has gotten all of the sick

orthotist's work b/c they are the only two in the area, when we

asked him about Hanger and why they are so much cheaper, he

proceeded to really dis the guy, said he was a good young kid but

wasn't trained well, his exact words were incompetent idiot, way to

talk about a guy that might die! I just kind of thought that was

unprofessional to talk bad about other orthotists, he said the guy

would put the bands on and not adjust them for like a month and the

babies would come back with sores and blisters, he kind or scared me

b/c we were going to go with this guy b/c it was so much cheaper! I

mean she is doing fine and gets adjusted again Tuesday, it's just

that he doesn't " specailize " in these bands, he also make other

orthodic devices, and prosthetics, and supposedly rolling in the

dough from this guy being out of commission. I just had a lot of

concerns coming to him and he joked them off like " c'mon she's great

she do fine with this, they don't care or know it's on " , he just

sort of made me feel like a nervous nelly. It's a little too late to

change now, and we really can't. Is this a competitive business?

Sorry this is so long, I just feel like everyone here REALLY had

done their research and I was just in a panic to get her in a band

to fix this before it was too late, and really didn't have a choice

on where to take her. I guess I am just scared that this band won't

work or something or what if he screws up her head even more? And

all this money we paid, we are barely making ends meet. I just wish

I knew a little more sometimes. Thanks for listening everyone.

Abbeysmama