Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Wow!!! That is amazing… 350$ ???????? That is 50% of my 20% co payment. Where are you Catriona? We I bet it would be cheaper to pay the airplane ticket and fly there for the treatment J helmet prices Hello again to all in the group. Naomi got her helmet yesterday - we spent 1.45 there about, and she really didn't mind the helmet at all. We've had it on for 4 periods of 30 minutes so far today, I might get one more in. Tomorrow we do 4-6 periods of an hour, the next day 4-6 of 1.5 hours, the next day 2 of 4 hours, the next day all the time. I'm so impressed at how she doesn't mind it at all! Anyhow, I write because I am horrified at how much you have to pay for your helmets - it seems totally out of line. The cost of ours is a little over 500chf - about 350$. I have seen the results because a friend of mine's son had severe plagio and he's got a lovely round head now after 3 months. I have to pay for visits as well, but this won't add up to much. So I'd just like to know why it is the prices you pay over there are so huge? Any ideas? Is it all malpractice? Or massive profit... Bye for now, Catriona and Naomi For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Thanks for posting! I;m glad that she is doing so well! Good question. My guess is FDA approval. It's a very expensive process to get 510k approval for medical devices. But I'll bet that Christie or another moderator will know for sure. Sue Colin F. 11 mos, brachy, rt plagio STARband 6/29 (10 wks) $2,800 inc. weekly ortho visits for 3 mos. and 2 scans Buffalo, NY > Hello again to all in the group. Naomi got her helmet yesterday - we > spent 1.45 there about, and she really didn't mind the helmet at all. > We've had it on for 4 periods of 30 minutes so far today, I might get > one more in. Tomorrow we do 4-6 periods of an hour, the next day 4- 6 of > 1.5 hours, the next day 2 of 4 hours, the next day all the time. I'm so > impressed at how she doesn't mind it at all! Anyhow, I write because I > am horrified at how much you have to pay for your helmets - it seems > totally out of line. The cost of ours is a little over 500chf - about > 350$. I have seen the results because a friend of mine's son had severe > plagio and he's got a lovely round head now after 3 months. I have to > pay for visits as well, but this won't add up to much. So I'd just like > to know why it is the prices you pay over there are so huge? Any ideas? > Is it all malpractice? Or massive profit... > > Bye for now, > > Catriona and Naomi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Hi again, I am in Switzerland. Naomi's helmet was custom made. They casted her head, then made the helmet out of some kind of moldable material. She goes in after 10 days for the first adjustment, and then every 2 weeks assuming all is going well. In order to get the helmet she had to see a neurosurgeon, who diagnosed her plagio as moderate initially and got us to come back after about 5 weeks to see if it had improved with osteopathy and repo and more tummy time/neck exercises. It was also incredibly hot! After 5 weeks it had improved, but not enough, so helmet. She has an asymmetry in her head diagonals of 1.6 cm. The dr is: Dr Rilliet He works at the children's hospital in Geneva, and also one in Lausanne. I can't give you the Lausanne coordinates but the Geneva ones are: Dr Rilliet (it's good to get a referral) HUG - Hopital Cantonal de Geneve Hopital des Enfants 6, rue Willy-Donze 1211 Geneve 14 022 382 47 00 I did post the details earlier, but I guess they weren't picked up. I know he almost never put helmets on babies at less than 6 months. Well, that's all really. We have had our first hour - actually hour and a quarter - today, and she didn't mind it. She even fell asleep! Time for the next one... Catriona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Hi Catriona Thank you for the update, and the contact information for the doctor. Keep us updated on Naomi's progress. Sounds like she is in an active band. Did they say what kind it was? Locally made? Sandy Willow's Mom > Hi again, > > I am in Switzerland. Naomi's helmet was custom made. They casted her > head, then made the helmet out of some kind of moldable material. She > goes in after 10 days for the first adjustment, and then every 2 weeks > assuming all is going well. In order to get the helmet she had to see a > neurosurgeon, who diagnosed her plagio as moderate initially and got us > to come back after about 5 weeks to see if it had improved with > osteopathy and repo and more tummy time/neck exercises. It was also > incredibly hot! After 5 weeks it had improved, but not enough, so > helmet. She has an asymmetry in her head diagonals of 1.6 cm. > > The dr is: > > Dr Rilliet > He works at the children's hospital in Geneva, and also one in > Lausanne. I can't give you the Lausanne coordinates but the Geneva ones > are: > > Dr Rilliet (it's good to get a referral) > HUG - Hopital Cantonal de Geneve > Hopital des Enfants > 6, rue Willy-Donze > 1211 Geneve 14 > > 022 382 47 00 > > I did post the details earlier, but I guess they weren't picked up. I > know he almost never put helmets on babies at less than 6 months. > > Well, that's all really. We have had our first hour - actually hour and > a quarter - today, and she didn't mind it. She even fell asleep! Time > for the next one... > Catriona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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