Re: graduated from third band - DARA

[Guest guest]

Hi Dara

Congratulations!!!

Can you tell me more about your decision to get the third band? Did you have

any measurements taken? Where did you want to see improvement and did you see

it there? Just wondering as we are currently in our second band and because I

want to ensure that my daughter gets as much correction as possible the thought

of a third band is in the back of my head....

Any info you can give me is much appreciated!

Thanks!

Dawn ( 1st DOC Band 3/04, 2nd DOC Band 7/04, tort resolved)

graduated from third band

> hello everyone,

> I am a periodic lurker on this board and more active on the tort

> board. My son got his first Doc Band at 7 months, and now at 18

> months and 3 bands later has finally graduated!!! I am very happy

> with the results, and especially happy that we got the third band.

>

> His measurements all improved even more while in the third band

> than

> in the second band, probably due to his huge growth spurt right

> after

> the third band started.

>

> When we were making this hard decision about the third band, I

> received great support from several people on this board,

> including

> . I am regretful that I cannot remember the names of who

> else,

> but I want to say how grateful I am for the feedback- you informed

> us

> that it was even an option, and helped give us the courage to

> advicate to get it, and it was all worth it.

> Thanks!!!

>

> Dara

> mom to Jonah/19 months/tort/plagio/low tone and DOc Band Grad!

> land

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

As we were nearing the end of our second band, I was grateful for the

progress made, but there was one area of his head that was still

nagging at me. The area behind his ear, really the side of his head.

I noticed it most looking from behind him, could still see

significant asymmetry. One side was round and the other still

appeared flat. I say that Jonah has plagio, but it really a combo of

plagio/scapho, so the side of his head where the flat spot is still

appeared long to me, although improved (hope that makes sense) We

went to see the craniofacial doc and he said that we had acheived 80%

correction. Well that is great except that is what he said as we were

nearing the end of the first band. Then CT took measurements again,

confirming what I thought I was seeing, and they did not change at

all in that area. I did not say anything at the time, as I did not

really know there was the option of the third band. And then I came

to this board one night, after not being here for awhile, and there

was a post about third bands. what fate! And so I started

thinking. . .

I asked at our next CT appt and we decided to do it. But then There

was some disagreement among the therapists as to whether a third band

was recommended. I was strongly warned that a third band may not

bring on any more correction, given there was so little correction in

the second band. But after hearing about sarah's Hannah's success at

the time, and my thinking was that some babies are not even banded

the first time until Jonah's age (then 14 months) so why not go for

it, we had come this far, I wanted to know we did everything we

could. To make a long story just a little shorter, I was contacted

by the Carol son of CT and we talked it over and decided to go

ahead with it. (she was great, by the way-if all company's had as

good customer service as I got at CT then I would have a lot of

happier days)

I beleive we did not have more correction in the second band because

Jonah did no have any good growth spurts during that time-he was sick

alot last winter with brnchitis and the onset of asthma, and my

theory is that most of his energy was taken up by illness and not

used for growing. Luckily right after we got the third band he had a

huge growth spurt. I also used an osteopath during this time to do

some craniosacral work and I beleive this helped to.

Jonah's measurements in cranial asymmetry started at 13mm, went to

10mm in band 1, stayed at that in band 2 and then went to 5mm in band

3. We also say additional correction in his forhead, and ear

alignment, not down to 1mm.

Well this was kind of long, but I hpe it helps in some way. I always

say go with you gut.

Dara

[Guest guest]

Wow Dara, how interesting about his measurements. He must not have

grown much at all in that second band and then made up for it in his

third band . Hannah was really in a growth rut for awhile as

well, and I too think we got more correction out of her third band

than her second. Can't wait to see his pics!

--- In Plagiocephaly , " darabeth2003 " <dalewine@c...>

wrote:

> Jonah's measurements in cranial asymmetry started at 13mm, went to

> 10mm in band 1, stayed at that in band 2 and then went to 5mm in

band

> 3. We also say additional correction in his forhead, and ear

> alignment, not down to 1mm.

>

> Well this was kind of long, but I hpe it helps in some way. I

always

> say go with you gut.

> Dara