Re: Anyone have a thought for me?

December 15, 2004

Hi,

Just do your homework, make sure that the STARband ortho has

experience. Experience is a must when it comes to bands. Call the OKC

place and ask to speak to the ortho. Ask him/her how much experience

he/she has in treating plagio babies, how many babies has he actually

treated and can she give your references. The more experience the

better. If he/she has little or no experience then yes, I think you

should load up the van and go to Cranial Tech.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " dixondara " <dixondara@y...>

wrote:

>

> Since I first wrote, we got Jack diagnosed with Tort, and start TP

> tomorrow. His asymetry is hard to capture on film but his ears are

> off by at least a centimeter, maybe two. I sent the same pictures to

> Dr. Jayesh Panchal (Neurosurgen) in Okla City on his posted email

> address. He wrote me back and said it looked like Jack could benefit

> from a helmet. Then he said if I would come to OKC he would do the

> evaluation and he gave me the office phone number. The earliest appt

> they can give me is January 20th. He refers to a Orthotist that uses

> Star Bands. Jack will be five months old on Jan 20th, and older by

> the time he could get a band. It is at least for hours drive to CT

> clinic in Dallas and 2.5 hours to OKC. Do you think I should load

> the van and head to Dallas?

> I would appretiate your thoughts...

> Nervious mom of Jack RD.

> Picture is posted in file Jack R D

December 15, 2004

Since you already know that you're dealing with plagio and you're

considering banding, is it necessary to see the neurosurgeon to refer

you to STAR? Can you just call STAR yourself? Save the wait and run-

around? I'm not sure it works that way...but that way you could deal

with closer treatment and not have to wait over a month to get the

ball rolling. Just a thought...they grow sooo fast at this stage.

, mom to Emma 6 mo.

tort/plagio/docBand 10/25

Cleveland, OH

> >

> > Since I first wrote, we got Jack diagnosed with Tort, and start TP

> > tomorrow. His asymetry is hard to capture on film but his ears are

> > off by at least a centimeter, maybe two. I sent the same pictures

to

> > Dr. Jayesh Panchal (Neurosurgen) in Okla City on his posted email

> > address. He wrote me back and said it looked like Jack could

benefit

> > from a helmet. Then he said if I would come to OKC he would do the

> > evaluation and he gave me the office phone number. The earliest

appt

> > they can give me is January 20th. He refers to a Orthotist that

uses

> > Star Bands. Jack will be five months old on Jan 20th, and older by

> > the time he could get a band. It is at least for hours drive to CT

> > clinic in Dallas and 2.5 hours to OKC. Do you think I should load

> > the van and head to Dallas?

> > I would appretiate your thoughts...

> > Nervious mom of Jack RD.

> > Picture is posted in file Jack R D

December 15, 2004

If you can get a prescription from your pediatrician, than yes, you

could just refer yourself. It may shave a few weeks off your wait

time! Many peds are not plagio friendly though, but it could be

worth the try!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

> > >

> > > Since I first wrote, we got Jack diagnosed with Tort, and

start TP

> > > tomorrow. His asymetry is hard to capture on film but his ears

are

> > > off by at least a centimeter, maybe two. I sent the same

pictures

> to

> > > Dr. Jayesh Panchal (Neurosurgen) in Okla City on his posted

email

> > > address. He wrote me back and said it looked like Jack could

> benefit

> > > from a helmet. Then he said if I would come to OKC he would do

the

> > > evaluation and he gave me the office phone number. The

earliest

> appt

> > > they can give me is January 20th. He refers to a Orthotist

that

> uses

> > > Star Bands. Jack will be five months old on Jan 20th, and

older by

> > > the time he could get a band. It is at least for hours drive

to CT

> > > clinic in Dallas and 2.5 hours to OKC. Do you think I should

load

> > > the van and head to Dallas?

> > > I would appretiate your thoughts...

> > > Nervious mom of Jack RD.

> > > Picture is posted in file Jack R D

December 15, 2004

I see , and gave you some good pointers. Let us know

which way it goes

Sandy Willow's Mom

--- In Plagiocephaly , " dixondara " <dixondara@y...>

wrote:

>

> Since I first wrote, we got Jack diagnosed with Tort, and start TP

> tomorrow. His asymetry is hard to capture on film but his ears are

> off by at least a centimeter, maybe two. I sent the same pictures

to

> Dr. Jayesh Panchal (Neurosurgen) in Okla City on his posted email

> address. He wrote me back and said it looked like Jack could

benefit

> from a helmet. Then he said if I would come to OKC he would do the

> evaluation and he gave me the office phone number. The earliest

appt

> they can give me is January 20th. He refers to a Orthotist that

uses

> Star Bands. Jack will be five months old on Jan 20th, and older by

> the time he could get a band. It is at least for hours drive to CT

> clinic in Dallas and 2.5 hours to OKC. Do you think I should load

> the van and head to Dallas?

> I would appretiate your thoughts...

> Nervious mom of Jack RD.

> Picture is posted in file Jack R D

December 15, 2004

I thought a neurosurgeon had to give a prescription?

> > >

> > > Since I first wrote, we got Jack diagnosed with Tort, and start

TP

> > > tomorrow. His asymetry is hard to capture on film but his ears

are

> > > off by at least a centimeter, maybe two. I sent the same

pictures

> to

> > > Dr. Jayesh Panchal (Neurosurgen) in Okla City on his posted

email

> > > address. He wrote me back and said it looked like Jack could

> benefit

> > > from a helmet. Then he said if I would come to OKC he would do

the

> > > evaluation and he gave me the office phone number. The earliest

> appt

> > > they can give me is January 20th. He refers to a Orthotist that

> uses

> > > Star Bands. Jack will be five months old on Jan 20th, and older

by

> > > the time he could get a band. It is at least for hours drive to

CT

> > > clinic in Dallas and 2.5 hours to OKC. Do you think I should

load

> > > the van and head to Dallas?

> > > I would appretiate your thoughts...

> > > Nervious mom of Jack RD.