New here - son getting helmet soon

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Hi, My name is Jules and my younger son, , will be receiving a

helmet soon.

He is 9 months old and has a uniformly flat head in back (called

brachycephaly I believe). My older son had the more common plagio on

one side and was never treated as the pediatrician didn't feel it was

necessary and we didn't know any better. is now 27 months old

and while his head has rounded out well he still has ears that are

slightly uneven and I wish we had had him evaluated when he was

younger.

It took a while with but we finally got a consultation with a

cranial/facial surgeon which was 2 days ago. He said is quite

severe and should be helmeted. Since he's already 9 months old we

don't plan to wait for our insurance but will pay up-front and try to

get reimbursed later. Has this worked for others? We can't afford

to wait for months with for an approval that might never come

because we have such a limited time to get any true benefit from the

helmet.

I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with it all and am frustrated that I

didn't push for this earlier especially given our experience with our

older son.

Thanks and I hope to get to know some of you through this process.

Jules

02/02/04