Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Hi , Awww I'm sorry to hear that! By no growth, do you mean no greater change in circumference? Becasue as I learned it is still possible to acheive correction with a re-distrbution of the volume of the head, but not necessarily the circumference size. Have you taken some before and after shots from all of the angles? I found that helped me immensely. In fact, I have more to post right now.... Sue Colin F., 13 mos. STARband grad 9/04 brachy --- In Plagiocephaly , " " <boomgirl79@y...> wrote: > > I can't believe how long it's been since I posted here. I went back > to teaching after the summer and have found NO TIME to do anything! > > Thought I'd stop by and give an update on Asher and his Hanger Helmet. > He had an appt. today and we've seen NO growth in 3 months (On a side > note, he has also lost 4 lbs. in the past 3 months)! Hanger says > since he's 13 months, this is the tail end of where they can help. > He gets 3 more weeks in the helmet and then it's done. I'm so > bummed! I saw great growth the first month, but now nothing. His > head is nowhere near perfect! If we're really done, I don't > regret doing the helmet, because there's at least some rounding the > the flat area, but it's still so misporportioned! > > OK-enough complaining. I hope this post finds everyone well and that > happy rounding is occuring! > > God Bless, > in Denver > Asher; 13 months (pos. plagio, motor delays) > Hanger helmet 6/29/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Hi I hope that Asher has a great growthspurt in the next 3wks. Does the band still fit him? I would ask them to leave him in it till he outgrows it. Many of our kids had growthspurts beyond the 13month mark. Let us know what they say. Sandy Willow's Mom Torticollis resolved Cranio Germany Grad --- In Plagiocephaly , " " <boomgirl79@y...> wrote: > > I can't believe how long it's been since I posted here. I went back > to teaching after the summer and have found NO TIME to do anything! > > Thought I'd stop by and give an update on Asher and his Hanger Helmet. > He had an appt. today and we've seen NO growth in 3 months (On a side > note, he has also lost 4 lbs. in the past 3 months)! Hanger says > since he's 13 months, this is the tail end of where they can help. > He gets 3 more weeks in the helmet and then it's done. I'm so > bummed! I saw great growth the first month, but now nothing. His > head is nowhere near perfect! If we're really done, I don't > regret doing the helmet, because there's at least some rounding the > the flat area, but it's still so misporportioned! > > OK-enough complaining. I hope this post finds everyone well and that > happy rounding is occuring! > > God Bless, > in Denver > Asher; 13 months (pos. plagio, motor delays) > Hanger helmet 6/29/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Oh , I'm so sorry. I know how you feel. My son didn't increase his head circumference hardly at all while he was banded. He didn't receive nearly the correction that I hoped for. But, like you I had no regrets, we did our best. Hugs to you, Natasha --- In Plagiocephaly , " " <boomgirl79@y...> wrote: > > I can't believe how long it's been since I posted here. I went back > to teaching after the summer and have found NO TIME to do anything! > > Thought I'd stop by and give an update on Asher and his Hanger Helmet. > He had an appt. today and we've seen NO growth in 3 months (On a side > note, he has also lost 4 lbs. in the past 3 months)! Hanger says > since he's 13 months, this is the tail end of where they can help. > He gets 3 more weeks in the helmet and then it's done. I'm so > bummed! I saw great growth the first month, but now nothing. His > head is nowhere near perfect! If we're really done, I don't > regret doing the helmet, because there's at least some rounding the > the flat area, but it's still so misporportioned! > > OK-enough complaining. I hope this post finds everyone well and that > happy rounding is occuring! > > God Bless, > in Denver > Asher; 13 months (pos. plagio, motor delays) > Hanger helmet 6/29/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 I just wanted to add that Jenna didn't have much growth in circumference while banded. But as Sue said the growth was redistributed in areas needed. She has some comparisons in the before and afters under STArbands. She was brachy/plagio. Angie and Jenna(STAR grad) Re: Asher update--What Now? > > > Hi , Awww I'm sorry to hear that! By no growth, do you mean > no greater change in circumference? Becasue as I learned it is still > possible to acheive correction with a re-distrbution of the volume of > the head, but not necessarily the circumference size. Have you taken > some before and after shots from all of the angles? I found that > helped me immensely. In fact, I have more to post right now.... > > Sue > Colin F., 13 mos. > STARband grad 9/04 > brachy > > >> >> I can't believe how long it's been since I posted here. I went > back >> to teaching after the summer and have found NO TIME to do anything! >> >> Thought I'd stop by and give an update on Asher and his Hanger > Helmet. >> He had an appt. today and we've seen NO growth in 3 months (On a > side >> note, he has also lost 4 lbs. in the past 3 months)! Hanger says >> since he's 13 months, this is the tail end of where they can help. >> He gets 3 more weeks in the helmet and then it's done. I'm so >> bummed! I saw great growth the first month, but now nothing. His >> head is nowhere near perfect! If we're really done, I don't >> regret doing the helmet, because there's at least some rounding the >> the flat area, but it's still so misporportioned! >> >> OK-enough complaining. I hope this post finds everyone well and > that >> happy rounding is occuring! >> >> God Bless, >> in Denver >> Asher; 13 months (pos. plagio, motor delays) >> Hanger helmet 6/29/04 > > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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