Guest guest Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 WOW! Thanks so much for that thorough answer. I am leaning towards just keeping the appointment I have and getting him banded now.... he will be one day shy of 4 months when he gets the band. He is moderate, but on the mild side of moderate, I think, so I bet we would get really good results quickly. How much does Jack weigh? DO you know how much he has gained since you started therapy? > > > Jack had his weekly helmet adjustment today and > > the orthotist at > > > Cranial Tech said 2, maybe 3 more weeks. > > (Obviously there will be > > some > > > ritualistic dancing to the Growth Gods tonight at > > home.) How > > exactly do > > > they finally come to that decision? Do they, > > during one of the > > visits, > > > remeasure to see where he is or is it just based > > on the visual > > > comparison to his headcicle? And does it just come > > off, cold turkey > > so > > > to speak? Or do you still use it, while it still > > fits, for > > sleeping? > > > > > > The last spot we are looking for growth is behind > > the ear on the > > flat > > > side. It has started to round out in the back, > > which the orthotist > > said > > > is where the growth typically happens first, > > before moving towards > > the > > > ear. We do have nice rounding on the front > > side/forehead side of > > the > > > flat side. The other night when I took his helmet > > off, he looked > > > different to me. And the ears are realing coming > > into line. But we > > are > > > running out of room to shave any more foam out and > > we are only 4 > > weeks > > > into his helmet. He didn't seem to grow as much > > between week 3 and > > week > > > 4 visit but they also took A LOT out at week 3. > > And did so again > > today. > > > So I had a hard time telling if he grew a lot. The > > helmet was still > > a > > > little lose from last weeks adjustment to me. I > > thought she wasn't > > > going to take a lot out at all. Boy was I wrong. > > > > > > I am starting to get nervous about the " after > > helmet " phase. The > > tort > > > seems resolved to me. At his PT appointment last > > week, the phsyical > > > therapist had us drop stretches to once a day. She > > still thinks he > > will > > > be sitting pretty soon but right now we are still > > teetering in the > > > sitting position and can only hold it for a little > > bit. Also the > > > therapist told us we will have to watch him > > closely when he starts > > to > > > crawl to see if he drags his tort side. But really > > thinks once the > > > helmet comes off, he is done. > > > > > > Okay and am I weird? I think in a way I will miss > > the helmet. He > > just > > > looks so cute in it ... and, to me, his face looks > > so different > > when he > > > doesn't have it on. Not to mention the peace of > > mind it gives > > me ... I > > > don't have to be neurotic about how he is > > positioned, where we have > > > him. I am not looking forward to going back to > > that mother again. > > > > > > > > > Jack - 5 months > > > tort/plagio > > > DOCBand - 6/2/05 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 WOW! Thanks so much for that thorough answer. I am leaning towards just keeping the appointment I have and getting him banded now.... he will be one day shy of 4 months when he gets the band. He is moderate, but on the mild side of moderate, I think, so I bet we would get really good results quickly. How much does Jack weigh? DO you know how much he has gained since you started therapy? > > > Jack had his weekly helmet adjustment today and > > the orthotist at > > > Cranial Tech said 2, maybe 3 more weeks. > > (Obviously there will be > > some > > > ritualistic dancing to the Growth Gods tonight at > > home.) How > > exactly do > > > they finally come to that decision? Do they, > > during one of the > > visits, > > > remeasure to see where he is or is it just based > > on the visual > > > comparison to his headcicle? And does it just come > > off, cold turkey > > so > > > to speak? Or do you still use it, while it still > > fits, for > > sleeping? > > > > > > The last spot we are looking for growth is behind > > the ear on the > > flat > > > side. It has started to round out in the back, > > which the orthotist > > said > > > is where the growth typically happens first, > > before moving towards > > the > > > ear. We do have nice rounding on the front > > side/forehead side of > > the > > > flat side. The other night when I took his helmet > > off, he looked > > > different to me. And the ears are realing coming > > into line. But we > > are > > > running out of room to shave any more foam out and > > we are only 4 > > weeks > > > into his helmet. He didn't seem to grow as much > > between week 3 and > > week > > > 4 visit but they also took A LOT out at week 3. > > And did so again > > today. > > > So I had a hard time telling if he grew a lot. The > > helmet was still > > a > > > little lose from last weeks adjustment to me. I > > thought she wasn't > > > going to take a lot out at all. Boy was I wrong. > > > > > > I am starting to get nervous about the " after > > helmet " phase. The > > tort > > > seems resolved to me. At his PT appointment last > > week, the phsyical > > > therapist had us drop stretches to once a day. She > > still thinks he > > will > > > be sitting pretty soon but right now we are still > > teetering in the > > > sitting position and can only hold it for a little > > bit. Also the > > > therapist told us we will have to watch him > > closely when he starts > > to > > > crawl to see if he drags his tort side. But really > > thinks once the > > > helmet comes off, he is done. > > > > > > Okay and am I weird? I think in a way I will miss > > the helmet. He > > just > > > looks so cute in it ... and, to me, his face looks > > so different > > when he > > > doesn't have it on. Not to mention the peace of > > mind it gives > > me ... I > > > don't have to be neurotic about how he is > > positioned, where we have > > > him. I am not looking forward to going back to > > that mother again. > > > > > > > > > Jack - 5 months > > > tort/plagio > > > DOCBand - 6/2/05 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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