Re: Help in Colorado

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Wow I'm a little shocked that a ped said it was " cruel and unusual

punishment " especially since the AAP recommends banding if the

infant's headshape has not improved by 6 months of age. Some

infants do take some time getting used to them. I've read some

stories where sleeping was interrupted for a week or two. Usually

screaming was reserved to very poor fitting bands. My children

slept in theirs the first afternoon and didn't turn back. I will

say they both disliked casting immensely unless being bribed

It is still fairly new - only having been FDA approved since 98 so

some drs are still not fully aware of the benefits, protocols, risks

and outcomes. The unknown is always a bit scary.

I'm glad your son's flatness has somewhat resolved with time.

It's a very personal decision aobut what flatness severity is

acceptable to a family. There is a sacrifice of time and energy

involved. My girls had inuterine constraint and torticollis both

indicators rounding out was highly unlikely. We went through 3 DOC

bands and 5 castings (yes I have 5 little headsicles in the

closet). I will do it again in a heartbeat if I have another child

with plagio.

na, DOC Grad Feb 04

Kiersten, DOC Grad Apr 06

www.thefilyaws.com/plagio/plagio.html

& gt; & gt; Hi, my name

is and my son's name is Evan. We had Evan's nine & gt; month

ped visit yesterday and finally after six months of being told & gt;

his head would round out by itself, we were given the recommedation

to & gt; contact Cranial Tech. Problem being, the closest one is in

Phoenix and & gt; I simply don't think we can afford the visits back

and forth so often. & gt; I am really looking for some suggestions

here. I looked at the page & gt; that gave resources for places in

Colorado but I don't really & gt; understand who or

> what those people are and do. For those of you from & gt; Colorado

who have made the many trips out to Phoenix, can I ask how & gt; many

visits you had to make and an approximately how much it cost. & gt;

& gt; If there is any way we can have his head worked on without

having to & gt; travel we might have some hope. I think he would

benefit from this & gt; tremendously and I pray that all hope is not

lost but I'm thinking & gt; that although our insurance will cover at

least a portion of this, & gt; unless we win the lottery we may never

be able to afford to do this & gt; otherwise. I am open to any

advice. Thanks for listening. & gt;