Re: Help in Colorado

[Guest guest]

Hi - interesting re Kaiser I wonder if we all have the same useless

pedetrician as well. Good luck with your decision to band or not

band - if you want to have a look at my son's band head/before after

shots just post me again I am more than happy to show you the band

in person (doc band though).

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> > A lot of pede's don't support banding but I have never

> > > heard it taken to the extreme of calling it cruel and unusual

> > > punishment.

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> > That statement is representative of the attitude in this

region.

> > Sad. That's why, as a Colorado parent, I continue to watch this

> > board and hope I can help at least a couple people.

> >

> > I had 1 pediatrician swear up and down, and adamantly and

> > aggressively tell me that banding does not work. When I begged

> him

> > to present me with the research, or factual, documented

> information

> > that supported his statement, he couldn't. I've since provided

> that

> > practice, at their request, with all the information documenting

> our

> > success. The entire practice now supports parents who want to

> treat

> > plagio.

> >

> > I also have a close friend with a 2 year old with untreated

> plagio,

> > and my 4 year old has a classmate with untreated plagio. It's

> > obvious. My daughter's plagio was severe, and the dramatic

> > difference in regular pictures taken before and after her

> treatment

> > is striking. The improvement makes it even easier to see how

bad

> it

> > really was.

> >

> > I fully respect everyone's personal decision to pursue treatment

> or

> > not. I struggle with the lack of information available in this

> > region. The result is that parents are led to make an

uninformed

> > decision, rather than being able to make an open-minded decision

> > about what is best for their baby. That can only be

accomplished

> > when armed with all the facts.

> >

> > Tammy

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