Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Hi, The STARband weighs about 8 ounces. > > > > > > Hi, All > > > > > > I'm a new member here. My son (8 month old already) did a > > > START scan two weeks back. The difference between Oblique- > Diagonal1 > > > (at -30 deg) and Oblique-Diagonal 2(at 30 deg) are 9mm. Also his > > > Cephailic Ratio are 0.963 and RSI is 50.5. The Dr. recommends him > > > using a STAR band. We are still waiting for insurance approval. > > > > > > At the same time, my husband and I are still debating whether we > > > shall band him or not. It is such difficult decision. Honestly, > I'm > > > little scared when reading the messages describing some kids > having > > > difficult time to adjust to the band. I have some questions here, > > > hope someone can help us out in this decision making process: > > > > > > 1. How server 's situation is in this case? We forget to > > > ask this question to Dr. during the appointment. > > > > > > > > > 2. Dr. Reference > > > By reading the post messages, I realized how important is to have > a > > > good Dr. on this. We are seeing Dr. Vicari, from Children > > > Memorial Hospital (IL). He is very busy, and in fact we waited > > about > > > 4 weeks to get the appointment and appointment was cancelled once > > and > > > finally had it with one and half hour delay. So I'm little bit > > > concerned about the Dr's availability during this banding > process. > > Is > > > there anyone who can share experience with this Dr.? > > > > > > 3. Is there any known medical concern if kid with posterior > > > plagiocephaly and brachycephaly is not banded? > > > > > > 4. My husband also has flat spot on the back, if my son gets it > > > from him can it be corrected by banding or it will come back > after > > > banding. > > > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > > > Sunny (IL) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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