Guest guest Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Tammy, Thanks for that bit of info. It may help the Colorado parents know what they are up against. The 2 ped practices in my small town (well we are the big town - lol) don't believe in bands. Good thing I was a family practitioner that had at least had one child go to CT through a specialist. That and I can be pretty pushy especially when it comes to my girls. I'm glad you have stuck around. Thanks again. na, DOC Grad 2/04 Kiersten, DOC Grad 4/06 www.thefilyaws.com/plagio/plagio.html > > 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. > > > 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 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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