Adjustment Needed?! Already?

April 8, 2007

Ok, I swear, as soon as I feel like I get DJ's helmet adjusted and

it's fitting better (not covering his ears etc.), it seems to start

shifting more again and feeling a bit loose. We have only had the

helmet for 2 1/2 weeks and it's been adjusted twice. I don't think

they did a great job the first time though. Then I went in this past

Tues., because I felt it was shifting too much and covering his one

ear. When we left things were great and now in the last day or two

it seems that ear is getting rubbed a bit again and the helmet is

shifting more. Last night DJ had a bit of a red mark on the top of

his head where the opening is, pretty much the shape of the opening,

only on one side though, the same side where it tends to fall on that

ear some. So, I kept it off last night since it didn't fade.

However, I am not sure if it's more irritation than a " red spot " .

It's not really red, just pink, it was still a little pink this

morning so I put the helmet back on with some hydrocortozone. I

especially noticed then that right there is where the helmet can

shift more towards the back, or the front.

My question is....

1. What does a red spot look like?? How can I tell the diff. between

that and a skin irritation?

2. Is this normal that even though it was just adjusted Tues. that

his head would have changed so much since then that I'd have to go in

again this week?! (My next. scheduled appt. is a week from Mon. ,and

they schedule appts. biweekly)

Thanks.....I hate to keep the helmet off if it's just an irritation,

I worry to miss any correction time, but I also don't want to keep it

on if it needs adjustment. My ortho is on vacation this week, but I

guess he said if needed they'd send me to another one.

Happy Easter!

Theresa

Warren MI

DJ- Becker Band 3/22/07

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