Re: Helmet woes - Update

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Thank you for all your kind words and helpful hints.

I do not know how much experience my orhto has. I started out with

someone else locally who has a lot of experience. Due to vacation +

scanner problems they referred me to start treatment with the place I

go to right now. I just stuck with them after that, since they seemed

to have less scheduling problems (I get an appoinment fairly quick

when I have fit issues) and my DS has major stanger anxiety and he

seems to do better with the current ortho.

Today we first tried adding some padding to the bottom of the helmet

in hopes that it would hold onto the point under the skull (like

mentioned) - but that did not work. (The ortho gave me an

official rate of 50% chance that it would work, but I think that is

the number they tell their customers... my guess is that it works once

in a blue moon, but they try anyways). So we took out all additional

padding that was put in today and yesterday and cut out his eyes again

so he would see. Then DS got scanned for a new helmet. The ortho

stressed the points mentioned, that it has to grab under the skull so

she made sure she got all the way down his neck. However - the current

helmet seems to fit pretty well after taking out the padding and

opening his eyes again. I will watch for any other problems (ears,

more shifting, pressure points), but if I do not find any I might

stick with the current one. We never had any problems with red spots

or sores and I would like to keep it that way. And from his

" hairstyle " when I take off the helmet I can tell it still sits tight

on the wide part of his head and is open in the back.

Thanks again and sorry for the novel.

Fidi + DS, 8 months, in Hanger helmet since 5/4/06