Update: Eli had his first appt today

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Well, we took Eli in to see Dr. Ehret at Bridge in Tacoma

(Washington). He is a cranial-facial plastic surgeon. We had been

waiting since Eli was 4.5 months old to see him to see if Eli was a

candidate for helmet therapy. He said that Eli has a " perfect " head

and there is definitely no need for a helmet/band. He said that he

did have some flatness at the top back of his head, but that with

time, it should fill in. He was very nice and kept emphasizing what

a perfect little guy he was...he said he would even hesitate to say

he had plagio/brachy. I did come out of the appt relieved...I was

not looking forward to having Eli in a helmet, but would do anything

to make him all better. So, we will just keep repositioning him and

hopefully get the top back of his head rounder. We have been

repo'ing him for 2 months with great results. He has his 6 month

appt next week, so we'll see what his pediatrician says then. I

honestly thought Eli would need a helmet...had no idea the doctor

would say his head looked great. Ah! Am I just paranoid...ha ha!!

I have posted an updated side picture of Eli...can you all take a

look and see what you think?

Thanks much!!

Eli - 5.5 months - Brachy

Repo'ing

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Hello ;

The back of the head does look pretty flat. Did Eli

spend lot of time in a bouncy seat or car seat ?

Do you have a picture of Eli's head taken from the top

view of the skull?

Regards;

Sylvere

Clinical Anthropologist

--- Hamlin <jesshamlin@...> wrote:

> Well, we took Eli in to see Dr. Ehret at Bridge

> in Tacoma

> (Washington). He is a cranial-facial plastic

> surgeon. We had been

> waiting since Eli was 4.5 months old to see him to

> see if Eli was a

> candidate for helmet therapy. He said that Eli has

> a " perfect " head

> and there is definitely no need for a helmet/band.

> He said that he

> did have some flatness at the top back of his head,

> but that with

> time, it should fill in. He was very nice and kept

> emphasizing what

> a perfect little guy he was...he said he would even

> hesitate to say

> he had plagio/brachy. I did come out of the appt

> relieved...I was

> not looking forward to having Eli in a helmet, but

> would do anything

> to make him all better. So, we will just keep

> repositioning him and

> hopefully get the top back of his head rounder. We

> have been

> repo'ing him for 2 months with great results. He

> has his 6 month

> appt next week, so we'll see what his pediatrician

> says then. I

> honestly thought Eli would need a helmet...had no

> idea the doctor

> would say his head looked great. Ah! Am I just

> paranoid...ha ha!!

>

> I have posted an updated side picture of Eli...can

> you all take a

> look and see what you think?

>

> Thanks much!!

>

> Eli - 5.5 months - Brachy

> Repo'ing

>

>

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Hi ,

I looked at the pic and it is sort of like my daughter after her band.

she had brachy and rounded out quite a bit but still has some

flatness. If it was really bad it would just be flat from his neck up.

instead he has a lot of roundness above the neck, but some flatness up

higher. Do you have a top view? is his head symmetric? If so then I

think it looks good (of course I'm no expert).

you can see sydney's after here:

http://health.ph./group/Plagiocephaly/photos/view/e3ac?b=39

take care. -christine

sydney 16 mo starband grad

>

> Well, we took Eli in to see Dr. Ehret at Bridge in Tacoma

> (Washington). He is a cranial-facial plastic surgeon. We had been

> waiting since Eli was 4.5 months old to see him to see if Eli was a

> candidate for helmet therapy. He said that Eli has a " perfect " head

> and there is definitely no need for a helmet/band. He said that he

> did have some flatness at the top back of his head, but that with

> time, it should fill in. He was very nice and kept emphasizing what

> a perfect little guy he was...he said he would even hesitate to say

> he had plagio/brachy. I did come out of the appt relieved...I was

> not looking forward to having Eli in a helmet, but would do anything

> to make him all better. So, we will just keep repositioning him and

> hopefully get the top back of his head rounder. We have been

> repo'ing him for 2 months with great results. He has his 6 month

> appt next week, so we'll see what his pediatrician says then. I

> honestly thought Eli would need a helmet...had no idea the doctor

> would say his head looked great. Ah! Am I just paranoid...ha ha!!

>

> I have posted an updated side picture of Eli...can you all take a

> look and see what you think?

>

> Thanks much!!

>

> Eli - 5.5 months - Brachy

> Repo'ing

>

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I can see a lot of improvement with the side view but not so much

from the top. However, if his daddy has this head shape then it

probably is fine. Plus if the specialist thought it was fine then

that's great. If you still aren't sure then I would recommend going

to CT for a free eval. They will give you measurements and such if

you ask.

lisa

10.5 month old son, DOC band graduate

>

> > Well, we took Eli in to see Dr. Ehret at Bridge

> > in Tacoma

> > (Washington). He is a cranial-facial plastic

> > surgeon. We had been

> > waiting since Eli was 4.5 months old to see him to

> > see if Eli was a

> > candidate for helmet therapy. He said that Eli has

> > a " perfect " head

> > and there is definitely no need for a helmet/band.

> > He said that he

> > did have some flatness at the top back of his head,

> > but that with

> > time, it should fill in. He was very nice and kept

> > emphasizing what

> > a perfect little guy he was...he said he would even

> > hesitate to say

> > he had plagio/brachy. I did come out of the appt

> > relieved...I was

> > not looking forward to having Eli in a helmet, but

> > would do anything

> > to make him all better. So, we will just keep

> > repositioning him and

> > hopefully get the top back of his head rounder. We

> > have been

> > repo'ing him for 2 months with great results. He

> > has his 6 month

> > appt next week, so we'll see what his pediatrician

> > says then. I

> > honestly thought Eli would need a helmet...had no

> > idea the doctor

> > would say his head looked great. Ah! Am I just

> > paranoid...ha ha!!

> >

> > I have posted an updated side picture of Eli...can

> > you all take a

> > look and see what you think?

> >

> > Thanks much!!

> >

> > Eli - 5.5 months - Brachy

> > Repo'ing

> >

> >

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

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Thanks for taking a look at Eli's head pics. Yah, the top of his head does still look bad...but my husband's head looks identical from the top. So, not worrying anymore here. We will just keep repositioning him to try to get it to round out more. Nothing else we can do now since the specialist says he does not need it and he is who we would get a prescription from. We do not have a CT here...we are in Washington State and the closest is in California. So...won't be able to get a free eval. I feel a whole lot better about his head shape now...just going to relax and let things be.

Thanks!!

Eli - 5 1/2 months - Brachy

Repo'ing since 3 1/2 months

Seattle, WA

Re: Update: Eli had his first appt today

I can see a lot of improvement with the side view but not so much from the top. However, if his daddy has this head shape then it probably is fine. Plus if the specialist thought it was fine then that's great. If you still aren't sure then I would recommend going to CT for a free eval. They will give you measurements and such if you ask.lisa10.5 month old son, DOC band graduate> > > Well, we took Eli in to see Dr. Ehret at Bridge> > in Tacoma > > (Washington). He is a cranial-facial plastic> > surgeon. We had been > > waiting since Eli was 4.5 months old to see him to> > see if Eli was a > > candidate for helmet therapy. He said that Eli has> > a "perfect" head > > and there is definitely no need for a helmet/band. > > He said that he > > did have some flatness at the top back of his head,> > but that with > > time, it should fill in. He was very nice and kept> > emphasizing what > > a perfect little guy he was...he said he would even> > hesitate to say > > he had plagio/brachy. I did come out of the appt> > relieved...I was > > not looking forward to having Eli in a helmet, but> > would do anything > > to make him all better. So, we will just keep> > repositioning him and > > hopefully get the top back of his head rounder. We> > have been > > repo'ing him for 2 months with great results. He> > has his 6 month > > appt next week, so we'll see what his pediatrician> > says then. I > > honestly thought Eli would need a helmet...had no> > idea the doctor > > would say his head looked great. Ah! Am I just> > paranoid...ha ha!!> > > > I have posted an updated side picture of Eli...can> > you all take a > > look and see what you think? > > > > Thanks much!!> > > > Eli - 5.5 months - Brachy> > Repo'ing > > > > > > > __________________________________________________>

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There is a STARband clinic in Seattle that can probably give you an

evaluation if you want one from a band provider:

Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center

4800 Sand Point Way, N.E.

Seattle, WA 98105

206-386-6100

Molly

California

Nicolas, 18 months, tort & plagio, STARband 4/25/06-9/12/06, Graduate!

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Re: Update: Eli had his first appt today

Thanks for taking a look at Eli's head pics. Yah, the top of his head does

still look bad...but my husband's head looks identical from the top. So,

not worrying anymore here. We will just keep repositioning him to try to

get it to round out more. Nothing else we can do now since the specialist

says he does not need it and he is who we would get a prescription from. We

do not have a CT here...we are in Washington State and the closest is in

California. So...won't be able to get a free eval. I feel a whole lot

better about his head shape now...just going to relax and let things be.

Thanks!!

Eli - 5 1/2 months - Brachy

Repo'ing since 3 1/2 months

Seattle, WA

Re: Update: Eli had his first appt today

I can see a lot of improvement with the side view but not so much

from the top. However, if his daddy has this head shape then it

probably is fine. Plus if the specialist thought it was fine then

that's great. If you still aren't sure then I would recommend going

to CT for a free eval. They will give you measurements and such if

you ask.

lisa

10.5 month old son, DOC band graduate

>

> > Well, we took Eli in to see Dr. Ehret at Bridge

> > in Tacoma

> > (Washington). He is a cranial-facial plastic

> > surgeon. We had been

> > waiting since Eli was 4.5 months old to see him to

> > see if Eli was a

> > candidate for helmet therapy. He said that Eli has

> > a " perfect " head

> > and there is definitely no need for a helmet/band.

> > He said that he

> > did have some flatness at the top back of his head,

> > but that with

> > time, it should fill in. He was very nice and kept

> > emphasizing what

> > a perfect little guy he was...he said he would even

> > hesitate to say

> > he had plagio/brachy. I did come out of the appt

> > relieved...I was

> > not looking forward to having Eli in a helmet, but

> > would do anything

> > to make him all better. So, we will just keep

> > repositioning him and

> > hopefully get the top back of his head rounder. We

> > have been

> > repo'ing him for 2 months with great results. He

> > has his 6 month

> > appt next week, so we'll see what his pediatrician

> > says then. I

> > honestly thought Eli would need a helmet...had no

> > idea the doctor

> > would say his head looked great. Ah! Am I just

> > paranoid...ha ha!!

> >

> > I have posted an updated side picture of Eli...can

> > you all take a

> > look and see what you think?

> >

> > Thanks much!!

> >

> > Eli - 5.5 months - Brachy

> > Repo'ing

> >

> >

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

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If you are comfortable with it that's good. If you still have doubts then get it checked but another specialist. My doctor kept saying it would round out and it never has. So, I went to CT myself. But you really need to have a doctor backing you up because you have to have a precription. Hamlin <jesshamlin@...> wrote: Thanks for taking a look at Eli's head pics. Yah, the top of his head

does still look bad...but my husband's head looks identical from the top. So, not worrying anymore here. We will just keep repositioning him to try to get it to round out more. Nothing else we can do now since the specialist says he does not need it and he is who we would get a prescription from. We do not have a CT here...we are in Washington State and the closest is in California. So...won't be able to get a free eval. I feel a whole lot better about his head shape now...just going to relax and let things be. Thanks!! Eli - 5 1/2 months - Brachy Repo'ing since 3 1/2 months Seattle, WA Re: Update: Eli had his first appt today I can see a lot of improvement with the side view but not so much from the top. However, if his daddy has this head shape then it probably is fine. Plus if the specialist thought it was fine then that's great. If you still aren't sure then I would recommend going to CT for a free eval. They will give you measurements and such if you ask.lisa10.5 month old son, DOC band graduate> > > Well, we took Eli in to see Dr. Ehret at Bridge> > in Tacoma > > (Washington). He is a cranial-facial plastic> > surgeon. We had been > > waiting since Eli was 4.5 months old to see him to> > see if Eli was a > > candidate for helmet therapy. He said that Eli has> > a "perfect" head > > and there is

definitely no need for a helmet/band. > > He said that he > > did have some flatness at the top back of his head,> > but that with > > time, it should fill in. He was very nice and kept> > emphasizing what > > a perfect little guy he was...he said he would even> > hesitate to say > > he had plagio/brachy. I did come out of the appt> > relieved...I was > > not looking forward to having Eli in a helmet, but> > would do anything > > to make him all better. So, we will just keep> > repositioning him and > > hopefully get the top back of his head rounder. We> > have been > > repo'ing him for 2 months with great results. He> > has his 6 month > > appt next week, so we'll see what his pediatrician> > says then. I > > honestly thought Eli would need a helmet...had no> > idea

the doctor > > would say his head looked great. Ah! Am I just> > paranoid...ha ha!!> > > > I have posted an updated side picture of Eli...can> > you all take a > > look and see what you think? > > > > Thanks much!!> > > > Eli - 5.5 months - Brachy> > Repo'ing > > > > > > > __________________________________________________>

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This was our original referral. They only use the Clarren Helmet...that is why I decided to go to Bridge...they use Hanger. From what I have heard from others...I am pretty sure they would not prescribe him a helmet either. Thanks though!! I am done worrying and ready to help get his head rounder on our own. He does have his 6 month appt on Tuesday and if he pedi still thinks we should check out Children's in Seattle, then we will.

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Re: Update: Eli had his first appt todayI can see a lot of improvement with the side view but not so much from the top. However, if his daddy has this head shape then it probably is fine. Plus if the specialist thought it was fine then that's great. If you still aren't sure then I would recommend going to CT for a free eval. They will give you measurements and such if you ask.lisa10.5 month old son, DOC band graduate> > > Well, we took Eli in to see Dr. Ehret at Bridge> > in Tacoma > > (Washington). He is a cranial-facial plastic> > surgeon. We had been > > waiting since Eli was 4.5 months old to see him to> > see if Eli was a > > candidate for helmet therapy. He said that Eli has> > a "perfect" head > > and there is definitely no need for a helmet/band. > > He said that he > > did have some flatness at the top back of his head,> > but that with > > time, it should fill in. He was very nice and kept> > emphasizing what > > a perfect little guy he was...he said he would even> > hesitate to say > > he had plagio/brachy. I did come out of the appt> > relieved...I was > > not looking forward to having Eli in a helmet, but> > would do anything > > to make him all better. So, we will just keep> > repositioning him and > > hopefully get the top back of his head rounder. We> > have been > > repo'ing him for 2 months with great results. He> > has his 6 month > > appt next week, so we'll see what his pediatrician> > says then. I > > honestly thought Eli would need a helmet...had no> > idea the doctor > > would say his head looked great. Ah! Am I just> > paranoid...ha ha!!> > > > I have posted an updated side picture of Eli...can> > you all take a > > look and see what you think? > > > > Thanks much!!> > > > Eli - 5.5 months - Brachy> > Repo'ing > > > > > > > __________________________________________________>