RE: [SPAM]Re: New Front Page Star - AMELIA

[Guest guest]

There are two Cranial Tech locations in Spain that may be easier

for you to travel to:

Barcelona

Centre Mèdic

Craniofacial

Centre 31

08211-Castellar del Vallès

Barcelona

Phone: 0034-656314014

Phone: 0034-937471155

Fax: 937471156

www.plagiocefalia.com

Madrid

Centro Médico

Craneofacial

Calle Embajadores nº 167, 1º C

28045 Madrid

Phone: 656314014

www.plagiocefalia.com

Personally I would suggest going for an evaluation now rather

than waiting until 9 months.  The sooner you get in the band the shorter the

treatment time will be.  My son wore his band during the summer and did just

fine with the heat.

Molly

Novato, California

Nicolas, 2.5, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland)

4/24/06-9/12/06, Graduate!

, 5

, 8.5

From: Plagiocephaly

[mailto:Plagiocephaly ] On Behalf Of Toni Storie

Sent: 2 July 2008 08:23

Plagiocephaly

Subject: [sPAM]Re: New Front Page Star - AMELIA

We are definately going to look into it at around the 9 month mark.

I think the closest one is in England. We are currently in Germany

so it will be difficult to get there but I will if need be. I didn't

want to do it sooner because I wanted to see how her head would do

and it is just too hot here for me to even consider it. I know

that probably sounds odd for it to be hot in germany but without a/c it is

unbearable at times. Germans don't believe in a/c.

toni

From: and Toni

<pattee9earthlink (DOT) net>

Subject: Re: New Front Page Star - AMELIA

Plagiocephaly

Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 10:33 PM

Hi everyone!

Where to start? Well, when Amelia was 4 months old, I

noticed that her head was a little flat on the right side. I brought

this up to the doctor who recommended that we wait until her 6 month

appointment to see if it got any better, but in the meantime to try and

keep her off of that side. I switched the direction in which I laid

her down in her crib, and tried more tummy time. When I took Amelia

in for her 6 month appointment, right away the doctor noticed that she had

some facial assymetry and the flat side. He recommended that we call

and set up a consult with Cranial Tech in Austin. The doctor informed

us that since we are military, we would have a next to nothing chance of

Tricare paying for her band. He stated that they consider it

cosmetic, but that they would pay for her band if she were to have surgery

first to correct the flatness. We called up Cranial Tech, after much

discussion, and set up the evaluation. Everyone in that office was

awesome! So friendly, not pushy at all. We were told that Amelia had

13 mm of assymetry and this could be corrected with the band. Once

again, we were informed that Tricare would not pay for the band. My

husband and I discussed in length what we should do. Should we go

ahead and pay out of pocket? What would life be like with a daughter

in a band? Would people stare, would they be rude? Would Amelia

hate us for doing this to her? And the one of the biggest, with him

deploying soon, how would she (and I) do with the 1 hr drive to and from

Austin every week?

We decided to go ahead and band. We figured that we

would go ahead and appeal the decision and fight for reimbursement.

We set up the casting appointment and were ready to go! Amelia

received her band 3 days before my husband deployed. She did

great! All those worries were for nothing. She slept well with

no problem. She didn't even seem to notice it was there. My

husband decorated her band before he left and it came out beautiful!

We drove up to Austin every week for about a month, then her appointments

went to once every other week. She did great! Towards the end

there didn't seem to be much improvement, she had outgrown the band. So

after 15 weeks, it was time to say goodbye to the smelly headgear. I

was actually a little sad to see it go. I was so used to seeing

my baby girl with her adorable band on it. We did the exit cast, then

were on our way. Amelia finished up with 4 mm of asymmetry, she did

wonderful.

Oh, I forgot to mention the part about finding this

group! Let me tell you, what a blessing it was and still is to be a

part of such a wonderful group of parents. I got on here in

tears when we were considering banding. Everyone was so helpful and

understanding, you all helped me get through. I can't say thank you

enough for all of the support. If you are reading this and wondering,

" Should we do it? " , I would say YES, go for it!! It is totally

worth it. The kids adapt so easily, it's amazing! I think it's

so much harder on us than them. In the end, it's so great to look at

the before and after pictures and see what improvement there has been, and

to know that you did what was best for your child.

So sorry for the long post. Thank you again for all the

support!

What a blessing!

Toni

Killeen, Texas

Mom to Amelia (14 months); DOC Band grad 2/22/08

New Front Page Star - AMELIA

Hello all-

Please welcome our newest front page star, Amelia! If Amelia's mom is

still with us, please share her plagio story with us.

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Thank you for that information. I will get in contact with them as soon as I get back.

If I had a/c I would consider doing it now rather than waiting...but with it beig 90 inside the house i think it would be too much.

From: and Toni <pattee9earthlink (DOT) net>Subject: Re: New Front Page Star - AMELIAPlagiocephalyDate: Monday, June 30, 2008, 10:33 PM

Hi everyone!

Where to start? Well, when Amelia was 4 months old, I noticed that her head was a little flat on the right side. I brought this up to the doctor who recommended that we wait until her 6 month appointment to see if it got any better, but in the meantime to try and keep her off of that side. I switched the direction in which I laid her down in her crib, and tried more tummy time. When I took Amelia in for her 6 month appointment, right away the doctor noticed that she had some facial assymetry and the flat side. He recommended that we call and set up a consult with Cranial Tech in Austin. The doctor informed us that since we are military, we would have a next to nothing chance of Tricare paying for her band. He stated that they consider it cosmetic, but that they would pay for her band if she were to have surgery first to correct the

flatness. We called up Cranial Tech, after much discussion, and set up the evaluation. Everyone in that office was awesome! So friendly, not pushy at all. We were told that Amelia had 13 mm of assymetry and this could be corrected with the band. Once again, we were informed that Tricare would not pay for the band. My husband and I discussed in length what we should do. Should we go ahead and pay out of pocket? What would life be like with a daughter in a band? Would people stare, would they be rude? Would Amelia hate us for doing this to her? And the one of the biggest, with him deploying soon, how would she (and I) do with the 1 hr drive to and from Austin every week?

We decided to go ahead and band. We figured that we would go ahead and appeal the decision and fight for reimbursement. We set up the casting appointment and were ready to go! Amelia received her band 3 days before my husband deployed. She did great! All those worries were for nothing. She slept well with no problem. She didn't even seem to notice it was there. My husband decorated her band before he left and it came out beautiful! We drove up to Austin every week for about a month, then her appointments went to once every other week. She did great! Towards the end there didn't seem to be much improvement, she had outgrown the band. So after 15 weeks, it was time to say goodbye to the smelly headgear. I was actually a little sad to see it go. I was so used to seeing my baby girl with her adorable band on

it. We did the exit cast, then were on our way. Amelia finished up with 4 mm of asymmetry, she did wonderful.

Oh, I forgot to mention the part about finding this group! Let me tell you, what a blessing it was and still is to be a part of such a wonderful group of parents. I got on here in tears when we were considering banding. Everyone was so helpful and understanding, you all helped me get through. I can't say thank you enough for all of the support. If you are reading this and wondering, "Should we do it?", I would say YES, go for it!! It is totally worth it. The kids adapt so easily, it's amazing! I think it's so much harder on us than them. In the end, it's so great to look at the before and after pictures and see what improvement there has been, and to know that you did what was best for your child.

So sorry for the long post. Thank you again for all the support!

What a blessing!

Toni

Killeen, Texas

Mom to Amelia (14 months); DOC Band grad 2/22/08

New Front Page Star - AMELIA

Hello all-Please welcome our newest front page star, Amelia! If Amelia's mom is still with us, please share her plagio story with us. Thanks!