Re: Major concerns with ortho

[Guest guest]

My ortho showed me the pencil thing too, but in a totally different

context. We had holes in back, and I was worried that if her head grew

too much and pushed against the holes it would make bumps on her head.

Our ortho was like " well, believe me it won't grow that much, let me

show you how much room is there " and he stuck a pencil in to

demonstrate there was lots of room. He only did it once, and it wasn't

any type of measurement.

What did your ortho use to measure the diagonal, calipers,

starscanner...? He does look somewhat better to me in the 4 week pic

too. I would definitely ask the ortho why the measurements are

changing by the same amount. At least that should clue them in that

either there is no progress (which if the head is growing would be

bad),or that the measurement it bad and they need to redo it.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > When I was in my 7th month my son dropped and I suffered

> > from

> > > > > > > pressure pains all day everyday till the first day of my

> > 38th

> > > > > week. I

> > > > > > > had to have a repeat c-section and after the birth my son

> > >

> > > > > james

> > > > > > > went to the NICU for 8 hours for fluid in his lungs. From

> > the

> > > > > time I

> > > > > > > first saw he when they brought him to me after his stay

> in

> > > NICU

> > > > I

> > > > > > > noticed his head. I was really worried about it because

> my

> > > > > daughter

> > > > > > > had a perfectly round head (she was a c-section), she

> never

> > > > made

> > > > > to

> > > > > > > the birth canal. So my first question is Is Plagio

> genetic?

> > > > > > > My son has been in and out of the hospital for various

> > > reasons

> > > > > since

> > > > > > > he was 2 weeks old. Second question Why didn't any of the

> > > staff

> > > > > or

> > > > > > > DOCTORS tell my anything about his head why did they look

> > > over

> > > > > it,

> > > > > > > should things like this be incorparated in there routine

> > > check

> > > > > ups?

> > > > > > > has been going to PT since 2 months old and we

> worked

> > on

> > > > > > > repostioning and streching! has torticolis and his

> > > > > measurments

> > > > > > > for his Plagio was a 93! How severe is his case of

> plagio?

> > > I've

> > > > > been

> > > > > > > worried about it since he was born cause he had a large

> > bump

> > > > > looking

> > > > > > > spot on his forhead and his ears were way off from each

> > other

> > > > > (one

> > > > > > > was push up far and the other was pushed more back) and

> the

> > > > right

> > > > > > > side of the back of his head is really flat. We went to

> the

> > > > > Hanger

> > > > > > > here in San antonio and I just wanted to know how good

> they

> > > > were

> > > > > and

> > > > > > > if anyone has gone to them. And my last question is How

> > much

> > > > does

> > > > > the

> > > > > > > day to day routine change in a houshold that has a child

> or

> > > > > children

> > > > > > > with Plagio and that wear a band (helment)?

> > > > > > > Sorry for all the questions but I would greatly

> apprieciate

> > > it

> > > > if

> > > > > > > someone would get back to me with some answers. It would

> > > > relieve

> > > > > alot

> > > > > > > of stress and tension in my life right now.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Mother of a Jenasis Starr a 2year old and a 4

> > > month

> > > > old

> > > > > > > Thank you

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

funny thing, , when the helmet was too tight his head would

have bumps when i took it off! lol! They fixed that.

He used calipers to measure the cross/diagonal...idk. he just didn't

tell me the difference in measurements. I can ask about that at the

next appt. next week i think when i asked him why the cross

measurements weren't showing progress when it looked clear to me that

there has been progress he said it was hard to hit the same spot on

's head every time so it would possibly be...er something

about a margin of error.

I didn't get the impression that he was used to parents asking exact

or pointed (not aggressive, but direct) questions. He was nice but

clumsy in answering. What a mess! I'm thinking about talking to our

pediatrician about it. He's pretty in touch with just about

everything. Awesome doctor. Maybe he could either calm my nerves or

suggest something else before it's too late.

Thanks a bunch!

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > When I was in my 7th month my son dropped and I

suffered

> > > from

> > > > > > > > pressure pains all day everyday till the first day of

my

> > > 38th

> > > > > > week. I

> > > > > > > > had to have a repeat c-section and after the birth my

son

> > > >

> > > > > > james

> > > > > > > > went to the NICU for 8 hours for fluid in his lungs.

From

> > > the

> > > > > > time I

> > > > > > > > first saw he when they brought him to me after his

stay

> > in

> > > > NICU

> > > > > I

> > > > > > > > noticed his head. I was really worried about it

because

> > my

> > > > > > daughter

> > > > > > > > had a perfectly round head (she was a c-section), she

> > never

> > > > > made

> > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > the birth canal. So my first question is Is Plagio

> > genetic?

> > > > > > > > My son has been in and out of the hospital for

various

> > > > reasons

> > > > > > since

> > > > > > > > he was 2 weeks old. Second question Why didn't any of

the

> > > > staff

> > > > > > or

> > > > > > > > DOCTORS tell my anything about his head why did they

look

> > > > over

> > > > > > it,

> > > > > > > > should things like this be incorparated in there

routine

> > > > check

> > > > > > ups?

> > > > > > > > has been going to PT since 2 months old and we

> > worked

> > > on

> > > > > > > > repostioning and streching! has torticolis and

his

> > > > > > measurments

> > > > > > > > for his Plagio was a 93! How severe is his case of

> > plagio?

> > > > I've

> > > > > > been

> > > > > > > > worried about it since he was born cause he had a

large

> > > bump

> > > > > > looking

> > > > > > > > spot on his forhead and his ears were way off from

each

> > > other

> > > > > > (one

> > > > > > > > was push up far and the other was pushed more back)

and

> > the

> > > > > right

> > > > > > > > side of the back of his head is really flat. We went

to

> > the

> > > > > > Hanger

> > > > > > > > here in San antonio and I just wanted to know how

good

> > they

> > > > > were

> > > > > > and

> > > > > > > > if anyone has gone to them. And my last question is

How

> > > much

> > > > > does

> > > > > > the

> > > > > > > > day to day routine change in a houshold that has a

child

> > or

> > > > > > children

> > > > > > > > with Plagio and that wear a band (helment)?

> > > > > > > > Sorry for all the questions but I would greatly

> > apprieciate

> > > > it

> > > > > if

> > > > > > > > someone would get back to me with some answers. It

would

> > > > > relieve

> > > > > > alot

> > > > > > > > of stress and tension in my life right now.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Mother of a Jenasis Starr a 2year old and

a 4

> > > > month

> > > > > old

> > > > > > > > Thank you

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

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