Re: Re: Update: We were able to make an appointment with CT, Paramus

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Just be careful as the first fitting is the MOST important. If they cut away too much band you can not get it back. Perhaps Ansie one of the other senior orthos (very nice and very experienced) could do the first fitting for you. I would definately recommend the switch or waiting for Purvi to do it altogether. (what is one more week in the grand scheme of things). She is awesome but Ansie was great too, we had to see her once when Purvi was at a confrence but I would only personally see them.

From: juliapianony <juliapianony@...>Subject: Re: Update: We were able to make an appointment with CT, ParamusPlagiocephaly Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 5:15 AM

I finally was able to get in contact with . Our appointmentwith Purvi is going to be next Monday. I am glad that they use theDSi scan now so we won't have to go through the mess of casting. (Isone more accurate than the other?) told me that I was misinformed. We don't get the twindiscount until we show them the denial letter from our insurancecompany. I was a little upset about it. It just makes things morecomplicated. However, few minutes later she called back and told usthat she's talked with her supervisor. They decided even though I wasgiven the wrong information, they are going to go ahead and honor it.So instead of $6600, I'll pay $5000 up front. The boys are going to get their DOC bands on 6/23. It turns out thatPurvi is out for that whole week. will do the first fittingfor us.Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ> > >> > > -> > > OMG, how cute is Isaac's hair when it's all dry and fluffy! It's > > > adorable! > > > > > > I do see more flatness from the side on both of them. The starscans > > > only show the shape of the head from the top, and I don't thinkit's > > > as noticable from that angle, so maybe Joe is depending too much on > > > the report and not enough on the head itself? I don't know. Was > > >

their hair slicked down or held down with a stocking cap for the > > > scan? I agree, that from the scan alone, it looks like Garrick's > > > head is completely symmetrical. But from the side angle, it looks > > > like his flatness is slightly worse than Isaac's. Weird. > > > > > > I don't know of one baby who ended up with a worse shaped head that > > > went to CT. The worst stories I've heard have come from Danmar and > > > Hanger helmets, where some of those babies ended up with heads in > > > worse shape than they started (plagio when they started withbrachy, > > > heads growing out the top of the band because they had nowhere else > > > to grow), or just no change at all and a lot of time and money > > > wasted. I personally think you couldn't go wrong with CT, but ifyou > > > feel more

comfortable going with the STARBand, I still think it > > > would be worth a shot. Oh by the way, how much experience does Joe > > > have with the STARBand? > > > > > > CT was out of network for us, but insurance still covered 75% ofthe > > > cost. We haven't heard back about the second claim yet, but I was > > > told it would be covered as well at the same amount. > > > > > > > > > Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/2nd DOCBand-Day 2)>