Re: What should I be asking at my son's appts???

September 4, 2008

Your orthotist should not be someone you should be scared to talk to.

Ask her what is going on. Often there will be gaps of little growth and

then there are growth spurts where they will grow very quickly. It

really varies, but there is nothing you can do to speed up the process.

Although, three months with no improvement in asymmetry should have you

asking what the story is. Every baby is different. Ask her if she is

expecting to wait it out for a longer growth period, or is this

unusual. Hang in there.

Chavie - StarBand Graduate

>

> Hi everyone, It's been almost three months since my son got his

> helmet. Not much change. He has has 3mm of overall growth but no

> change in asymmetry.

>

> I know he has to grow for change but at 11 months not much is

happening.

>

> I feel like I should be asking more/better questions. My ortho talks

> really fast and then prints me out a sheet with two lines that

> overlap. What are the terms I should be asking and what do they mean?

>

> Thanks!

>

September 4, 2008

Do you see Bob at CIRS (or I'm mixing you up with someone). If so ask

him to show you on the computer where the new growth is. From the scan

the can compare the new scan with old and see where the growth is

going by showing a 3d model of the head. There is some margin of error

if they don't align the scans the same way. If you see this all the

growth (which I think is shown in blue) should be in the flat area

where correction is needed.

If you send me the page with overlapping lines, I can tell you what I

think :-) Maybe scan it in. I'm assuming you mean the starscan report.

I would also ask him point blank if he thinks a new band that fit

better would provide more correction. It seems to me that in 3 mo

there must be some decent growth. Hopefully you are doing your part

and keeping it on for 23 hours a day, but I would really expect to see

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