Re: Should we even bother?

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God had been very busy lately, but She asked me to tell you to go

ahead with the band (just kidding, I hope nobody is offended).

I would definitely band at 17mm. Our doctor (cranio facial plastic

surgeon) recommends banding at 10mm or above and some band at lower

numbers. If anything I would check out the hanger office a little

better and make sure they have a good reputation, or consider going

somewhere else. I would be really mad if they didn't call me about

something like this. Also between getting the scan and getting the

band, it shouldn't be longer than 2 weeks. Otherwise it might not fit

properly since your baby will be growing all the time. Even after 1

year babies can get a lot of correction from banding. The key is an

ortho that has good experience banding babies. You'll find a lot of

parents here that banded at 12 mo or later and are quite glad they did.

-christine

sydney 2.5 yrs starband grad

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> One of my twins, Austin, was diagnosed with plagio and tort in May 2008.

> After 3 denials, I finally got the approval from my insurance companyat

> the beginning of September. (I was going to pay out of pocket, but he

> met all of the criteria and they told me (wrongly, I found out, after

> the fact) that they wouldn't pay for it at all if they didn't approve it

> first, since there were no helmet places in network--which there were)

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> We had an appointment with Hanger on September 15, but because of

> Hurricane Ike, it was rescheduled until September 26th, which we went

> to. The helmet was supposed to be ready Friday (10/10), but I hadn't

> received a call, so I called them. Apparently, the scan didn't take and

> they have to redo it. They said this was a possibility and would call

> me if it were the case, but they never did. I gave them 3 numbers I

> could be contacted at. I am so angry, ya'll can't even imagine. It's

> just one thing after another. I'm beginning to think this is God's way

> of telling me he shouldn't get it!

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> So, should we even bother at this point? He'll be one next Monday

> (10/20). Will it even do any good now? Any thoughts or experiences are

> appriciated. We're supposed to get the re-scan done Wednesday. His

> assyms in May were 17mm for his cranial vault and 12mm for his skull

> base. Here's a couple of pics that I sent to my insurance company.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> R.

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[Guest guest]

All I can tell you from experience is do not be discouraged by the

bumps in the road. Fight for what your gut tells you to do, and if

you are not happy with his head right now, do something while you

can. If you don't have a good feeling about this place, go somewhere

else. You will be working closely with these people over the course

of the treatment and it's important to have a good working

relationship with them. I was very fortunate to have great people

working in our corner and I still stay in touch with them. Don't

give up, though. It will all be worth it in the end.

Shenelle

Katy, TX

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> I would say - yes, you should... but can you go to a different

facility?? Is there a DOC provider nearby?

> I'd be concerned about the care you will recieve if they don't even

call to do a 2nd scan.

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> ?Jen and Luli - almost 3 years old

> Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA

> http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/

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> One of my twins, Austin, was diagnosed with plagio and tort in May

2008.? After 3 denials, I finally got the approval from my insurance

companyat the beginning of September.? (I was going to pay out of

pocket, but he met all of the criteria and they told me (wrongly, I

found out, after the fact) that they wouldn't pay for it at all if

they didn't approve it first, since there were no helmet places in

network--which there were)

>

> We had an appointment with Hanger on September 15, but because of

Hurricane Ike, it was rescheduled until September 26th, which we went

to.? The helmet was supposed to be ready Friday (10/10), but I hadn't

received a call, so I called them.? Apparently, the scan didn't take

and they have to redo it.? They said this was a possibility and would

call me if it were the case, but they never did.? I gave them 3

numbers I could be contacted at.? I am so angry, ya'll can't even

imagine.? It's just one thing after another.? I'm beginning to think

this is God's way of telling me he shouldn't get it!

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> So, should we even bother at this point?? He'll be one next Monday

(10/20).? Will it even do any good now?? Any thoughts or experiences

are appriciated.? We're supposed to get the re-scan done Wednesday.?

His assyms in May were 17mm for his cranial vault and 12mm for his

skull base.? Here's a couple of pics that I sent to my insurance

company.

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> Thanks in advance.

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> R.

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> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/shannonrodriguez/148.jpg

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> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/shannonrodriguez/142.jpg

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> Here's one from the front. (He's on the right)

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> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/shannonrodriguez/132.jpg

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the replies everyone!

We were originally going to use the DOCBand place here, but in the

middle of us getting the insurance approval, they stopped taking ANY

insurance (it's a franchise here in Houston). Then, I took him to a

Starband place because we were anticipating an approval. I liked them

but my insurance took them off our network list. I have an EPO, so we

have to use someone on the list, or Cigna won't cover it at all.

Hanger is the one that Cigna told us we had to use.

I'm still going to get Austin his helmet. Yesterday, I was so

frustrated I was crying as I typed the original post. I know it will

be worth it, but it just seems like when we're about to get his

helmet, something else comes up. I really feel like screaming half

the time!

Thanks again everyone!

R

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> One of my twins, Austin, was diagnosed with plagio and tort in May

2008.

> After 3 denials, I finally got the approval from my insurance

companyat

> the beginning of September. (I was going to pay out of pocket, but

he

> met all of the criteria and they told me (wrongly, I found out,

after

> the fact) that they wouldn't pay for it at all if they didn't

approve it

> first, since there were no helmet places in network--which there

were)

>

> We had an appointment with Hanger on September 15, but because of

> Hurricane Ike, it was rescheduled until September 26th, which we

went

> to. The helmet was supposed to be ready Friday (10/10), but I

hadn't

> received a call, so I called them. Apparently, the scan didn't

take and

> they have to redo it. They said this was a possibility and would

call

> me if it were the case, but they never did. I gave them 3 numbers I

> could be contacted at. I am so angry, ya'll can't even imagine.

It's

> just one thing after another. I'm beginning to think this is God's

way

> of telling me he shouldn't get it!

>

> So, should we even bother at this point? He'll be one next Monday

> (10/20). Will it even do any good now? Any thoughts or

experiences are

> appriciated. We're supposed to get the re-scan done Wednesday. His

> assyms in May were 17mm for his cranial vault and 12mm for his skull

> base. Here's a couple of pics that I sent to my insurance company.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> R.

>

> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/shannonrodriguez/148.jpg

> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/shannonrodriguez/148.jpg>

>

> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/shannonrodriguez/142.jpg

> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/shannonrodriguez/142.jpg>

>

> Here's one from the front. (He's on the right)

>

> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/shannonrodriguez/132.jpg

> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/shannonrodriguez/132.jpg>

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