Re: New here--what would you do?

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Thanks for the responses. We have decided to band whether ins. covers it or

not. We have an appt. at CT this Thursday at 2pm. Dr. had already

given us a Rx, so I have no doubt that he'll be in a band in a few weeks. We're

already preparing friends and family for the questions that are bound to come

up. I've already got the design planned out and everything. Thanks again,

everyone. I'm sure I'll have many more questions through this journey, and I'm

glad to know where I can come for answers and support.

-Angie-

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> > > I'm new to this board and I'm so glad I found it. My youngest son has

> > > plagio and brachycephaly due to torticollis. We just finished up PT

> > > last week. Our pediatrician didn't even take it seriously until his 4

> > > month appt. (he was almost 5 months by then) and we couldn't get in to

> > > the pediatric neurosurgeon (Dr. in town, WV) until DS was

> > > almost 7 months. They have refered us to Hanger in town, WV (a

> > > 1.5 hour drive from our home). I read some of the archived messages on

> > > them, but the orthotist referred to isn't the one who is listed on their

> > > website. The orthotist there is Tom Pacak. I intend to call them

> > > tomorrow to get more info on his credentials. Everything I've read

> > > seems to point to DOC as superior, but our closest CT is over a 3 hour

> > > drive (one way) in ndale, VA. Dr. said that in his opinion

> > > he would helmet if our insurance will cover it, but he wouldn't pay out

> > > of pocket as it will get better on its own. I'm just not so sure how

> > > good his opinion is. I've gone over and over whether it will be more

> > > worthwhile to drive farther to CT or not. Here are some pics of his

> > > natural progress. Any advice is welcome. (The first pics he was 4

> > > months, 3 weeks. The second are from yesterday at 7 months, 3 weeks.)

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