Re: YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

I feel for you. That sounds like something that would happen to me!!

Good luck this time. Just to try and ease your mind a bit, I took my

7 month old daughter, Hanna, to the opthamologist last Thurs. He

dilated her eyes and it was a piece of cake. She was an angel, just a

little pissy when the drops went in only because I had to hold her

arms down. Nonetheless, I understand what a long day you will have.

> Well, we went for our casting appointment today with a local

orthotist that

> assured me they do and have done several cranial moldings. As well

as

> specialize in the STAR BAND...they told me he was " The head

guy " ...anyway we

> get there and out comes this guy with a measuring tape. I am asking

a ton of

> questions while he is measuring Max's head and he really didn't

have any

> answers for me other than " I've seen much worse, it's not that bad "

blah,

> blah, blah - WELL, he finishes measuring and says " OK, that's

it " ...I almost

> died!!!! I said aren't you going to cast his head???? He just

looked at me

> funny. I told him that I was there for the STARBAND...You have to

make a cast

> of his head...I know for a fact!!!!!! Well, he excused himself for

about 5

> minutes and came back and told me I was right...(DUH!!!!!) Then he

said he

> was waiting for a fax...in the mean time, I am holding back the

tears,

> keeping my baby calm and telling my husband that there is no way in

hell this

> guy is putting plaster on my baby!!!!!

> He actually walked back in about 10 minutes later with instructions

from

> Orthomerica in his hand from the fax...(if you can believe this)

> INSTRUCTIONS and had the nerve to try a stocking on my precious

boy's

> head!!!! Like I would let him touch my baby!

> My husband said " hold it right there buddy...I thought you said

you've done

> this before " ..He said, " I have but only for molding helmets....I

have never

> done a casting before, not of a head!!!!! "

> Obviously my mind was made up 10 minutes before but the guy said

that. He

> said he was relieved and didn't blame us for wanting to find

someone with

> more experience...(more than none, I guess)!!!!!! He said he

called his boss

> and his boss told him to do it!!!!!!!!

>

> Ican't even believe what went on....needless to say, I cried way

more than I

> should have today! I spent hours on the phone with my insurance

and

> Orthotists today and found one about an hour away that has done 70

STARBANDS!

>

> So we go tomorrow......after the Opthomologist appt that I waited 6

weeks for.

>

> So here I am...another day closer to nothing!

>

> My poor baby will have his eyes dialated and his casting done on

the same day.

>

> My first day on this site I told my friend, it's like all these

mothers are

> on some kind of crusade...I don't understand it...it's like no one

will

> help...I DEFINATELY UNDERSTAND!!!!!!

>

> I will always thank my pediatrician who diagnosed my baby before I

even knew

> what it was or asked!

> sorry I am so long but this is the therapy that drys my

tears....thanks for

> listening!

[Guest guest]

I know that had to be such a horrible thing to watch and live. But

You should be very proud that you were INFORMED and knew enough to

walk out. THIS IS WHY THIS BOARD IS GREAT!!!!

and SAm

> > Well, we went for our casting appointment today with a local

> orthotist that

> > assured me they do and have done several cranial moldings. As

well

> as

> > specialize in the STAR BAND...they told me he was " The head

> guy " ...anyway we

> > get there and out comes this guy with a measuring tape. I am

asking

> a ton of

> > questions while he is measuring Max's head and he really didn't

> have any

> > answers for me other than " I've seen much worse, it's not that

bad "

> blah,

> > blah, blah - WELL, he finishes measuring and says " OK, that's

> it " ...I almost

> > died!!!! I said aren't you going to cast his head???? He just

> looked at me

> > funny. I told him that I was there for the STARBAND...You have to

> make a cast

> > of his head...I know for a fact!!!!!! Well, he excused himself

for

> about 5

> > minutes and came back and told me I was right...(DUH!!!!!) Then

he

> said he

> > was waiting for a fax...in the mean time, I am holding back the

> tears,

> > keeping my baby calm and telling my husband that there is no way

in

> hell this

> > guy is putting plaster on my baby!!!!!

> > He actually walked back in about 10 minutes later with

instructions

> from

> > Orthomerica in his hand from the fax...(if you can believe this)

> > INSTRUCTIONS and had the nerve to try a stocking on my precious

> boy's

> > head!!!! Like I would let him touch my baby!

> > My husband said " hold it right there buddy...I thought you said

> you've done

> > this before " ..He said, " I have but only for molding helmets....I

> have never

> > done a casting before, not of a head!!!!! "

> > Obviously my mind was made up 10 minutes before but the guy said

> that. He

> > said he was relieved and didn't blame us for wanting to find

> someone with

> > more experience...(more than none, I guess)!!!!!! He said he

> called his boss

> > and his boss told him to do it!!!!!!!!

> >

> > Ican't even believe what went on....needless to say, I cried way

> more than I

> > should have today! I spent hours on the phone with my insurance

> and

> > Orthotists today and found one about an hour away that has done

70

> STARBANDS!

> >

> > So we go tomorrow......after the Opthomologist appt that I waited

6

> weeks for.

> >

> > So here I am...another day closer to nothing!

> >

> > My poor baby will have his eyes dialated and his casting done on

> the same day.

> >

> > My first day on this site I told my friend, it's like all these

> mothers are

> > on some kind of crusade...I don't understand it...it's like no

one

> will

> > help...I DEFINATELY UNDERSTAND!!!!!!

> >

> > I will always thank my pediatrician who diagnosed my baby before

I

> even knew

> > what it was or asked!

> > sorry I am so long but this is the therapy that drys my

> tears....thanks for

> > listening!