Re: Chris and Deborah - Stanford bands

[Guest guest]

Hi Kimberley,

Bob is the orthotist working with Noah, too. Since they

switched to the STARband, Noah's band looks different than Tyler's

band. So, you can probably get a better idea about what the band

will look like by looking at STARband pictures. I think it is a bit

smaller than Tyler's.

After the initial fitting, Noah is scheduled to be seen in 2 weeks.

Then the visits are monthly. Since Noah is young (5.5 months) and

his head is growing quickly, I am going to ask to come in every 3

weeks (unless there's a problem, of course). Mostly, I'll play it by

ear.

I'm not sure how long Noah will be in the band. His plagio is pretty

bad so I expect about 5 months.

I'll try to post some pictures soon. Since there's another Noah with

posted pictures...I'll have to come up with another name for Noah :-)

Deborah

> Hi Hi Deborah

>

> It's great to know there are others around here who have been to

the

> same center. I looked at the photos of Tyler in his band. He is a

> real sweetie! What fabulous blue eyes! Are there any photos of Noah?

>

> The band seems quite a bit bigger than the DOC bands we have seen

on

> the web, but I guess if it does the job, that is what matters. It

is

> kind of surprising though, as I spoke to one of the orthotists at

> ICRS the other day (Bill ) and he said it was almost

> identical to the DOC band. I guess he meant how it works, rather

than

> how it looks. How long was Tyler in his band, and how old was he

when

> the treatment started? Did he have severe plagio? How often was it

> adjusted? Bill said it would probably only be every

month,

> which seems much less frequent than is standard for the DOC bands.

> Deborah - any ideas how long Noah will be in his band? Sorry for

all

> the questions!

>

> Best of luck to you both,

>

> Kimberley

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah,

I just checked out the photo of Noah - he is precious! But then Im

sure you knew that already ;-) What a smile! I will get some photos

of Hope and her brother Evan up asap.

Thanks for all the info on your Stanford experience. It is very

reassuring to know someone else who is having good treatment there,

and it will be great to stay in touch and compare notes, not to

mention cute photos!

Kimberley

> > Hi Hi Deborah

> >

> > It's great to know there are others around here who have been to

> the

> > same center. I looked at the photos of Tyler in his band. He is a

> > real sweetie! What fabulous blue eyes! Are there any photos of

Noah?

> >

> > The band seems quite a bit bigger than the DOC bands we have seen

> on

> > the web, but I guess if it does the job, that is what matters. It

> is

> > kind of surprising though, as I spoke to one of the orthotists at

> > ICRS the other day (Bill ) and he said it was almost

> > identical to the DOC band. I guess he meant how it works, rather

> than

> > how it looks. How long was Tyler in his band, and how old was he

> when

> > the treatment started? Did he have severe plagio? How often was

it

> > adjusted? Bill said it would probably only be every

> month,

> > which seems much less frequent than is standard for the DOC

bands.

> > Deborah - any ideas how long Noah will be in his band? Sorry for

> all

> > the questions!

> >

> > Best of luck to you both,

> >

> > Kimberley

> >

> >