Guest guest Posted May 22, 2002 Report Share Posted May 22, 2002 I wanted to share this with you because I thought it fairly funny, in a sick sort of way. As many of you know, my son Tommy was in a DOC band last year and graduated in late October. He didn't get 100% correction, but as his plagio was classified as severe and there WAS significant improvement, I didn't worry about it (actually, since I "discovered" that the Gerber baby had facial assymetry I've hardly worried at all). Here's the kicker: He's almost 18 months old and refuses to walk. This concerned his ped unduly and she set up a CAT scan for him, which was done last week. Now she wants me to take him to a pediatric neurosurgeon. WHY couldn't this have been done last year? I'm not terribly worried about the walking because my dad didn't even walk until he was nearly 2...Tommy's twin Gavin walks, but Tommy goes hands and feet like Tarzan and is MUCH faster. She is also telling me that Tommy's tort is "resistant" and she wants that evaluated too. JEEZ! What I actually find ironic is they are doing all this diagnostic stuff 7 months after he graduates, when really it should have been done a year ago before we started all the correction stuff. Oh, the humanity... Jill Ramos, Las Vegas, Nevada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2002 Report Share Posted May 22, 2002 Jill, My goodness your getting some tough stuff at this time when you probably just want sleep!! Has Tommy's tort looked resolved until this point? Did he ever favor the non-tort side of the body and just had problems with balance? It stinks that he graduated and it seemed all was done and over with, so I hope this is just a genetic thing since your Dad was a late walker too. Good luck and please keep us posted. As my son also has tort I'm eager to hear what " resisting " is all about. ' Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2002 Report Share Posted May 22, 2002 Jill: WOW, I'm happy to hear how well you are taking all of this! I would probably be all torked off if I was in your shoes, esp. being pregnant . Did Tommy ever have pt for his tort before? Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad MI > I wanted to share this with you because I thought it fairly funny, in a sick > sort of way. > As many of you know, my son Tommy was in a DOC band last year and graduated > in late October. He didn't get 100% correction, but as his plagio was > classified as severe and there WAS significant improvement, I didn't worry > about it (actually, since I " discovered " that the Gerber baby had facial > assymetry I've hardly worried at all). > Here's the kicker: He's almost 18 months old and refuses to walk. This > concerned his ped unduly and she set up a CAT scan for him, which was done > last week. Now she wants me to take him to a pediatric neurosurgeon. WHY > couldn't this have been done last year? > I'm not terribly worried about the walking because my dad didn't even walk > until he was nearly 2...Tommy's twin Gavin walks, but Tommy goes hands and > feet like Tarzan and is MUCH faster. > She is also telling me that Tommy's tort is " resistant " and she wants that > evaluated too. JEEZ! > What I actually find ironic is they are doing all this diagnostic stuff 7 > months after he graduates, when really it should have been done a year ago > before we started all the correction stuff. > Oh, the humanity... > Jill Ramos, Las Vegas, Nevada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2002 Report Share Posted May 22, 2002 In a message dated 5/22/2002 12:05:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Plagiocephaly writes: Believe me, Debbie, I go through my Freaked-Out-Pregnant-Woman stuff too! Tommy was seeing a therapist until shortly before he graduated. He does hold his head up straight, but he is very stubborn and won't show off for NOBODY! He is perfectly capable of holding his own weight on his feet but he flatly refuses to at his ped's. It's like he has spaghetti in his legs, but only at the Dr's. Very aggravating. On another note, I now go to work on my report on proctology, which is really a pain in the ass... ). Its due today, I hope my teacher has a sense of humor about it. I couldn't take it seriously. Hugs, Jill Ramos, Las Vegas, Nevada Jill: WOW, I'm happy to hear how well you are taking all of this! I would probably be all torked off if I was in your shoes, esp. being pregnant . Did Tommy ever have pt for his tort before? Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 Jill, Jeez - what a mess. I agree, they should have done it some time ago. Oh well, maybe the neuro can offer some advice on the walking. Let us know what you find out! Marci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 : I can just about imagine how geeked you were to hear such a wonderful comment from a complete stranger who never knew how Dane's head looked before his DOCband! How wonderful!!!!! Small world isn't it that she knew a baby who was also banded? What a great story! Olivia just sounds too darn cute! From all the pics I've seen of her, I can tell she doesn't have a shy bone in her body. Good thing her & Abby don't live nearby, oh I can imagine the trouble those 2 would get into!!! Have you had any more bday parties for your cat?? LOL That still makes me laugh! Thanks for sharing that! Debbie Abby's mom MI > I have to share this with you. I have been giggling and smiling > about it all day. > I took Olivia for an " interview " with her potential preschool. > There was another mom there doing the same thing. She said, " You're > son's so cute. His head is so nice and round. " ROFLMAO! Her > friend's son was in a helmet from the Cleveland Clinic. Even though > he did have improvement, she said it was still noticeable. > Isn't that a hoot! > Dane had moderate plagio. I never doubted our decision to band him, > but this just really reinforced my feelings of gratitude to CT. If > you look at him now, you wouldn't know anything was ever wrong. I > am just completely amazed. > and Trisha, we had to go back a couple of times the first > week. I think I mentioned this before. His band was hanging a > little low over his eye. He had a pressure point (hold spot?) near > there, so wanted to be cautious about adjusting it. We live > 15-20 min away, so running in there was really no big deal. > Everything obviously worked out wonderfully! > > > Dane's mom DOC Grad > > BTW - The teacher said Olivia is going to be a class leader. It's a > Montesorri school and she just walked in and took charge! She got > accepted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 , Yay to Dane showing off his nice round head!! You must just be beaming with pride over there, I know I am beaming for you! Its nice to have it reinforced once in awhile that you are a good mom, and that you are doing a good job, isn't it? Congrats on Olivia getting accepted into the preschool!! My son went to goes to Catholic school foe his kindergarten, but his teacher was Montesorri trained and runs her class as such. We absolutely love his teacher, and he learned so much this year! Remember our days in kindergarten where we finger painted, played house and occassionaly ate the paste (yeah, I admit it! Like anyone is really surprised by that!)? He has a math book, phonics book, a reading book, a journal and of course a religion book. He had a list of about 25 vocabulary words that he had to be able to read. Then he had to write a sentence using some of those words and then illistrate it. I'm telling you, by the time these kids are in second grade, they'll be learning trigonometry! Anyway, sorry to get so long winded there! Good luck to you and Olivia!! Niki Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads) Phila.,PA > I have to share this with you. I have been giggling and smiling > about it all day. > I took Olivia for an " interview " with her potential preschool. > There was another mom there doing the same thing. She said, " You're > son's so cute. His head is so nice and round. " ROFLMAO! Her > friend's son was in a helmet from the Cleveland Clinic. Even though > he did have improvement, she said it was still noticeable. > Isn't that a hoot! > Dane had moderate plagio. I never doubted our decision to band him, > but this just really reinforced my feelings of gratitude to CT. If > you look at him now, you wouldn't know anything was ever wrong. I > am just completely amazed. > and Trisha, we had to go back a couple of times the first > week. I think I mentioned this before. His band was hanging a > little low over his eye. He had a pressure point (hold spot?) near > there, so wanted to be cautious about adjusting it. We live > 15-20 min away, so running in there was really no big deal. > Everything obviously worked out wonderfully! > > > Dane's mom DOC Grad > > BTW - The teacher said Olivia is going to be a class leader. It's a > Montesorri school and she just walked in and took charge! She got > accepted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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