Re: I really need some advice.....again.

[Guest guest]

:

Very tough decision for you to make . I would suggest asking for

the patient's pictures & success stories from this particular

orthotist. Go in & thoroughly interview him, make sure he knows his

stuff. Then go from there. As you probably know, Abby's STARband

did not work for her as her orthotist wasn't very experienced. That's

why I encourage all parents to thoroughly interview would be

orthotists. It is SO important!

Did anyone call you back w/any other names in your area?

Debbie Abby's mom dOCGrad

MI

> Hi,

> Well I did my homework. Out of all the O & P places that I called,

only

> 1 knows anything about the STARband. They have done 7. Would any of

> you take your child to an orthotist that has only done 7 previous

> STARbands? I called Orthomerica and asked them if they knew of any

> orthotist in my area, I'm waiting for them to call me back.I know

you

> all know your stuff and I really value your opinions. Please tell

me

> what you think I should do.

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

I waited a week in the NJ office (Paramus) for an appointment.

ann/

NJ

stripes6060 wrote:

Hi Debbie,

I definitely feel better knowing that she will be getting the best

care available.And yes I think the orthotist was great. Hopefully

I

won't EVER have to take all 5 kids with me to NJ! I don't think

I'd

survive that. lol I could probably bribe my almost 14yo to watch

my

5yo and my 3yo (but not my 8yo) with money! Nah, she knows how

important this is for , I'm sure she'll help out. Any idea

how

long it takes to get a casting appointment? Now I just hope I don't

have a fight on my hands getting my pedy to write me the script.

Thanks,

> That's a total bummer . At least now though you

will know

> going to Cranial Tech that they are all thoroughly trained &

> experienced.

> You also said you really like the orthotist there, that was you

right?

> Do you have anyone who could babysit your other 4 kids while

you

> drove to CT? Uggg, I cannot imagine driving so far with

that many

> kids "are we there yet?" LOL......but it will be worth a round

head

> in the long run!

> I just want to say how great you are to be doing such a thorough

> investigating job to get your child the best treatment.

What a

GREAT

> mom!

> Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

> MI

[Guest guest]

Hi . That would be nice if we bump into eachother at CT! I'll keep you

posted as to when our apts are. We are getting the band a week from Wed.

We travel about an hour and a half to get to Paramus. We live in the

Flemington area of NJ so I know what you mean about traveling. We are

lucky that loves the car and sleeps alot of the time while traveling.

I'm sure it is much more challenging with a couple of kids!

ann/

NJ

> Message: 25

> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 03:07:45 -0000

> From: " stripes6060 " <taime@...>

> Subject: Re: I really need some advice.....again.

>

> Hi ann,

> I hope I don't have to wait a week. is 10.5 months old, so I'd

> like to get in there as soon as possible. I live in NY on Long Island.

> Maybe I'll get to meet you one day at CT!

> Take care,

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ann,

Yes it would be great to run into eachother at CT!! I'll let you know

too, when my appts. are. Please post how does the first few

days with his DOC band. I don't know how long it takes me to get

there yet, I got so lost going there! I must of drove a good 45

minutes to an hour out of my way! I even got lost going home. Really

lost, I saw a Connecticut train! I left my house at noon and didn't

get home until 8 pm. Next time I'm bringing a map. lol

> Hi . That would be nice if we bump into eachother at CT!

I'll keep you

> posted as to when our apts are. We are getting the band a week

from Wed.

> We travel about an hour and a half to get to Paramus. We live in

the

> Flemington area of NJ so I know what you mean about traveling. We

are

> lucky that loves the car and sleeps alot of the time while

traveling.

> I'm sure it is much more challenging with a couple of kids!

>

> ann/

> NJ

>

> > Message: 25

> > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 03:07:45 -0000

> > From: " stripes6060 " <taime@o...>

> > Subject: Re: I really need some advice.....again.

> >

> > Hi ann,

> > I hope I don't have to wait a week. is 10.5 months old, so

I'd

> > like to get in there as soon as possible. I live in NY on Long

Island.

> > Maybe I'll get to meet you one day at CT!

> > Take care,

> >