Got Band This AM - Bad Start

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Well, we picked up 's band this morning after waiting over 2

weeks for it's arrival. It seemed " big " when we first picked it up

but I know that's common. is almost 11 months old and they

believe it will almost be a certainty that she will open the velcro

strap and try to remove the band. I appreciate the honesty. They

told me that we may have to use a heavy tape but we'll see how it

goes. Well, in the car on the way home - sweet manages to

taker her band off without even opening the velcro. Guess the fit is

lousy. Guess I'm going back aleady. I put a call in to the

orthotist and waiting for a call back. I don't have much confidence

in them at this point!

Thanks for listening,

Dina and (11 months)

[Guest guest]

Dina:

Sorry to hear about your bad start! I can't remember, what kind of

band is wearing (STAR or DOC)? I wouldn't say it is almost a

certainty that she'd be taking her band off on her own, although she

already did it . A lot of kids, mine included, began their

treatment " older " and never attempted to remove their bands.

Hopefully just pulled hers off becuz of how loose it is.

Like you said, it is common for bands to be loose in the beginning

along with some shifting, but 's definitely sounds TOO big if

she was able to pull it off w/o loosening the velcro. Adjustments in

the beginning are very common as it takes lots of trips back to the

clinic to get the perfect fit. I hope your orthotist has already

gotten back with you & can get you back in today yet.

Let us know - good luck.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Hi,

>

> Well, we picked up 's band this morning after waiting over 2

> weeks for it's arrival. It seemed " big " when we first picked it up

> but I know that's common. is almost 11 months old and they

> believe it will almost be a certainty that she will open the velcro

> strap and try to remove the band. I appreciate the honesty. They

> told me that we may have to use a heavy tape but we'll see how it

> goes. Well, in the car on the way home - sweet manages to

> taker her band off without even opening the velcro. Guess the fit

is

> lousy. Guess I'm going back aleady. I put a call in to the

> orthotist and waiting for a call back. I don't have much

confidence

> in them at this point!

> Thanks for listening,

> Dina and (11 months)

[Guest guest]

Hi Dina,

Don't lose all confidence in your ortho yet. It might take a few

adjustments to get the fit just right. It might take a couple of

trips back to the ortho within the first week or so to get it to fit

properly. I hope the ortho will be able to address your concerns and

you can get that band back on her head. Let us know how it goes!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> Hi,

>

> Well, we picked up 's band this morning after waiting over 2

> weeks for it's arrival. It seemed " big " when we first picked it up

> but I know that's common. is almost 11 months old and they

> believe it will almost be a certainty that she will open the velcro

> strap and try to remove the band. I appreciate the honesty. They

> told me that we may have to use a heavy tape but we'll see how it

> goes. Well, in the car on the way home - sweet manages to

> taker her band off without even opening the velcro. Guess the fit

is

> lousy. Guess I'm going back aleady. I put a call in to the

> orthotist and waiting for a call back. I don't have much

confidence

> in them at this point!

> Thanks for listening,

> Dina and (11 months)