Re: Insurance Issue Question?

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Shimi,

Your boys are absolutely the cutest!! They really are so cute!

I am so sorry, I totally forgot to address your question about

getting both twins banded. I'll try to be brief with my answer! My

daughter Kaylie had mild plagio, and my neuro really felt that she

didn't need to be banded because he thought it would round out on its

own (ARGH!) Danny had mild to moderate brachycephaly, and the neuro

felt that if I was going to get either one of them banded, it would

be Danny. My husband and I talked many nights over this, and in the

end it came down to me being able to look at Kaylie sometime down the

road and know that I did everything I could for her. I didn't want

her coming to me when she was 15 asking why her head looked crooked,

or why her one eye and cheek were big. I could just piture myself

saying, " Well Kaylie, we decided to take a gamble with your headshape

and wait to see if it rounded out on its own. But doesn't Danny's

head look wonderful? We didn't want to take a chance with his. "

That pretty much sealed the deal for me! And I am really am happy

that I had Kaylie banded as well. Who knows if it would have rounded

out on its own, I really don't care. All I know is this is one less

thing either one of them can blame me for when they are teenagers!

The casting is very similar to the DOCband. The only major

difference was, we weren't offered a wash room or anything to clean

the twins up. But do expect the little stocking cap being put over

their heads, and then the strips of plaster of paris. If your twins

are anything like mine, they will scream the whole time. Just

remember that it isn't hurting them, but instead they are angry and

most likely frightened. But all will be forgot and forgiven in no

time!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> It sure is a small world!! I actually live in the suburb of Philly

(Doylestown) and we are going to the Willow Grove office for the

band. I hate to say that I do not know whom I spoke with on the

phone but I'll find out on Monday who we will be working with.

Wow....I am so happy that your band was covered. Dr. Piatt said that

Aetna wanted more than the letter. They wanted precise measurements

with an instrument he did not have. It frustrates me that they

(Insurance) would think that we want to put our babies in these

bands just b/c we felt like it.

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> Anyway, we'll see what happens on Monday. My husband and I are

making a realization that we will be paying for these bands. Our

twins are worth every penny.

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> Here's a pic of them. I am sure I'll put pics of them with their

bands once they are in them.

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> Is the casting similar to the DOC band?

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> Shimi

> and (6 months)