Re: RE: correction in older infants

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Debbie:

Abby's head looks great! My dream is to have Annika in

pigtails with no noticeable flatness.

Tami (mom to Annika)

--- dj2kirby@... wrote:

> Ok, I remember you posting about his before. I'm

> soooo sorry to hear of your

> situation. What a shame.

> Yes, Abby does still have some flatness and ear

> assymetry, her head isn't

> perfectly round by any means. But it is

> considerablly better than before her

> DOCband, so we are very happy with her results.

> Abby is also 29 mos old,

> same as your daughter.

> Here's a picture of the top of Abby's head taken

> just last month. She can

> now wear pig tails and looks great. This picture of

> her head looks almost

> perfect, but there is definitely some remaining

> flatness.

> You can see Abby's before & after DOCband pictures

> here:

>

http://www.plagiocephaly.org/support/before-after.htm

> Abby is the 3rd baby

> (last) pictured.

> I really wish yuo nothing but the best of luck in

> your fight. I'd be MORE

> than happy to type you up a personal history of

> Abby's success in her DOCband

> at an older age. Just let me know.

> Good luck with your son now too!

> Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

> MI

>

>

>

> > I am in the process of getting all my daughter's

> records and the

> > nuerosurgeon's office that she saw at 13 months

> sent me a letter that

> > was in her file. It said that he wanted my

> daughter evaluated by

> > another doctor to see if a helmet would be

> successful at this age. I

> > was shocked to see that because he never told me

> about following up

> > with an evaluation from this doctor. When I was

> in his office he

> > said the band would not help much at her age (then

> 13 months), that

> > it was torture, and her hair would cover the

> plagio up! I am so

> > frustruated because I now know that she could have

> gotten excellent

> > improvements at that age. I am now going through

> this with my son

> > but have gotten a referral to a band-friendly

> doctor. He will be

> > seen next month so I am trying to catch this early

> and be persistant

> > in his treatment. I am still upset about the

> doctors giving me

> > misinformation and not treating my daughter. Does

> Abbey still have

> > any asymmetries or flatness?

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Debbie,

I'm sure you would know about flatness on Abby's little noggin- but I

certainly couldn't tell by the pic!! I think she looks great!

' Mom

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/30/2002 11:03:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dj2kirby@... writes:

especially a member of

the "plagio police"!

Hahaha!! And you know i was scrutinizing that head!!!! ;O)

[Guest guest]

> Debbie,

> I'm sure you would know about flatness on Abby's little noggin- but

I

> certainly couldn't tell by the pic!! I think she looks great!

:

Awww, thank you very much! That's what's important, is hearing other

people say they can't see the flatness, especially a member of

the " plagio police " ! Thanks!

Debbie Abby's mom

MI

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Debbie,

I cannot see any flatness either!! She looks great to me!! I am the same way with as you are with Abby. I am probably the only one who really notices it -- you know why -- because I am always looking for it. After our consult with KKR in April we took to see a Pediatric Plastic Surgeon at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh to see what he thought about possibly rebanding him. He told us he sees some mild (not severe) flatness behind his right ear (his ears are totally symetric) and some mild (not severe) facial asymmetry but nothing that your average person would even notice. He said that he (a ped. plastic surgeon) would've even had a hard time picking it up, but he knew from 's chart what he was being seen for. He told me that I have a handsome, healthy, 16 mo. old (s age at the time) baby boy. He said that parents, esp. mothers, have a tendency to pick out the imperfections rather than just looking at your child as a whole. He said to get the torticollis resolved and then "let him be the toddler that he is." Those words will always stay with me.

Have a great day!!

AnnMarie & (18 mos.)

STAR grad

Tort (almost resolved)

[Guest guest]

Thanks a bunch Ann Marie - you guys don't know how great it makes me

feel to hear you fellow plagio police say how good Abby's head

looks! It really helps! A year after her graduation & I STILL

obsess over it, I suppose that's what us mom's do huh?

Debbie

>

> Debbie,

>

> I cannot see any flatness either!! She looks great to me!! I am

the same way with as you are with Abby. I am probably

the only one who really notices it -- you know why -- because I am

always looking for it. After our consult with KKR in April we took

to see a Pediatric Plastic Surgeon at Children's Hospital

in Pittsburgh to see what he thought about possibly rebanding him.

He told us he sees some mild (not severe) flatness behind his right

ear (his ears are totally symetric) and some mild (not severe) facial

asymmetry but nothing that your average person would even notice. He

said that he (a ped. plastic surgeon) would've even had a hard time

picking it up, but he knew from 's chart what he was being

seen for. He told me that I have a handsome, healthy, 16 mo. old

(s age at the time) baby boy. He said that parents, esp.

mothers, have a tendency to pick out the imperfections rather than

just looking at your child as a whole. He said to get the

torticollis resolved and then " let him be the toddler that he is. "

Those words will always stay with me.

>

> Have a great day!!

>

> AnnMarie & (18 mos.)

> STAR grad

> Tort (almost resolved)

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

I know you've already heard this from many others, but I figure you can't hear it too much... Abby's head looks fantastic! I stare at heads everywhere I go, and I wouldn't give hers a second glance! It looks great. I also like to hear that you think there was some rounding even after she finished with her band. Cole is finally sleeping either on his side or his tummy now that he has his helmet (it's wonderful... the helmet is rounded in the back, unlike his head, so it's no longer as comfortable for him to lay flat on the back of his head!). So, I'm hoping that even after we're done with the helmet, we'll continue to see at least a little rounding (especially because he will hopefully continue to sleep on his side or tummy). And, since I haven't given an update on Cole in a while, at his last checkup the orthotist said he's making great progress and may be done earlier than at first anticipated. I still see lots of room for improvement, so we'll see. But it was encouraging to hear anyway.

Kia (mom to Cole, STARBand 6/18/02, born 11/20/02)

-----Original Message-----From: debbieandabby [mailto:dj2kirby@...]Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 1:31 PMPlagiocephaly Subject: Re: RE: correction in older infantsThanks a bunch Ann Marie - you guys don't know how great it makes me feel to hear you fellow plagio police say how good Abby's head looks! It really helps! A year after her graduation & I STILL obsess over it, I suppose that's what us mom's do huh?Debbie> > Debbie,> > I cannot see any flatness either!! She looks great to me!! I am the same way with as you are with Abby. I am probably the only one who really notices it -- you know why -- because I am always looking for it. After our consult with KKR in April we took to see a Pediatric Plastic Surgeon at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh to see what he thought about possibly rebanding him. He told us he sees some mild (not severe) flatness behind his right ear (his ears are totally symetric) and some mild (not severe) facial asymmetry but nothing that your average person would even notice. He said that he (a ped. plastic surgeon) would've even had a hard time picking it up, but he knew from 's chart what he was being seen for. He told me that I have a handsome, healthy, 16 mo. old (s age at the time) baby boy. He said that parents, esp. mothers, have a tendency to pick out the imperfections rather than just looking at your child as a whole. He said to get the torticollis resolved and then "let him be the toddler that he is." Those words will always stay with me.> > Have a great day!!> > AnnMarie & (18 mos.) > STAR grad> Tort (almost resolved)For more plagio info