Re: update Haydens Evaluation

[Guest guest]

Marilyn

My husband too felt this way. He thought that it was just a big hoaxe

and that it was all set up to get money. But if you see flatness in

your childs head then the doctor probably saw that too. Thats all

they did with myas first eval too is measure her head check her neck

and said yep she needs PT and a band. and that was it.(although she

did have xrrays and a Ct scan torule out cranio at the military hosp)

and at her second eval even less he walked in measured her head and

said looks better but needs another band. Myas head has improved a

lot so it does work. But you have to be completly dedicated to this

and sure about your decision. Its a hard thing to do. I know. I mean

I really dont want mya to have a second one but in my heart I know

its best for her. And Im sure you will figure out what is best for

your child. Only you can make the final decision! Good luck and keep

us posted

Christi mom to MYA

--- In Plagiocephaly@y..., " haydensmom122101 " <marilynheston@a...>

wrote:

> Hayden's first eval was today. Not at all what I expected. I

expected

> maybe CT scans or some type of technology. All they did was measure

> with a tape measure and check ROM of his neck- and say yep he would

> benefit from a band. I do not have a problem with Hayden wearing

one,

> what bothers me is feeling like the doctor and Cranial Tech have an

> agreement to make more referrals than necessary as a marketing

> strategy. I found it bazaar that as soon as the doc walks out of

the

> room the cranial tech rep walks in-- is this normal? It seemed a

bit

> too " set up " . Please forgive me for saying so, being in the

medical

> industry I know how many billions of dollars doctors make off

> pharmacetical companies for recommening their medicines, and I sort

> of felt this way about the doc and the Cranial Tech?

>

> Marilyn- haydens mom

[Guest guest]

Marilyn -

I felt the same way at first about it being a conflict of interest.

My mom, who is an administrative nurse, quickly pointed out that we

comply with our ped's suggestions for vaccinations and she makes a

big chunk of change on that. We don't consider that to be a

conflict.

Go with your instincts. I saw your other post about becoming a

member of the head police. It only gets worse!

My son had moderate plagio (14 mm of cva and 8mm of facial

asymmetry). I posted message #35685 with a picture of his headsicle

and then another picture of his band on the headsicle. You can see

where it held the bulging areas and allowed for his head to fill in

on the flat spots. They really do work! I would say his head is now

rounder than most babies his age (10 months). As soon as I get his

exit headsicle, I am going to post a picture showing how well his

ears realigned.

Good luck with your decision!

Dane's mom DOC Grad

--- In Plagiocephaly@y..., " haydensmom122101 " <marilynheston@a...>

wrote:

> Hayden's first eval was today. Not at all what I expected. I

expected

> maybe CT scans or some type of technology. All they did was

measure

> with a tape measure and check ROM of his neck- and say yep he

would

> benefit from a band. I do not have a problem with Hayden wearing

one,

> what bothers me is feeling like the doctor and Cranial Tech have

an

> agreement to make more referrals than necessary as a marketing

> strategy. I found it bazaar that as soon as the doc walks out of

the

> room the cranial tech rep walks in-- is this normal? It seemed a

bit

> too " set up " . Please forgive me for saying so, being in the

medical

> industry I know how many billions of dollars doctors make off

> pharmacetical companies for recommening their medicines, and I

sort

> of felt this way about the doc and the Cranial Tech?

>

> Marilyn- haydens mom

[Guest guest]

Marilyn,

Hayden's evaluation sounds very similar to my twins initial

evaluation. The neuro measured their heads with a tape measure,

checked range of motion, and also checked to see how they were coming

along with some of their other milestones. I assume that through

years of experience, and with a trained eye, the specialists know

when technology needs to intervene and when it doesn't.

I don't what to say in regards to your doctor and CT having an

alliance. I'm sure they have a very professional relationship. CT

does not push bands, they have quite often told parents that their

child doesn't need a band. So I would think you could rest easily

knowing that the reason why Hayden is getting a band is because he

would benefit from it, not because CT needed to make a sale.

Good luck to you Marilyn, and keep us posted!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

--- In Plagiocephaly@y..., " haydensmom122101 " <marilynheston@a...>

wrote:

> Hayden's first eval was today. Not at all what I expected. I

expected

> maybe CT scans or some type of technology. All they did was measure

> with a tape measure and check ROM of his neck- and say yep he would

> benefit from a band. I do not have a problem with Hayden wearing

one,

> what bothers me is feeling like the doctor and Cranial Tech have an

> agreement to make more referrals than necessary as a marketing

> strategy. I found it bazaar that as soon as the doc walks out of

the

> room the cranial tech rep walks in-- is this normal? It seemed a

bit

> too " set up " . Please forgive me for saying so, being in the

medical

> industry I know how many billions of dollars doctors make off

> pharmacetical companies for recommening their medicines, and I sort

> of felt this way about the doc and the Cranial Tech?

>

> Marilyn- haydens mom