Re: We be a helmet grad-u-ate today!

[Guest guest]

I guess I should add that we had a STARband, went to Dynamic Orthotics

in Houston (on Almeda in the Medical Center), and have BC/BS of TX

insurance. NO PROBLEMS on the insurance covering. We went to our

pediatrician who referred us to a pediatric neurosurgeon for the scrip.

Because of that, it holds more weight with the insurance company. She

had regular plaster-type casting, and a STARband helmet.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

congratulations. I would love to see " after " pics of Savannah. Enjoy

her round head.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

>

> I'm SO excited to say that YES we have officially graduated from her

> helmet! We're so happy, and the improvement was beyond our wildest

> expectations.

>

> After experiencing a minor setback around Thanksgiving when they said

> she was good to go, and we stopped her helmet, she regressed

> significantly. Her head started flattening out again but most

> noticeable was the top of the sides started flaring out again.

>

> We did another 8 weeks in her helmet, and the improvement is

> amazing. They said to wean her off on a reverse weaning schedule,

> and we are going to do just that. They said as long as she isn't

> getting red marks, it won't hurt her to wear it during the day for a

> few weeks longer, but they recommended stopping it at night as of

> tonight. That's great!

>

> So overall, we had the following changes:

>

> The flatness in the back of her head improved 67%.

> The occipital " pointing " on both sides improved 56%.

> The right forehead asymmetry is resolved 90%.

> The eye asymmetry is resolved 82%.

>

> I can honestly say we'd do it all again, and the results are

> amazing. I hope this can be some inspiration to those of you just

> starting out, whether it's casting or finding a doctor. We did it,

> we survived it, and our daughter took to her helmet like a fish to

> water.

>

>

> mother to Savannah 14-3/4 months old

> Plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and macrocephaly

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations!

Jake-17m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DocBand 2/11/08)

Jordan-4

>

> I'm SO excited to say that YES we have officially graduated from

her

> helmet! We're so happy, and the improvement was beyond our

wildest

> expectations.

>

> After experiencing a minor setback around Thanksgiving when they

said

> she was good to go, and we stopped her helmet, she regressed

> significantly. Her head started flattening out again but most

> noticeable was the top of the sides started flaring out again.

>

> We did another 8 weeks in her helmet, and the improvement is

> amazing. They said to wean her off on a reverse weaning schedule,

> and we are going to do just that. They said as long as she isn't

> getting red marks, it won't hurt her to wear it during the day for

a

> few weeks longer, but they recommended stopping it at night as of

> tonight. That's great!

>

> So overall, we had the following changes:

>

> The flatness in the back of her head improved 67%.

> The occipital " pointing " on both sides improved 56%.

> The right forehead asymmetry is resolved 90%.

> The eye asymmetry is resolved 82%.

>

> I can honestly say we'd do it all again, and the results are

> amazing. I hope this can be some inspiration to those of you just

> starting out, whether it's casting or finding a doctor. We did

it,

> we survived it, and our daughter took to her helmet like a fish to

> water.

>

>

> mother to Savannah 14-3/4 months old

> Plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and macrocephaly

>