Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I think that a lot of doctors won't tell you to band or not to band because ultimately the decision is yours. If you ask, " if this was your child would you band, why or why not? " then you may get better insight into whether or not you should band BUT as I said in another post if you aren't happy with the head shape now then I would definitely consider banding regardless of the doctors. > > > > I've had a very tough day. I visited the specialist at Hanger today, > who said that my daughter > > 's assemetry was 15 mm. The Hanger specialist didn't want to say > severe or moderate, > > just that she would qualify for a helmet. As I've been visiting the > site, someone said that > > 15+mm was considered severe. However, before this appointment, when > I went to see the > > referring physician, he acted like she was a non-issue and he said > she was considered a mild > > case. Being someone that is wishy-washy, I am completely torn about > what to do. I don't > > know whether to hold more weight to an actual physician, or a helmet > specialist. Who's > > evaluation do I put more weight on? I feel like I'm getting > conflicting information and it's very > > frustrating! Is there anyone out there who did not band their child > and then regretted it, or > > felt the decision was ok? I worry about little things, like her > being able to wear a ponytail in > > her hair and not feel awkward about it. I just want to make the best > decision for her now, and > > don't know how big of an impact it will be on her later. Thanks for > letting me vent. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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