Re: Help! Cranial Tech says she needs a helemt, doc won't write scrip!

[Guest guest]

Can't you just ask your Pediatrician? My daughter's Pediatrician does not

really believe in helmets but was willling to write the perscription.

Suzanne

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> Hey guys, I'm really hoping someone can give me some advice on how to proceed

here.

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> We took my daughter Lennon to the cranio facial doctor at Kaiser (she has

Kaiser through IEHP) about three months ago for asymmetry of the ears and a flat

spot on one side of the back of her head. They told us to use a sleep positioner

and that if it didn't improve in two months to come back for a helmet. In two

months her head was better (though still not " normal " ) but her ears were not.

However, when we went back for that second appointment we were told there was

nothing that they could do for her!

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> I was so upset that I made an appointment with Cranial Tech for a consult and

they pointed out things we hadn't even noticed yet (forehead sloping, one eye

socket has shifted, etc) and they recommended treatment. So we went back to

Kaiser with this info and they refused to write a prescription no matter what!

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> I am SO angry and I don't know what to do.

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> I am more than willing to pay for the helmet out of pocket, which I would have

to do anyway as Kaiser does not work with Cranial Tech, but they need a

prescription to begin treatment even if I pay out of pocket.

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> Anyone else been in this situation? Help? Advice?

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for responding!

What type of band were you finally given through Kaiser? (DOC band, Star,

etc...??)

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> HI!? We have Kaiser too and we really had to fight to get a script for our dd.

> After numerous appt. with the cranio drs we finally threatened to get a 2nd

opinion outside the Kaiser sysem and suddenly they gave us the script.?

> It's way too common that drs don;t want to abnd babies... but I think with an

HMO they really don;t want to because theya re trying to save $ - or not spend

any $ - where ever they can.

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> Jen

> Mom to Luli - 3 yrs old

> Torticollis, Plagio, Syringomyelia

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> Help! Cranial Tech says she needs a helemt, doc won't write

scrip!

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> Hey guys, I'm really hoping someone can give me some advice on how to proceed

here.

>

> We took my daughter Lennon to the cranio facial doctor at Kaiser (she has

Kaiser through IEHP) about three months ago for asymmetry of the ears and a flat

spot on one side of the back of her head. They told us to use a sleep positioner

and that if it didn't improve in two months to come back for a helmet. In two

months her head was better (though still not " normal " ) but her ears were not.

However, when we went back for that second appointment we were told there was

nothing that they could do for her!

>

> I was so upset that I made an appointment with Cranial Tech for a consult and

they pointed out things we hadn't even noticed yet (forehead sloping, one eye

socket has shifted, etc) and they recommended treatment. So we went back to

Kaiser with this info and they refused to write a prescription no matter what!

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> I am SO angry and I don't know what to do.

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> I am more than willing to pay for the helmet out of pocket, which I would have

to do anyway as Kaiser does not work with Cranial Tech, but they need a

prescription to begin treatment even if I pay out of pocket.

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> Anyone else been in this situation? Help? Advice?

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[Guest guest]

They wrote us a script to Hanger- which is who they had a contract with...

I know some here have Kaiser in Nor Cal and got a Starband. I'm in So Cal.

I think it depends on where you live.

Jen

Mom to Luli - 3 yrs old

Torticollis, Plagio, Syringomyelia

Help! Cranial Tech says she needs a helemt, doc won't write scrip!

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> Hey guys, I'm really hoping someone can give me some advice on how to proceed here.

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> We took my daughter Lennon to the cranio facial doctor at Kaiser (she has Kaiser through IEHP) about three months ago for asymmetry of the ears and a flat spot on one side of the back of her head. They told us to use a sleep positioner and that if it didn't improve in two months to come back for a helmet. In two months her head was better (though still not "normal") but her ears were not. However, when we went back for that second appointment we were told there was nothing that they could do for her!

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> I was so upset that I made an appointment with Cranial Tech for a consult and they pointed out things we hadn't even noticed yet (forehead sloping, one eye socket has shifted, etc) and they recommended treatment. So we went back to Kaiser with this info and they refused to write a prescription no matter what!

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> I am SO angry and I don't know what to do.

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> I am more than willing to pay for the helmet out of pocket, which I would have to do anyway as Kaiser does not work with Cranial Tech, but they need a prescription to begin treatment even if I pay out of pocket.

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> Anyone else been in this situation? Help? Advice?

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