Re: New Front Page Stars - ELI & GAGE!!

[Guest guest]

This is so exciting! I just logged on and saw their picture! :0) how

cool...ok, this will probably get a little lengthy...

Eli and Gage were born March 23rd, 2007 at 35 wks gestation. They

had

A's and B's and stayed in the NICU for 12 days. They came home on

Apnea monitors and meds for Apnea and reflux. I noticed Eli's head

being a little odd in their 2 month pics. By 4 months, I brought it

up

to the pediatrician who said " it would round out on it's own once he

starts sitting up " . Just before they were 6 mos, by chance, I ran

into

a mom at the mall with twins, one in a helmet, and began to ask

questions. She told me about plagio and said Eli's head looked

similar

to her daughters... This is when the real story begins...

After tirelessly researching online, I called the CT affiliate in

the

Woodlands, and made an appointment for a free eval. The LO diagnosed

Eli with plagio, 10 mm assymetric, and Gage with Brachy... I'd also

noticed the flatness of his head, but didn't know what a real problem

it was. He also mentioned Eli's head tilting to the right. So, I

brought this all to the pediatrician at their 6 month checkup. She

made referrals for the bands and diagnosed Eli with

torticollis...finally we were getting somewhere. We started

aggressive PT for

tort and continued until he was 13 mos old. Today it is completely

resolved. yay!

The boys were casted and got their DOC bands just after they turned

7

mos old. They wore them for 2.5 mos and saw good correction. Eli

went

down to 5mm assymteric and Gage's head went from being 4mm wider than

it was long to being 5mm longer than it was wide. His cephalic index

still calculated high, but we all agreed that they both looked so

much

better. The LO told us we probably wouldn't get much more correction

out of their bands, so we graduated them at that time.

Since then, I have gone back and forth about that decision.

Recently

I found out about CST, and I contacted a DO in my area. We should

begin

OST treatments in a few weeks. I'm very excited to see what results

may yield. Even if they don't make physical changes, I know there

are

a lot of other benefits to this technique.

This group has been such a blessing to me. In those moments when I

felt so overwhelmed with guilt and frustrated and bogged down by

endless appointments, I got comfort in reading that I wasn't alone.

All along I have stayed connected with other moms in similar

situations

and it's been a real source of strength. Thank you all for doing

what

you do. There aren't really words to describe how appreciative I

truly

am...I get all teared up just thinking about it...

Here is a link to a video montage I made commemorating the whole

first year... I hope it works...

http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?

p=5863c4704f0ba20a274dc9 & skin_id=601 & utm_source=otm & utm_medium=text_ur

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Thanks so much,

Shenelle

Katy, TX

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> Hi Everyone-

> Please welcome our newest Front Page Stars...ELI and GAGE!

Shenelle,

> please share their plagio story with the group when you get the

chance.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Jake-2 (DOCBand Grad 9/19/08)

> Jordan-4.5

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[Guest guest]

Shenelle-

Thanks for sharing your story! You have a beautiful family. Please

let us know how CST goes. Good luck!

Jake-2 (DOCBand Grad 9/19/08)

Jordan-4.5

> >

> > Hi Everyone-

> > Please welcome our newest Front Page Stars...ELI and GAGE!

> Shenelle,

> > please share their plagio story with the group when you get the

> chance.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> > Jake-2 (DOCBand Grad 9/19/08)

> > Jordan-4.5

> >

>