Re: Cranial Tech DOC band question

[Guest guest]

We were told my daughter would need a band anywhere from 6-12 weeks and they

never mentioned a second band. But they called the week her band was being made

and said they forgot to tell us that Lola may need a second band and since they

didn't tell us that we could still choose to move forward with the band they

were making or back out and they would refund us the money since they didn't let

us know that we may be looking at buying two bands for really good results. We

moved forward and my daughter did need a second band but we couldn't afford it

and we are happy with the results from one!

So I would think they would have told you upfront if you might need a second DOC

Band.

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> I have a question I am curious about to those of you who have been through at

least one DOC band at CT.

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> When you went for the initial evaluation, were any of you told that your child

might need more than one band? I'm curious to see if everyone is told at the

beginning that they expect it to take a certain number of months and if they

ever say the child might need more than one band at the get go?

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> I read about so many where your child has two or three bands as well as the

couple of families I have been in contact with.

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> We were told our daughter will probably be in her band for 3 months. At the

end of 3 months are they going to recommend another one?

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> thanks!

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[Guest guest]

We were told that there was a possibility of needing a second band.  In the end, she was borderline needing a second & after discussing it extensively we decided not to go with a second band.  The techs at the San Diego office were torn too...some thought we should go with it and some thought we shouldn't.  (I think her number was a 5).

I honestly feel that (at least at the San Diego office) they have the baby's best interest in mind & are not out to make money.I think the reason so many in this group opted for a second band is that once you are educated on Plagio/Brachy you have a trained eye & see the assymetry.  Also, once you have invested several months & several thousands of dollars it's really hard to settle for " almost perfect " results.  That was our issue with not banding.  We can still see a bit of assymetry though no one else can.  It's hard to not get caught up in banding a second time to get near perfect results.

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 3:15 PM, natalie <nat.jo.c@...> wrote:

 

We were told my daughter would need a band anywhere from 6-12 weeks and they never mentioned a second band. But they called the week her band was being made and said they forgot to tell us that Lola may need a second band and since they didn't tell us that we could still choose to move forward with the band they were making or back out and they would refund us the money since they didn't let us know that we may be looking at buying two bands for really good results. We moved forward and my daughter did need a second band but we couldn't afford it and we are happy with the results from one!

So I would think they would have told you upfront if you might need a second DOC Band.

>

> I have a question I am curious about to those of you who have been through at least one DOC band at CT.

>

> When you went for the initial evaluation, were any of you told that your child might need more than one band? I'm curious to see if everyone is told at the beginning that they expect it to take a certain number of months and if they ever say the child might need more than one band at the get go?

>

> I read about so many where your child has two or three bands as well as the couple of families I have been in contact with.

>

> We were told our daughter will probably be in her band for 3 months. At the end of 3 months are they going to recommend another one?

>

> thanks!

>

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[Guest guest]

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What were Lola's numbers in the beginning ( CI and CVA)?

Thank you

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> > I have a question I am curious about to those of you who have been through

at least one DOC band at CT.

> >

> > When you went for the initial evaluation, were any of you told that your

child might need more than one band? I'm curious to see if everyone is told at

the beginning that they expect it to take a certain number of months and if they

ever say the child might need more than one band at the get go?

> >

> > I read about so many where your child has two or three bands as well as the

couple of families I have been in contact with.

> >

> > We were told our daughter will probably be in her band for 3 months. At the

end of 3 months are they going to recommend another one?

> >

> > thanks!

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for everyone's answers. I have had a great experience so far at CT but was curious after hearing about all of these multiple bands. My husband and I have already discussed that we want to stop at one. But I don't think our daughters situation is very obvious. I say that now though.... ;)Thank uSent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeedFrom: NeRoy <heatherneroy@...>Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:24:31 -0800<Plagiocephaly >Subject: Re: Re: Cranial Tech DOC band question We were told that there was a possibility of needing a second band.  In the end, she was borderline needing a second & after discussing it extensively we decided not to go with a second band.  The techs at the San Diego office were torn too...some thought we should go with it and some thought we shouldn't.  (I think her number was a 5).I honestly feel that (at least at the San Diego office) they have the baby's best interest in mind & are not out to make money.I think the reason so many in this group opted for a second band is that once you are educated on Plagio/Brachy you have a trained eye & see the assymetry.  Also, once you have invested several months & several thousands of dollars it's really hard to settle for " almost perfect " results.  That was our issue with not banding.  We can still see a bit of assymetry though no one else can.  It's hard to not get caught up in banding a second time to get near perfect results.On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 3:15 PM, natalie <nat.jo.cgmail> wrote: We were told my daughter would need a band anywhere from 6-12 weeks and they never mentioned a second band. But they called the week her band was being made and said they forgot to tell us that Lola may need a second band and since they didn't tell us that we could still choose to move forward with the band they were making or back out and they would refund us the money since they didn't let us know that we may be looking at buying two bands for really good results. We moved forward and my daughter did need a second band but we couldn't afford it and we are happy with the results from one! So I would think they would have told you upfront if you might need a second DOC Band. >> I have a question I am curious about to those of you who have been through at least one DOC band at CT.> > When you went for the initial evaluation, were any of you told that your child might need more than one band? I'm curious to see if everyone is told at the beginning that they expect it to take a certain number of months and if they ever say the child might need more than one band at the get go?> > I read about so many where your child has two or three bands as well as the couple of families I have been in contact with. > > We were told our daughter will probably be in her band for 3 months. At the end of 3 months are they going to recommend another one?> > thanks!> >

[Guest guest]

I wish the person who did my son's evaluation would have said he may need two

bands. He didn't--I was just told 2-3 months.

Well, my son outgrew his first DOC Band in 8 weeks. While he has done very

well--brachy went from a CI of 100% to 92.2% and plagio from 6mm to 4mm--I

actually am the one who pushed for a 2nd band.

He received his 2nd one on Monday at 6.5 months. I hope to get his CI into the

mid/upper 80s--or less than +2 standard deviation.

Robyn

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> I have a question I am curious about to those of you who have been through at

least one DOC band at CT.

>

> When you went for the initial evaluation, were any of you told that your child

might need more than one band? I'm curious to see if everyone is told at the

beginning that they expect it to take a certain number of months and if they

ever say the child might need more than one band at the get go?

>

> I read about so many where your child has two or three bands as well as the

couple of families I have been in contact with.

>

> We were told our daughter will probably be in her band for 3 months. At the

end of 3 months are they going to recommend another one?

>

> thanks!

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