Re: coming to the US & want to see doc for plagio evaluation

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A specialist like a neurosurgeon or cranial facial doctor is going to

require a referrel and take a long time to get an appt. However band

providers will typically do free consults so I'd check and see if

orthoamerica (starband) or hanger have locations near them since ct

doesn't

On 10/26/10, jeanne_thames <jeanne.thames@...> wrote:

> Hello! I'm new to the group and very impressed with the knowledge of the

> members. Sorry for the long message, but I'm hoping you can help steer me in

> the right direction. I'm American but live in Denmark where we have

> government healthcare. Bands for plagio are not an option here. Around my

> son's 3 month b-day, I noticed a slight flat spot on the back left of his

> head and a corresponding slight bulge on the right. I'm far more concerned

> about it than our general practitioner and pediatrician. No one will measure

> his head. They all say it's nothing, don't worry about it, it'll fix itself.

> Finally after telling them I wouldn't sit idly by and wait and see, the

> pediatrician said " put him on his right side for naps and at night have him

> sleep on his back with his head to the right and he'll be fine. " That's the

> only option they gave us. The results this gives are what we get, and that's

> that. I don't mind trying repo, and after a month, his head looks a tiny bit

> better. He is 4.5 months old now, and my concern is that ultimately repo

> might not provide satisfactory correction.

>

> We're going to visit my family in Mississippi over Thanksgiving/Christmas,

> and I want my son to see a doctor in the US for a thorough exam and

> evaluation of his head. I'd like to know where his head measurements fall as

> far as mild/moderate/severe so I can decide if I'd like to seek further

> treatment in the US.

>

> My questions to the group are: what kind of doctor do I need to see and how

> the heck do I go about finding a good one? If it's a specialist, might

> he/she require a referral from a pediatrician or general practitioner? Will

> it be a problem that I don't have insurance in the US & pay out of pocket?

> Can anyone recommend a doctor or clinic in the

> Mississippi/Alabama/Louisiana/Northern Florida areas? We're more than happy

> to travel a good distance, but unfortunately the closest CT location is in

> Dallas which is about 550 miles away.

>

> Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. I felt a bit lost until I

> found this group ;-)

>

> Jeanne

>

>

>

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There are several STARband and Doc Band facilities both in the US and Europe (if

you don't want to wait until December) where you can get an evaluation done.

Here is a list of STARband facilities:

http://www.orthomerica.com/technology/scan_locations.htm

And Cranial Tech (makers of the Doc Band) facilities:

http://www.cranialtech.com/index.php?option=com_content & view=category & layout=blo\

g & id=69 & Itemid=53

Molly

On Oct 26, 2010, at 4:58 PM, " jeanne_thames " <jeanne.thames@...> wrote:

> Hello! I'm new to the group and very impressed with the knowledge of the

members. Sorry for the long message, but I'm hoping you can help steer me in the

right direction. I'm American but live in Denmark where we have government

healthcare. Bands for plagio are not an option here. Around my son's 3 month

b-day, I noticed a slight flat spot on the back left of his head and a

corresponding slight bulge on the right. I'm far more concerned about it than

our general practitioner and pediatrician. No one will measure his head. They

all say it's nothing, don't worry about it, it'll fix itself. Finally after

telling them I wouldn't sit idly by and wait and see, the pediatrician said " put

him on his right side for naps and at night have him sleep on his back with his

head to the right and he'll be fine. " That's the only option they gave us. The

results this gives are what we get, and that's that. I don't mind trying repo,

and after a month, his head looks a tiny bit better. He is 4.5

> months old now, and my concern is that ultimately repo might not provide

satisfactory correction.

>

> We're going to visit my family in Mississippi over Thanksgiving/Christmas, and

I want my son to see a doctor in the US for a thorough exam and evaluation of

his head. I'd like to know where his head measurements fall as far as

mild/moderate/severe so I can decide if I'd like to seek further treatment in

the US.

>

> My questions to the group are: what kind of doctor do I need to see and how

the heck do I go about finding a good one? If it's a specialist, might he/she

require a referral from a pediatrician or general practitioner? Will it be a

problem that I don't have insurance in the US & pay out of pocket? Can anyone

recommend a doctor or clinic in the Mississippi/Alabama/Louisiana/Northern

Florida areas? We're more than happy to travel a good distance, but

unfortunately the closest CT location is in Dallas which is about 550 miles

away.

>

> Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. I felt a bit lost until I

found this group ;-)

>

> Jeanne

>

>

>

>

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