Re: New to the group! Please Read

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We live about 30 minutes from Pasadena - we are super blessed not to have to

drive very far! They were great. Very, very informative and super efficient. We

took our little guy when he was just over 2 months old and they told us that

they couldn't get a good scan until he was at least 3 months old. Our insurance

came back and they cover 90% of it as long as he is 4 months old and has had 2

months of sleep repositioning, so we go back on May 16th. In the meantime they

highly recommended physical therapy which we started last week.

We haven't gone through much with them yet, but they were very professional and

definitely knew what they were talking about. Based on people's responses here

they are the best around. The DocBand seems to get better ratings than anything

else that I've researched and since our insurance pays for 90% of it we're

definitely going with them.

Hopefully you will have the same kind of experience if you come out here!! Keep

us updated!

> >

> > Hello everybody I am so happy I found parents that are experiencing the same

> >things we are.

> >

> > I never noticed my sons flat head until a lactation consulted came over when

he

> >was almost 2 months. She told me do you know your sons face is lopsided? NO!

She

> >told me he has torticollis and started babbling on about his flat head, and

so

> >on. I made an appointment to the pediatrician the next day. She told me he

had

> >mild torticollis and repositioning should help, nothing to worry about. Then

> >around the 3 1/2 months I started to notice that the right eye is much bigger

> >than the left, also the left side of his is a little slanted. I brought this

up

> >to the pediatrician at the next appointment, and she said it is a jaw

deformity,

> >it is common and will resolve on its own.

> >

> >

> > Oh and I bought him a noggin nest for the flat head which seemed to help a

lot!

> >

> >

> > However, he is now 5 months old and I am started to notice that he has

> >plagiocephaly, it is much more visible now, the jaw is still slanted and the

eye

> >is smaller, the other cheek looks much fuller. My son had a wellness check up

on

> >Wednesday and of course the doctor said it is getting better, but I do not

know

> >what she is talking about if anything it is getting WORSE IT IS MORE VISIBLE

> >NOW! She never even noticed that the right side of the head is higher than

the

> >left (plagiocephaly).

> >

> >

> > I keep hearing the same old sh-peal " it will fix on its own " the problem is

I

> >cannot take that risk. See I have a underbite and cross bite that can only be

> >fixed now by orthonathic surgery, because my mom did not do anything about it

> >when I was nine, I also have vision problems, and who knows maybe I had this

> >when I was little as well. The point is I will not take a risk for it to fix

on

> >its own, I must take some sort of action whether it be PT or DocBand. I do

not

> >want my son going through what I am. I do not want him to question why I did

not

> >do anything!

> >

> >

> > So I called the Pedi yesterday and told her that I want a referral to a

> >specialist which she agreed, since I had her on the phone I asked her about

the

> >DOC BAND and I quote this was her reply:

> >

> > " It is a scam, it is not FDA approved, it is a waste of money and

essentially

> >does not work. "

> >

> > I do not understand why she is so against it!

> >

> > Well I went ahead and called DOC Band in Pasadena today, made a consult for

> >April 14th, We live in Vegas so we will have to travel to each appointment by

> >car. They said they have some old school pediatricians that just are not

> >knowledgeable on the DOC Band so that is why some are against it.

> >

> > Here is the crazy part, I have to ask my Pedi for a prescription for the DOC

> >Band. Any tips on how to get this done? Since she is so against it?

> >

> > Anyways I will keep everyone posted on how the consult goes as well as any

PT!

> >

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