Re: Significance of band

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Yeah, we were 10 mm, I think (all our measurements are unreliable

crap, but you can check our pics) and it produced eye tracking

difficulty. The pediatrician (former) blew it off as

" pseudostrabismus, " or the mere appearance of a crossed eye, but the

eye was actually crooked.

The pediatrician cares only if the child can *compensate* for the

deformity, by having her follow a penlight with her eyes. The

pediatric eye surgeon, similarly, rubs his hands waiting to perform

corrective surgery on the musculature at age 6, and considers

plagiocephaly to be beyond his purview. The only person who gives a

crap is the optometrist, in our experience, and you won't see them

until long after the treatment window.

Eye problems and developmental delays are the most well studied

sequelae (that's the word you want to google). So, if this is how

the patent, immediate sequelae are handled, you can just imagine how

little professional concern our more speculative fears arouse -- like

TMJ, poor sinus and ear drainage, migraines -- things that might not

crop up until adolescence or middle age!

Forget about common sense, preventative care. If you want a helmet,

you generally have to read independently, disregard professional

opinion, and flat out ask for the prescription as a paid service,

because YOU want it. You're the primary caregiver, not them.

--

Thad Launderville

town, VT

Clara age 2, STARband '10

On Oct 4, 2010, at 10:15 AM, christygumbach wrote:

> My computer won't let me put in a subject line...sorry.

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> My daughter has a head difference of 10mm. She was measured at 2

> months and again at 6 months-with no change. We are going to have

> her evaluated to see what the Dr. says about possibly banding her.

> What are the implications of not banding? Is 10mm significant? Is

> it just cosmetic? Are there internal complications that can

> happen? Any help would be appreciated.

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