Re: Re: Rylee gets her helmet next week!!!

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I am happy to hear that you are somewhat excited about getting her Rylee's helmet next week. Gavin gets his this Friday. Though I am nervous I am also excited about correcting the problem. My son's insurance di8d not cover his as well, I'm not sure if it would help try fight it though...

Kim

From: <nwilkens2275@...>Subject: Re: Rylee gets her helmet next week!!!Plagiocephaly Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 11:49 AM

Glad to hear Rylee is on the road to a nice round head! I'm pulling for your insurance to come through.I painted my son's DOCBands myself, it's really inexpensive to do that way and I just knew I would be obsessive about keeping it neat and chip-free, so I was able to change up his designs regularly without breaking the bank. Some moms have had them painted professionally and they turn out great, but I'm not sure how long they last. I would change Jake's paint job every 3 weeks. Good luck with the fitting! Please keep us posted!Jake-2 (DOCBand Grad 9/08)Jordan-4.5>> My daughter, Rylee, will be getting her helmet next week. I am more > excited than I am nervous. I focus on "fixing" her skull,

rather than > anything negative. That way, I don't get sad or frustrated.> > Although our insurance company has not yet covered the helmet,I think > they will in the end! I used a letter from the "Insurance Issues" and > made it fit our family. I also added 7 pages of documentation to > support the level of severity and the fact that the helmet IS a > covered benefit (which is why they denied it the first time, stating > that it was not a covered benefit). I sent the letter to 3 different > UHC locations, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, our Pediatrician, the > Regional Human Resources Manager for my husband's company, and the > Georgia State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. We'll see how > it goes. My fingers hurt from being crossed for so long!!!> > Is anyone from Atlanta? If so, did you use the CHOA Orthotics and

> Prosthetics Department? What did you think? So far, they seem very > competant and knowledgable. THANK GOODNESS!!!> > Did anyone pay a company to decorate your child's helmet? Is it worth > it? I don't want Rylee's helmet to be bland, nor do I want it to be > tacky.> > I am sooo happy to have found this site. I thought I'd never find any > other parents to talk to about it. So, thank you!>