Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Amelia's DOC band Evaluation

     Tim and I decided that it was best that I take Amelia to the appointment and that he would stay home with our other two girls. We want Paige and Emma to not have to make the drive as much as possible. Amelia and I drove to my mom's house in Temecula and then drove to Orange the next day. I'm glad my mom went with me to the appointment. The whole experience is a lot to take in especially without Tim there with me.
     The appointment started off with a photo shoot. Amelia was totally the star of the show. They had all kinds of cool toys that kept her attention while taking the pictures. They also took measurements of her head and got her medical history.
       I met with Glynna who was the clinician at the Orange office. She started off by letting me know that Amelia's brain development looked great. She has been hitting all of her milestones and the sutures in her skull are allowing her brain to grow. Well that was great news and a great transition in to the not so good news. You can see in the third pic that her jaw is misaligned quite a bit. I didn't even realize that was a problem. If this remains uncorrected it can lead to TMJ syndrome. You can also see in picture 2 that her head is curved towards the left. The first pic shows that the right side of her face is more full and the left side is more defined. You can also see the difference in the ears. Her ears are subject to chronic ear infections if not treated. Not to mention that if we do not get treatment her face will stay asymmetrical permanently.
      The good news is that she will only need the helmet for 6 to 10 weeks, but she will have to come in every 7 days to get it adjusted. We decided to do the appointments at the Phoenix office because it's only a 4hour drive each way verses 41/2 to Orange. Now we just have to wait for the insurance to approve their portion (very small portion) and then we will set up her DSi appointment.
  


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