Aaron gets the Doc Band

This morning we made the drive to Cranial Technologies where Aaron received his Doc Band. When we got there the dr had him try it on to see how it fit. She had to trim a little around the ears but it fit very well other than that. She has him wear it for 15 minutes to see how him and his skin reacted to it. He was a little red from where his head was sticking out but it went back to his normal color very shortly.

For the first two days he wears it for 3-4 hours and then we check for redness. After the redness goes away, we put it back on for another 3-4 hours. If it takes more than an hour for the redness to go away, we do not let him sleep with it. After the first two days (if the redness goes away before the hour is up) he wears it for 23 hours. So far he is doing awesome. It doesn't phase him one bit.

Me and my husband went to Walmart and picked out a bunch of stickers. This time we decorated it with Disney Cars.

Doc band vs. Health insurance

My poor little Aaron was diagnosed with Plagiocephaly*. He was recommended to a specialist to get a consultation for a Doc band. Yesterday we took him to the specialist and they want him to do physical therapy and get the Doc band. We will find out Monday or Tuesday if insurance will cover the $3800 bill. It's insane how much it is. Once we figure out billing, we will take him in for the fitting and then go in 7-10 days after that for the band. He will be seen once a week, which will be no fun considering its an hour and a half away.

You can see his forehead in the photo below really good and how it's misshaped.

*Plagiocephaly is flattening on one side of the back of his head and it can cause a bulge to part of his forehead and also cause his face to not line up properly. His ears are crooked. One cheek appears to be more puffy and one of his eyes are slightly crooked. All of this can be fixed with a Doc Band (a helmet) 

Below is a picture of a kid wearing a Doc Band.