On Tuesday Preston, Sari, and myself headed up to Children's Hospital for our scheduled appointment we made with Dr. Loa several months ago. Dr. Loa is one of the best Plagio specialist in Dallas and she immediately made us all feel so comfortable. Preston got a laser scan of his little head and lots of profile pictures taken. The scan showed that Preston's ears are off by 10mm (right ear further forward then his left). Dr. Loa said that if she was to walk in the store and see Preston that she would not think that he had Plagio and that his improvement with physical therapy and repositioning has been incredible. She also said that his head will never revert and get worse, it can either stay the same or get better. This honestly was not the answer I was looking for going into the appointment. I wanted a yes he needs a helmet or no he doesn't. She said that he is in the middle category of Plagio, not mild but not severe. She gave us tons of paperwork and phone numbers and said to think about it and try to make a decision within a week. Well it's been two days now and we have made our decision. Preston will be getting a helmet. Although this is 100% cosmetic, this is not for Chip and me. We think, and know, that Preston is perfect. Our fear is that when Preston is older he will look back and ask why we didn't do everything possible to correct the Plagio. So that's what we are going to do, and feel completely confident in our decision. We are waiting to hear back on the specific dates, but it will be soon.
In all of this I still feel so incredibly blessed. Being at Children's, and seeing babies, even infants, with trachea and feeding tubes really made me realize that this is nothing. Modern medicine is such a gift and we are lucky there is something out there to correct Preston's condition. I'm sure he will get some stares, but who cares. We think his helmet will be adorable :)
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