Shortly following Noah's 3rd Birthday we had our very first appointment with the Cleft Team. Children born with a cleft palate will automatically be followed on a yearly basis with the Cleft Team. The Cleft Team includes the following doctors of which you may see all or some: Craniofacial Surgeon, Speech Pathologist, Pediatrician, Geneticists, Dentist, Audiologist, ENT, Social Worker, Growth Specialist, Ophthalmologist, and Psychologist. In our appointment we saw all but the Psychologist and Ophthalmologist. We had an ENT appointment for a few weeks later.
Our day started at 9am and finished at about 2pm. It tends to be a long day but CHOP does a great job of bouncing you from one specialist to the next according to their availability. So you may not see them in the order of the booklet they give you but based on who is available next so you do not sit and wait for endless hours.
Overall the Team appointment went well. Each specialist had a positive preliminary evaluation regarding Noah's general growth, chin growth, palate growth, hearing, teeth and speech development.
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