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| Chat - Monday, March 2, 2009; Monday Monday | |
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| Joanie | Mar 2 2009, 04:31 PM Post #256 |
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Glad I didn't make a 'bet' on a sister or 3 :lol: I woulda lost that one! |
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| Eaglemamato3 | Mar 2 2009, 04:34 PM Post #257 |
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Well Migraines suck regardless and to have them as a kid was awful. Back in the day they didn't have the technology they have now and diagnosing was truly barbaric with the tests I had to go through.
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| LeicaEagle | Mar 2 2009, 04:42 PM Post #258 |
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Well as ive been up now for almost 30 hrs. After a rather annoying go round with the doctors two offices regarding removal of the staples i am gonna go sack out. Due to the 10" of snow this morning i called my orth to cancel the apporintment for today and to ask how long the staples could stay over the incision. They could nto answer me and they said they would call me back later today. At 430 not having heard from them i called them and was told to come in wednesday afternoon at which point i stated i had another important appointment then so they said "well then you will have to come in next monday as thats the only day he sees patients here". My blood pressure now going up i said, that was why i asked this morning how long the staples could stay in since next monday will be day 18. So then they transfer me to their west philly office. I ask them directly how long post op coudl the staples remain in over the incision. Without answering the question i was told to come in march 10. Even more annoyed i increased my volume and asked the same question over again. "well you can come in tomorrow morning at 9am" I informed them that i am snowed in and have to walk over icy roads in order to get there and there should not be an improvement in the next 14 hours. "then youll have to come in on march 10 he only sees patients here on tuesdays" EVEN LOUDER i again asked how long can they safely be left in my leg given the fact i am a diabetic..Then they hung up on me I was really peeved and called the first office back and demanded to speak to a supervisor and really lit into her. Pointing out they were supposed to contact me not me them after i called this morning. I said i dont like being talked to as if i am some sort of moron when i asked a very relevant question not once but several times to several different staffers which were never answered. My plan and I are paying them a sizeable sum of money and i expect to have better service for what i am paying. As it stands now, I am peeved enough to walk into some hosptial ER and ask that they remove the staples as the next time i can see the surgeon to do it would be to subject myself to more risk of infection. Etiher way, hopefully after the flower show on wednesday i can finally resolve this annoyance. sorry for the venting i just hate the arrogance of some who think they are so powerfull just because they are some sort of clerk in a medical office with not much more than a hs diploma. I dont think that any of the folks i spoke to today were even RN's or even LPPNs. (likely these were the product of one of those medical assitant trade schools you see advertising on uhf tv either late at ngiht or during the day when others are working their day jobs) |
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| Paula eaglet momster | Mar 2 2009, 04:44 PM Post #259 |
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:soar: Patty the Eagle :soar: By Kenn Filkins Sault Ste. Marie (MI) Evening News Mon Mar 02, 2009, 07:53 AM EST Pickford bald eagle with West Nile Virus flies off into history A young bald eagle, suffering from West Nile Virus (WNV), was captured in August, 2002 from the parking lot of the O'Connor car dealership in Pickford. With a lot of help, the nearly-dead eagle survived, learned to fly again, was released and flew off to make history. Patty,” as she became known, taught biologists and rehabilitators that eagles (and other birds of prey) can recover from WNV, survive when released to the wild and produce offspring. Patty turned out to be a wonderful success story,” said Marge Gibson, executive director of the Raptor Education Group, Inc. (REGI). After Patty was captured in Pickford in 2002, she was sent by local animal rehabilitator, Ann Trissell, to REGI for special care and testing, which confirmed she had WNV. This virus effects birds much like encephalitis does humans. It causes a brain anomaly and weakness in the limbs, which made it difficult for Patty to walk without falling over or to fly well. Patty could not feed herself, so Gibson has placed her under the care of a foster parent ¯ a 14-year-old bald eagle which fed Patty. The Pickford eagle quickly went from six pounds and two ounces to 11 pounds in a month. Patty spent a year hunting and socializing with a number of bald eagles in a 110 foot long building that is 28 foot tall at REGI. Patty became the most important research bird in the country, as far as WNV is concerned. In the fall of 2003, the two-year-old eagle was released near a wintering group of bald eagles which acted as her support group. Concern for their own young keeps eagles from “adopting” other young birds in spring and summer. But, after a winter group forms and a laid-back attitude permeates the adults, the older birds help younger birds through the winter, Gibson added. Patty was outfitted with a satellite tracking device which allow researchers to track her progress for three years. Every four hours, the satellite transmitted Patty’s location to a computer. This satellite tracking system ¯ accurate to within two miles ¯ followed Patty wherever she traveled. Patty will also had a second telemetry transmitter attached. Staff used the satellite information to get her location to within a couple miles, then used the short-range tracking telemetry to find her and observe her activities. Her first two years, she resided in Escanaba,” Gibson said. “She would roost in a large tree on a small island off the shore of Escanaba Bay. She got up early, very early in the morning and would fly to shore and I assume begin fishing.” One morning in early spring the four-year-old eagle flew to the northwest to reside near Stephenson and Wilson in the Western Upper Peninsula. By April, 2005, she stopped moving. We were concerned that something had happened to her and sent out people to find what we thought was a body,” Gibson said. “The search party found her in a nest about nine miles to the southwest of Wilson. She was not in full adult plumage and was easy to spot and follow.” What seemed like her inactivity was her incubating two eggs. The female does most of the daytime nest sitting and when she leaves to do some hygiene and exercise briefly she would not go far, Gibson added. “Because the satellite was taking readings every four hours, even if she was off the nest for an hour a day we would not have picked it up unless it was at least four hours,” Gibson said. Patty and her mate had two youngsters that first year. “This was amazing because... at that point, all the statistics told us birds that a bird recovered from WNV would never reproduce,” Gibson said. “Your little lady Patty and our hard working staff at REGI showed the world that not only could she survive the WNV virus but could indeed mate and produce offspring. She did this all in the spring of her fourth year which is very early for bald eagles to mate. Apparently, Patty was a very special bird even to another male eagle. We think ¯ but have no hard proof ¯ that she took up with a male that had lost his mate in some way. The nest she used was a traditional nest site and had been used in the past. The fact that they raised two youngsters as her first year as a mom would also point to someone in that pair having experience as a parent.” The battery on Patty's transmitter quit working soon after her family was observed so Gibson could not gather any more additional information. “I like to think Patty is out there still with her 'older man' having a wonderful life,” Gibson concluded. So there we have it, the young, sick eagle that sat on a new truck in O'Connor's parking lot became a national celebrity for raptor biologists and rehabilitators. Patty's success is the result of the concern of several local folks including Barry O’Connor, Ann Trissell, and Dr. C. A. Groover DVM. Their compassion for one of our national birds made history in the Upper Peninsula. Kenn Filkins, Editor ![]() |
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| LeicaEagle | Mar 2 2009, 04:51 PM Post #260 |
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oh like the EEG where they shoved the tiny needles under the scalp to record the brain waves and drugs that were not much more than something like elavil or ergotamine with some caffine added. Then when they give up on you they lable you as a neurotic nut or hypochondriac and want you to see a shrink. I blamed most of my severe headaches on my blood sugars severe ups and downs only to then finally getting skin tested for allergies to prove i was allergic to just about everything including the kitche sink. only after having my tumor removed fully in 1993 was it finally that a neurologist decided that i was having the classic symptoms of a migraine condition. Makes you wonder how things would have been had the diganosis been made years before. Alas one cant fix the past only make sure one doesnt break thier present |
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| Bird | Mar 2 2009, 04:51 PM Post #261 |
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Paula, that story brings tears to my eyes.
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| summer818 | Mar 2 2009, 04:53 PM Post #262 |
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Paula, thanks for sharing Patty's story. What a sweetheart she is. I hope she's enjoying life as they say, with her older man.
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| Artsy Mom | Mar 2 2009, 04:55 PM Post #263 |
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I am so moved by that story Paula. Thanks so much for posting it... Is there a pic of her you can snag? :soar: Patty The Eagle :soar: what a success story |
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| Bird | Mar 2 2009, 04:57 PM Post #264 |
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| Zachary | Mar 2 2009, 04:58 PM Post #265 |
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Paula, thanks for sharing that story! It made my day. ![]() Penny - Aww, thanks so much! Glad i'm so liked on this forum. You guys are really supportive and I'm so glad I've gotten to know all of you! I wish everyone my age could be part of a group similar to this (not necessarily having to do with eagles). I hate how so many people I know have gone to drugs and other things like that because they have no one that they can turn to. So i'm guess I'm just trying to say, thanks for having me on the forum!
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| Jillers | Mar 2 2009, 04:59 PM Post #266 |
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Loved the story, thanks Paula!
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| Paula eaglet momster | Mar 2 2009, 05:13 PM Post #267 |
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Zach - we are blessed to have you here on the forum. I think it does our hearts good to know there are intelligent, articulate, well-mannered kids out there! And for your parents
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| ojailala | Mar 2 2009, 05:15 PM Post #268 |
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Paula, me too
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| Paula eaglet momster | Mar 2 2009, 05:15 PM Post #269 |
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Penny, I didn't find a pic with the article....am checking out their website now... |
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| ojailala | Mar 2 2009, 05:19 PM Post #270 |
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Kathie, am still stunned at your photo loss... you did take so many and you do such a great job... so you could see them at first to see they were good and then they were gone??? I couldn't handle that at all.. I was upset with some pictures I took that should have been great by their capture... but not sharp.... PM me and tell me what happened :wacko:
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Joanie, It's just me, my mom and my dad, if that answers your question. :lol:






Glad i'm so liked on this forum. You guys are really supportive and I'm so glad I've gotten to know all of you! I wish everyone my age could be part of a group similar to this (not necessarily having to do with eagles). I hate how so many people I know have gone to drugs and other things like that because they have no one that they can turn to. So i'm guess I'm just trying to say, thanks for having me on the forum!
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4:35 PM Jul 10