Always compare your legs to each other. Does one look bigger than the other? More Swollen? Or red? Then, how bad is your pain? Usually with a blood clot, the pain is fairly severe, and generally doesn’t go away, like you’re describing. WisconsinWildcard is definitely more an authority on this than I am, but as a nurse, albeit a psych one, I’d say if you have any redness, swelling, and/or area where it hurts is warm to the touch, coupled with pain that not only hasn’t gone away but has worsened, I concur with getting checked out ASAP.
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The Medical Thread: We're experts on everything else; why not?
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You have had a lot of knee-jerk reactions recently.
alicestevens
Member
I didn't know that. Thanks
To be honest, I used to Google my symptoms all the time, but I understand now how that can be problematic. While you can find useful information online, it often ends up scaring you unnecessarily without providing the reassurance or accurate diagnosis you need. These days, if I have a medical issue, I try to connect directly with northshoreconnect straight away. Getting professional advice helps me address concerns more effectively and reduces the anxiety that can come from self-diagnosing online.
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Animal medical: Mrs and I discovered an adult eagle lying in bushes at a rural location where we were doing some volunteer work. There is an eagles nest high up in a spruce tree there. We contacted a rescue ornithologist who came to the location and captured it. An adult female who, based upon her symptoms and a lack of broken bones, was probably suffering from lead poisoning. Apparently, just two #4 sized lead pellets are capable of killing an eagle. This bird will be taken to an eagle recovery center for treatment, if it’s not too late. An eagle chick (also a big bird) showed up while we were helping its mother.
to hunters: If you feel the need to hunt, please spend the extra dough for steel shot. This beautiful bird an her family may not survive if, in fact she has lead poisoning and has fed the meat to her chicks.
to hunters: If you feel the need to hunt, please spend the extra dough for steel shot. This beautiful bird an her family may not survive if, in fact she has lead poisoning and has fed the meat to her chicks.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
I woke up intending to go to urgent care, but I had diminished pain, and with a very hot bath and some calf stretches I'm now just down to annoyance level tightness when I go down stairs, and I'm entirely pain free. Good thing because Dr. Mrs. immediately got a virus so I've been her nurse today. Not Covid.
But anyway, I really appreciate the good advice and will be much faster pulling the trigger on going to see somebody next time.
But anyway, I really appreciate the good advice and will be much faster pulling the trigger on going to see somebody next time.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Well perspective has always been my weak point, my vulnerability, my soft underbelly...
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Lead shot is illegal
Maybe you can expancd on that a little, Walrus. I'm not well informed on the issue, but it seems unclear. Obama admin introduced regs banning its use on certain federal areas, but that was rescinded under Dump's admin, I think. It remains a big problem, at least here in Wisconsin.
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Yeah, there are limited areas where it is illegal, but lead is still widely used, unfortunately. It's been illegal for some time in wildlife protection areas, but otherwise it's been up to the states and they haven't been great on banning it. The other problem is that it is still widely used in fishing, for weights, and can be ingested by ducks, geese and even eagles as a result of that use.
leswp1
New member
This made me laugh. (Esp in light of certain entities pushing bots instead of humans for urgent care/ sick call advice)
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
I think it was made illegal on waterfowl long before Obama? Maybe its just in Maine that steel shot is the only thing legal for waterfowl. Maybe upland bird hunting is legal with lead? Maine at least tried to outlaw lead bullets period at one point not sure if it passed? Small lead fishing sinkers are illegal in Maine also.
RaceBoarder
Waiting for the Snow to fly...
Hunting/fishing regs regarding the use of lead are all over the place.
Some areas are quite progressive about it and will actively enforce it. Others have regs in place, but will not really enforce it (usually in a poor area where locals can't afford it). But most areas, lead is still fair game and by far the most common thing you will see.
Some areas are quite progressive about it and will actively enforce it. Others have regs in place, but will not really enforce it (usually in a poor area where locals can't afford it). But most areas, lead is still fair game and by far the most common thing you will see.
Deutsche Gopher Fan
Registered User
Day two of nearly non stop hiccups.
googled it
can be tumor, pancreatic cancer, acute kidney failure
so glad I googled, great for my anxiety
googled it
can be tumor, pancreatic cancer, acute kidney failure
so glad I googled, great for my anxiety
That didn't scare them out of you?
My 81-year old father was just diagnosed with early stage dementia (we all knew). Although he's had a heart attack and a stroke, they've ruled out vascular issues and Parkinson's, so it looks like we're headed down the Alzheimer's trail. Ugh.
My dad's hockey claim to fame is being one of very few Cornell fans see Ken Dryden lose a game, 3-1 to North Dakota in the 1968 NCAA championship in Duluth. He and my mom were in grad school at UMTC at the time and drove up for the game.
(Dryden was 76-4-1 for his career, with the other 3 losses being in the 1969 NCAAs at Broadmoor in CO, a loss away at Brown in the fall of 1967, and the only home loss of his entire career in OT against RPI in Dec 1968. Cornell also lost a home game to Yale in Feb 1967, but Dryden had not taken over as the top goaltender yet and senior Dave Quarrie was in net for that one.)
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SonofSouthie
Misanthrope
A little swig of vinegar always worked for me.
Deutsche Gopher Fan
Registered User
I just could not. I gag at the slight smell
Appropriate post for this thread: That's just sick.