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[chickadoodles]

CC I hope things will settle down and that the rain will move on for a bit.

 

[ronott1]

I would appeal it over and over! The VA turned my dad away and I took him to another hospital they admitted him and he died soon after. I will fight and Ins. company for everything I have if they won't do what I need them to.
My sister and her husband had to pay 1200. out of pocket for a full MRI for her husband becuase the Dr. said he had a cold but not for 2 months! After they paid for the scan they found he had lung cancer from the agent orange he was in for 9 years in Nam. He died a short time later.
Don't let them push you around Ron!

We are pushing to get to the center in San Francisco. We are being very pro active with this--UCSF does enough of these surgeries to be a good choice.

The Doctors often do not like when a patient researches though.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: I know they don't but if they are good Dr.'s they should encourage you to do it. I will keep praying and wishing you all the best in this Ron!

Mine does and I don't mind saying I have the best Dr. in Alabama!

 

[bamadude]

@ChickenCanoe I ordered mine directly from premier 1 website. I wouldnt worry about buying the covers. I paid $48 for mine.

 

[Beer can]

I balk at the price of the plate also. But the more I think about it the long term costs + everything else it would be worth it. Heat lamps are not cheap, not cheap to run, keep the chicks up all night making noise, are a fire hazard, can blow and you need to buy another bulb. Had a woman on our NY thread lose a whole litter of cream legbars in a outside brooder this winter when the bulb blew in the middle of the night, so she started using two, double the $. The plate has to be healthier for the chicks.

 

[Cynthia12]

Happy Birthday Sour! Hope I got enough candles on the cake for you.

 

[dsqard]

Not going to compete with that cake so....
Happy birthday Sour you get this from me

 

[dsqard]

Or maybe I should give you this?

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[ChickenCanoe]

@ChickenCanoe I ordered mine directly from premier 1 website. I wouldnt worry about buying the covers. I paid $48 for mine.

I'm just so used to having chicks roost on top of their brooder I thought the cover would be a good idea. Not to mention that in very cold weather it may make the unit more energy efficient.

I balk at the price of the plate also. But the more I think about it the long term costs + everything else it would be worth it. Heat lamps are not cheap, not cheap to run, keep the chicks up all night making noise, are a fire hazard, can blow and you need to buy another bulb. Had a woman on our NY thread lose a whole litter of cream legbars in a outside brooder this winter when the bulb blew in the middle of the night, so she started using two, double the $. The plate has to be healthier for the chicks.

Ceramic emitters are much more durable than glass heat lamps. And if they do break, they don't make a mess, the just split around the neck.
In very cold weather always use 2 heat sources in case one fails.