Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following: 1  Fever above 101.5Â°F. 2  Diarrhea that lasts more than 3 days. 3  Nausea and vomiting that wonât go away.  Pain in your abdomen that gets worse or isnât relieved by pain 1  medication. Drainage or redness around your incision.
ballismus[bal-izâ²mÅ­s] 1. A type of involuntary movement affecting the proximal limb musculature, manifested in jerking, flinging movements of the extremity; caused by a lesion of or near the contralateral subthalamic nucleus. Usually only one side of the body is involved, resulting in hemiballismus.
I remember Mary Stewart â Houstonâs best known/loved vegetable grower â hanging red Christmas tree balls on her tomato plants before the fruits formed. Her theory was that birds would peck the hard balls, get discouraged and leave the subsequently-forming tomatoes alone.