Although she sought removal of the Norplant rods 15 months after insertion, doctors were unsuccessful in removing them, even after nearly one and one-half hours of surgery. Two months later two more surgeons finally removed the implants through two separate incisions.
Dr. Pol has rescued several Great Danes, rabbits, emus, and even a cow that he helped raise with his family. All three of Dr. Polâs children have worked at his veterinary clinic. Dr. Polâs children have raised lambs, chickens, pigs, rabbits, and cows for the 4-H Fair. Dr. Pol owns and proudly wears wooden clogs.
The World Health Organization recommends all children be vaccinated against polio. The two vaccines have eliminated polio from most of the world, and reduced the number of cases each year from an estimated 350,000 in 1988 to 74 in 2015. The inactivated polio vaccines are very safe. Mild redness or pain may occur at the site of injection.