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Foxnews Reporting: Ashcroft about to undergo surgery.
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Posted on 03/09/2004 5:54:44 AM PST by ConservativeMan55
John Ashcroft is about to undergo surgery to have his gallbladder removed.
Prayers going up!
There's no telling how many lives this man has saved!
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To: ConservativeMan55
Praying now for John Ashcroft .
Polly
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:00:03 AM PST
by
pollywog
(Psalm 121;1 I Lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help.)
To: cupcakes
What causes gall stones and the condition that requires the removal of the gall bladder?
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:00:56 AM PST
by
mabelkitty
(A tuning, a Vote in the topic package to the starting US presidency election fight)
To: dogbyte12
I had my gallbladder removed 3 years ago and it was a two-week recovery for laproscopic surgery. My daughter had her gallbladder removed last month and went back to work after one week. This surgery is usually routine and low risk. Prayers for AG Ashcroft because his illness is more severe with the pancreatitis as well as gallbladder disease.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:01:06 AM PST
by
Angelwood
(FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops! (Hillary's Vast Rt Wg Conspiracy))
Comment #104 Removed by Moderator
To: FairOpinion
I was afraid of this.
Right after he checked into the hospital, I had a feeling that he was sick/sick.
Giuliani coming out of the woodwork and showing up all over the television programs lately just had me jumping to conclusions that he had already been tapped for AG because Mr. Ashcroft will probably step down.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:06:21 AM PST
by
mabelkitty
(A tuning, a Vote in the topic package to the starting US presidency election fight)
To: mabelkitty
Here is a site with info--I think it advocates a diet or product of some kind, but still some good reading regarding the hows and whys as far as they know.
http://www.chem-tox.com/gallstones/
To: Floyd R Turbo
Isn't that something? Sounds like digestion/hormonal changes then may have much to do with the formation of gallstones. it is why it makes sense in a pregnant woman or soon after.
To: cupcakes
I had mine removed 32 years ago 6 weeks after giving birth to my son. My o.b. said it was very common for pregnant women to develope gallstones. Even back then I had a quick recovery(I was in my 20's)but to put it bluntly my system has never been quite the same. My Mom had it dome in her 80's and has the same complaints.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:09:10 AM PST
by
surrey
To: surrey
Sigh...wouldn't be an urgency to use the potty after the first meal of the day would it? I've had that too..very annoying, but I deal with it. Like you said, things have never been quite the same.
To: cupcakes
I let mine go too long and had to have the full surgery (after wearing a drain for six months). The incision took a full six weeks to heal, but I was immediately able to consume literally anything with no ill effects. My scar will put me out of the Mr. Universe competition, but that was certainly not an option to begin with. I pray that the AG has as full a recovery as my own.
To: ConservativeMan55
Prayers for Mr. Ashcroft and a speedy recovery.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:22:51 AM PST
by
Cate
(Bush is da' man.)
To: ConservativeMan55
+ Continuing in prayer ...
112
posted on
03/09/2004 8:30:44 AM PST
by
Pegita
('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word ...)
To: ConservativeMan55
I just had this surgery 3 wks ago. I was out of the hospital the same day. Feel great. Good luck and look forward to waking up painless.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:31:42 AM PST
by
marty60
To: tallhappy
Yeah, he's worse. Easy now, PL and I are nearly neighbors.
His perspectives and opinions are somewhat nuanced.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:39:22 AM PST
by
TC Rider
(The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
To: cupcakes
Hm.....I've had the "opposite" problem since GB surgery -- I'm always constipated - - take fibercon and other fiber meds (doubly bad since I'm trying to stick to Adkins).
Lost a lot of weight rapidly in '92 after undergoing chemo and radiation therapy for cancer. The GB laproscopic surgery was a walk in the park compared to that. In by 9 - - out by 6 the same day and sent back to work a few days later -- I felt guilty laying around....
Do you get bouts of indigestion? Seems mine has gotten worse over the years (maybe a function of age? I'm 52) --
Seems we have a lot of GB surgery "veterans" on this thread.
John Ashcroft is a "to the bone" good man. A deeply religious Christian - as a former Missourian, I remember him when he was attorney general, lt governor, governor, and senator. Good man from good people....
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:40:37 AM PST
by
duckbutt
(Sadaam Husein - biological WMD - 300,000+ killed....and rising)
To: fatrat
my doctor told me that if the blockage of the bile ducts lasts long enough the blocked pancreatic juices will begin to digest the pancreas itself so it is imperative that the blockage is removed pretty quickly. if you recall, there was a woman doctor on an anarctic expedition a few years back who developed pancreatitis and they had to get a plane in there to medevac her. It took a lot of planning and luck and guts to get a plane in there during the antartic winter.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:44:52 AM PST
by
fatrat
To: John123
Can you live without a gallbladder?I hope so, I have for almost 22 years.....:)
I had a stone caught in my bile duct as well, three months after my son was born. The pain is excruciating. It had to be on IVs for 3 days before they could do the surgery.
Prayers for AG Ashcroft for a speedy recovery.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:46:42 AM PST
by
LisaMalia
(In Memory of Sgt. James W. Lunsford..KIA 11-29-69 Binh Dinh S. Vietnam)
To: Samwise
My husband had his gall bladder out last year and sees no difference whatsoever. He has no indigestion or any other problem resulting from the operation.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:47:51 AM PST
by
Eva
To: mabelkitty
I think Ashcroft is really sick.
BUT if he pulls through, he will be "good as new", there won't be any reason for him to step down.
Pancreatitis is an accute inflammation of the pancreas, but once it's gone, especially with them removing the gallbladder, to prevent a recurrence, he should be fine.
My concern is that he wasn't improving over the past 5 days, since they have not upgraded his condition and he was still in intensive care.
As for Giuliani -- I just had a thought. I wonder if he may get tapped for Secretary of State, since Powell did say, he will resign next year.
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posted on
03/09/2004 8:49:04 AM PST
by
FairOpinion
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country." --- G. W. Bush)
To: McGruff
Yes, more mega prayers for AG Ashcroft!
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