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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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KEYWORDS: 200403; 20040309; ashcroft; attorney; doj; gallbladder; general; jamescomey; prayers
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To: ConservativeMan55
Our prayers to Mr. Ashcroft.
21 posted on 03/09/2004 6:12:42 AM PST by freekitty
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To: ConservativeMan55
I heard he was in not too good shape yesterday that he canceled his schedule. Prayers going out to him for a safe and successful surgery and recovery.
22 posted on 03/09/2004 6:12:48 AM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: John123
You can live without one very well. My boyfriend got his removed and is fine. Actually he is better than when he had it in his body. Many people have theirs removed. Its a very common procedure.
23 posted on 03/09/2004 6:13:58 AM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: ConservativeMan55
I sure hope while he's in the hospital someone is making sure no statue breasts are being exposed at the Justice Department.
24 posted on 03/09/2004 6:14:41 AM PST by be-baw
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To: deport
Tuesday, March 09, 2004

WASHINGTON — 

Attorney General John Ashcroft  will undergo surgery to remove his gall bladder, his doctor said Tuesday.

Ashcroft's schedule for the week was canceled Monday so he could continue treatment in a hospital intensive care unit for a severe case of gallstone pancreatitis.

Ashcroft, 61, is being treated with antibiotics and painkillers and is unable to do any work, Justice Department spokesman Mark Corallo said. He is being visited mainly by his wife, Janet, other family members and close aides at George Washington University Hospital (search), where he was taken Thursday night after complaining of abdominal pain.

Ashcroft had been scheduled to appear Wednesday before a House Appropriations Committee (search) panel to testify about the Justice Department's budget request. That hearing will now be postponed indefinitely, and it was unclear Monday when Ashcroft might return to duty.

Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, a gland that secretes digestive enzymes and insulin. In Ashcroft's case, the cause is a gallstone blocking a passage that leads from the pancreas to the beginning of the small intestine.

Treating the ailment first requires that those secretions be stopped, a process that can take several days to a week. Medical experts say severe cases of pancreatitis can require hospitalization for a month.

In most cases, the gallstone passes on its own. There is also a possibility that the pancreas could suffer damage that would also need treatment.

In rare cases the disease can be fatal, usually in people with other medical problems. About 80,000 cases of acute pancreatitis occur each year in the United States, with 20 percent classified as severe.

Deputy Attorney General James Comey is empowered to act in Ashcroft's stead while the attorney general is being treated for the illness.

 


25 posted on 03/09/2004 6:15:15 AM PST by deport (For Sale: Iraqi rifle, never fired, dropped once)
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To: areafiftyone
i had a bout with gallstone pancreatitis a couple of years ago and it was the most painful thing i have ever experienced, much worse than when i passed a kidney stone. He will be glad to be done with it.
26 posted on 03/09/2004 6:17:52 AM PST by fatrat
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To: John123
My wife had her gallbladder laparoscopically removed about a year ago. She has some lingering digestive problems, but is fine otherwise.
27 posted on 03/09/2004 6:20:41 AM PST by Sloth (We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
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To: John123
Can you live without a gallbladder?

Mrs TC has gone several years without hers. Some foods, greasy pork, for example, don't digest well, but overall, a huge improvement over the previous gallstone attacks.

28 posted on 03/09/2004 6:20:56 AM PST by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: ConservativeMan55
Mega Prayers!
29 posted on 03/09/2004 6:22:57 AM PST by McGruff
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To: fatrat
Male or female? 'Coz if you're male, that's saying something...
30 posted on 03/09/2004 6:23:45 AM PST by Nataku X (Ich bin ein ultrakonservativen Aktivisten & I am a chocolate frosted donut.)
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To: fatrat
My boyfriend was always getting sick for days at a time and every time he ate he would throw up. It was horrible. Now there are no problems for him when he eats. They did it Lapiscopically (sp?) which didn't leave a scar just a couple of slits on his stomach. Amazing!
31 posted on 03/09/2004 6:24:02 AM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: Phantom Lord
Ya, thank God he got that evil man Tommy Chong off the street!

Funny, I recently got banned again at DU.

I had a account going several months and built up a few hundred posts, when I dropped the ball.

My sin, on a thread celebrating the illness of Ashcroft, many DUers were dancing in the virtual aisles over his illness and wishing for his death.

There were lots of posts about his extremism, etc.

I asked, as politely as I could, "What exactly has Ashcroft done, since his nomination to deserve such hatred?". "Who's rights has he stepped on, who has been abused?"

The one and only response I got, before being banned, "What about Tommy Chong?"

(PL, I'm not comparing you to a DU'er, just remarking that the only sin notable by many against Ashcroft is the arrest of Tommy Chong.)

32 posted on 03/09/2004 6:26:11 AM PST by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: ConservativeMan55
Continued prayers for Attorney General and extra prayers to protect him from the evil thoughts coming his way from the enemies of America.
33 posted on 03/09/2004 6:26:41 AM PST by OldFriend (Always understand, even if you remain among the few)
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To: William Creel
The gall bladder is a storage area for bile, which the liver makes.
34 posted on 03/09/2004 6:27:59 AM PST by mware
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To: ConservativeMan55
God be with you Mr. Ashcroft and a speedy recovery
35 posted on 03/09/2004 6:28:39 AM PST by stevio
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To: TC Rider
Its an emotional hatred against him that they have, not one based on reason and facts.

And the prosecution of Tommy Chong was wholly uncalled for. A waste of time, money, and resources. Just as was the recent raids in NC on "head shops".

36 posted on 03/09/2004 6:29:01 AM PST by Phantom Lord (Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
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To: ConservativeMan55
FWIW, Ashcroft is not out of the woods. We had a neighbor die a few years ago during a routine gallbladder removal. A stone ended up in her bile duct going back towards her pancreas. Serious stuff.

I'm betting that they open him up, instead of the laproscopic (keyhole) surgery.
37 posted on 03/09/2004 6:29:13 AM PST by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: John123; NYC GOP Chick
Can you live without a gallbladder?

Oh yes, and he's going to feel MUCH better after it's gone.

38 posted on 03/09/2004 6:30:57 AM PST by hellinahandcart
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To: ConservativeMan55
Thy Will be done, Lord. Please bless this man and those who are Your tools of healing.

39 posted on 03/09/2004 6:31:59 AM PST by AFPhys (My Passion review: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1089021/posts?page=13#13)
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To: AFPhys
Bump!
40 posted on 03/09/2004 6:33:19 AM PST by ConservativeMan55 (There is no problem so great that it cannot be solved with high explosives.)
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