Democrat Kerry to Have Minor Shoulder Surgery

Yahoo! News ^ | March 27, 2004 | Reuters

[kennedy]

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) will have minor outpatient surgery on his right shoulder next week that may keep him off the campaign trail for up to four days.

Spokesman David Wade said the Massachusetts senator aggravated an old injury to a tendon from the sub-scapularis muscle -- which helps move the shoulder -- earlier this year when he braced himself against an abrupt stop on a bus tour in Iowa during the race for the Democratic nomination.

"He will have outpatient surgery on his shoulder on Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital," Wade said. "It's a quick procedure that usually lasts less than an hour."

The injury did not bother Kerry during a recent weeklong skiing and snowboarding vacation in Idaho nor does it prevent him from occasionally tossing a football and baseball with reporters and staff.

Wade said Kerry, 60, was not in pain, except when he made a certain movement such as "picking up a baby on the rope line."

However, he wanted to repair the tear to prevent further injury and "decided it would be better just to get it fixed now," Wade added.

Kerry was expected to wear a sling for a few days and spend time working at home in Boston before returning to the campaign trail.

[isthisnickcool]

When they pulled the laughable "Kerry/McCain" idea a few days back all I could think of is:

Cancer and cancerer.

Neither man is at the point they can say they are "cured". But Kerry does so anyway. If Kerry is ill the information will become public. When Hillary wants it to be public.

[Mike Darancette]

Dr. Dean and Nurse Rodham to OR.

[samtheman]

Maybe he is secretly seeing a Proctologist to have a Lobotomy?

LOL!

[Loyal Buckeye]

I think he is going to have a cup permanently attached because he knows he is going to need one over the next 8 months.

[mombonn]

When Hillary wants it to be public.

Yeah, like right after she accepts VP slot, and the very french Jacque Kewee is forced to resign for "health reasons".

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Richard Clark had warned Bush about this months ago, but he took no action.

[boris]

Now he'll be able to do the Nazi salute again--pain free.

[ladyinred]

Shoulder surgery?

Are they going to put a new head on them?

[RagingBull]

for that matter, Reagan had prostate surgery in 1987.

[BunnySlippers]

Wonder if Mr. I-Never-Fall-Down Kerry injured it skiing.

[Sacajaweau]

Another flip-flop....There is an AP article...This tear is from a bicycle injury.....YEARS AGO. (he fell off a bike?? Bwahahahahah

There is some VERY interesting wording in here...like "for convenience", "pull the trigger".

I don't know how to post but it's an AP article dated March 27, 2004, copyright Detroit Free Press. I found it via google news

[RedMonqey]

."....will have minor outpatient surgery on his right shoulder next week that may keep him off the campaign trail for up to FOUR DAYS.."

Which is TWICE as long as the time it took him to recover from the WORST of his purple heart "wounds"

[Contra]

Kerry looks really gay trying to catch that football, like "owww, don't throw it so hard."

[billhilly]

Putting shrapnel in to justify the purple hearts?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

My quess is that he injured his shoulder while practicing "I surrender" motions in front of a mirror -- in preparation for surrendering US sovereignty to the UN, EU, al-queda, GreenPeace, NPR, PETA, etc.

[Kirkwood]

More likely he hurt it when he fell six times on the slopes! Hah.

Beginners don't fall that much! He can't catch a ball either. He's totally uncoordinated but trying to act like he's an athlete. Just another big lie. Of course he messed up his shoulder on the slope. Why blame a bus driver for Kerry's own ineptness?

[AJ504]

I wonder if he can flip his waffles left-handed?

[Humidston]

*Reminder to self*

If I see Kerry on a rope line I'll squeeze up front so I can pump his hand vigorously.

...Rude of me, I know....

[mafree]

Kerry better hope the surgeons weren't paid by Hitlery to do other things to him while he's being operated on.

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

Did you guys know that Kerry is a Vietnam veteran?

Really, I was not aware of that. He should talk about that so maybe more people will vote for him.