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Democrat Kerry to Have Minor Shoulder Surgery
Yahoo! News ^ | March 27, 2004 | Reuters

Posted on 03/27/2004 1:59:52 PM PST by 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.


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KEYWORDS: 2004; kerry; shouldersurgery
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To: mombonn
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.

101 posted on 03/27/2004 4:04:25 PM PST by isthisnickcool (Guns!)
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To: kennedy
Dr. Dean and Nurse Rodham to OR.
102 posted on 03/27/2004 4:11:18 PM PST by Mike Darancette (General - Alien Army of the Right (AAOTR))
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To: americanbychoice2
Maybe he is secretly seeing a Proctologist to have a Lobotomy?
LOL!
103 posted on 03/27/2004 4:18:23 PM PST by samtheman
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To: Mike Darancette
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.
104 posted on 03/27/2004 4:19:19 PM PST by Loyal Buckeye ((Kerry is a flake))
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To: isthisnickcool
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".

105 posted on 03/27/2004 4:36:55 PM PST by mombonn (Viva Bush/Cheney!)
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To: kennedy
Richard Clark had warned Bush about this months ago, but he took no action.
106 posted on 03/27/2004 4:38:26 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Any day you wake up is a good day.)
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To: kennedy
Now he'll be able to do the Nazi salute again--pain free.
107 posted on 03/27/2004 4:38:34 PM PST by boris (The deadliest Weapon of Mass Destruction in History is a Leftist With a Word Processor)
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To: kennedy
Shoulder surgery?

Are they going to put a new head on them?
108 posted on 03/27/2004 4:41:38 PM PST by ladyinred (Weakness Invites War. Peace through Strength (Margaret Thatcher))
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To: PJ-Comix
for that matter, Reagan had prostate surgery in 1987.
109 posted on 03/27/2004 4:42:21 PM PST by RagingBull
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To: kennedy
Wonder if Mr. I-Never-Fall-Down Kerry injured it skiing.
110 posted on 03/27/2004 4:44:45 PM PST by BunnySlippers (Help Bring Colly-fornia Back ...)
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To: boris
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

111 posted on 03/27/2004 4:45:59 PM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Las Vegas Dave
."....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"
112 posted on 03/27/2004 4:47:12 PM PST by RedMonqey (Its is dangerous to be right when your government is wrong)
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To: TomGuy
Kerry looks really gay trying to catch that football, like "owww, don't throw it so hard."
113 posted on 03/27/2004 4:48:32 PM PST by Contra
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To: kennedy
Putting shrapnel in to justify the purple hearts?
114 posted on 03/27/2004 4:48:42 PM PST by billhilly (If you're lurking here from DU, I trust this post will make you sick)
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To: sciencediet
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.
115 posted on 03/27/2004 4:50:30 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Any day you wake up is a good day.)
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To: Peach
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?
116 posted on 03/27/2004 4:51:33 PM PST by Kirkwood (Its always a good time to donate to the DAV and USO.)
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To: kennedy
I wonder if he can flip his waffles left-handed?
117 posted on 03/27/2004 4:51:39 PM PST by AJ504 (...XM Radio... so far... O'Franken-free)
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To: kennedy
*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....
118 posted on 03/27/2004 4:52:45 PM PST by Humidston (New name for Kerry - JANE KERRY.)
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To: kennedy
Kerry better hope the surgeons weren't paid by Hitlery to do other things to him while he's being operated on.
119 posted on 03/27/2004 4:54:48 PM PST by mafree
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To: Lizavetta
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.

120 posted on 03/27/2004 4:55:49 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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