Not surprising. I'd read *somewhere* that news outlets keep obits on hand, update them as needed, for aging celebrities. In the case of Clinton undergoing major surgery, who knows?
My hubby has said that people often lose several IQ points after bypass surgery. True or not true?
My 75 year-old dad had heart BP surgery about 3 years ago. He's very bright, loves history and has a very sharp memory. For the first year after the surgery, he seemed a little slower, memory not as sharp. But now he seems back to his old self. I think the body might be so busy healing physically, it drains energy from other functions? Just a guess. Surely there must be some medical term for this.
His IQ drops every time he meets "A Monica".
I've read that. My mother did not survive her quadruple bypass (her heart ruptured several hours after the surgery). In the few days before her emergency surgery, I read everything I could about bypasses. The articles described how difficult the recovery would be. One of the things mentioned was the drop in intelligence. It was most significant after the surgery but improved after a year though it never reached the pre-surgery level. There was no known medical reason for the drop. Some speculated it was due to the chilling of the body during surgery.
My uneducated guess: the trauma of the surgery and recovery causes a loss of motivation, not a physical injury to the brain. People realize their own mortality and frailty. That has to have some effect on mental aggressiveness.
not true!!! I had triple by-pass aug 16th this year and i am much smarter for it.
I don't smoke anymore and I don't eat greasy foods anymore. If, anything, by-pass surgery makes you much smarter!!