"Dr. Frist's body rejected the vertebral transplant. We are still trying to understand what happened," said a spokesperson at Walter Reed Hospital.
The spine was found on the floor next to Frist's hospital bed yesterday morning, according to an unnamed hospital source.
"We are encouraged, however," continued one of Frist's doctors. "He seems not to be bothered by his lack of a backbone, just as he was before the operation. That's the good news."
Frist reportedly undulated back to the Senate floor this morning, waiving-off the Senate Master at Arms' offer to open the chamber doors for him and simply oozing back under the chamber doors...
