Posted on 03/30/2004 9:02:37 AM PST by threat matrix
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) will undergo elective surgery on his right shoulder tomorrow that will prevent him from working rope lines for a couple weeks and from holding up kissable babies for even longer.
Kerry will wear a sling for a day or two after a 45 minute outpatient surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to repair a torn rotator cuff, said his surgeon, Dr. Bertram Zarins.
Kerry tore the tendon in January in the Iowa Primary tyring to brace himself when his campaign bus lurched suddenly.
Zarins said that Kerry 'still cannot use the shoulder without pain.'
Kerry, who underwent successful prostate cancer surgery last year, will likely undergo general anesthesia as an incision of about 2 inches is made to repair the tendon.
Kerry first hurt the shoulder in 1992 in a bicycle accident.
The Kerry camp released a letter from Dr. Gerald Doyle, Kerry's primary physician, saying the senator, 'has enjoyed general excellent health.'
Me too. I'm thinking biopsy of lymph nodes.
Your comment is very close to my thinking. Kerry is really uncomfortable mingling with people. His arrogance prohibits him from being comfortable. You can see he is more comfortable talking from a podium, as he offers his benediction to the unwashed. He now will have an excuse for not having to mix with lower forms than he. Elective surgery is just that--elective. There is really no reason why he has to have it done right now, except that he wants to, to avoid rope lines.
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