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To: spectre
Regarding your comment (#1,121): he should just get off the stage

Take it from someone who has been there (recipient of the operation), he will indeed be off the stage for awhile. That operation, which entails sawing through your breastbone, for one thing, leaves you in a weakened state for three to four months.

You have almost no energy at all for the first two months, if you are the average patient.

It is impossible to have planned this, but now Mr. Clinton will not be able to campaign for Mr. Kerry. Fancy that.

1,157 posted on 09/03/2004 5:57:41 PM PDT by OldPossum
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To: OldPossum
So glad you made it, OP :~) Doesn't sound like a cake walk.

I was wondering if he would be well enough to attend the huge grand opening festivities of the Clinton Library in November.

He should be fine by then, according to your post.

sw

1,161 posted on 09/03/2004 6:02:51 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: OldPossum

beats being wormfood don't it OP

I know the surgery dulled my short term maybe 5%

I think I'm a bit more hypoglycemic at times.

My breast bone is better but some folks tell me it's a couple of years in complete healing.

My stamina is better than since my early 20s (when my problems started affecting me...acute myocardial bridge)

I just walked 4 miles and I would advise anyone needing open heart surgery for whatever reason to get it but it's a helluva ride.

Clinton's must not be emergency status although threatening or they would have moved him up to the front triage wise.

...oh yea...I know have pissbad cervical arthritis from the twisting when they split and spread but it beats the alternative....I suppose.


1,162 posted on 09/03/2004 6:03:17 PM PDT by wardaddy
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To: OldPossum

Different strokes for different folks. I had triple bypass on 7/27/04. They had me walking on day 3 and sent me home on day 5. On day 12 I was walking a mile and on day 18 I was driving to work and took my grandson to the the drag races that afternoon. I had no depression and no chest pain but the leg just quit hurting about 5 days ago....


1,184 posted on 09/03/2004 7:51:49 PM PDT by tubebender (If I had known I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself...)
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