Fluid buildup; collapsed lung.
Having it Thursday.
A friend of mine had this same complication following the bypass. He is doing quite well now.
Fast times at Ridgemount High catching up vacum cleaner....
Breaking: Bill Clinton to Undergo More Medical Procedures Removing fluid from chest!Okay, okay. I'm exercising great restraint and will post with civility. :^D
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Wonder why they are waiting so long to do the procedure? I think he did too much, too soon after his heart surgery. Going on a long flight to Indonesia probably didn't help, either, with the possible danger of blood clots. Prayers up for his recovery.
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Are you checking out the questions the reporters are asking the Penegton???
Gee, this is too bad.
Thanks for the ping, Howlin. Prayers for him and his family.
David Asman brought up the fact that he had that long flight to Asia and that he smoked a couple cigars since his bypass. I screamed back at the TV. I cannot believe some in the media sometimes. At least Dr. Isadore told David Asman that neither would have any effect on what Clinton has come down with.
I suspect he has a small pericardial effusion with a mild restrictive pericarditis. The scar tissue devevlopes anytime there is an incision which heals. Some people heal with more scar tissue than others. I believe he will undergo a pericardial window proceedure to relieve any "tamponade" effect. Since the fluid has built up over several months, it means there is no real imminent tamponade or constriction of movement of the heart as it fills just prior to each beat of the left ventricle. The removal of the fluid allows the proper motion of the heart within the sac. If the sac is "tethered" or "adheised" to the myocardium, it will restrict the motion of the pump and therefore diminish cardiac output.
Thanks Howlin
He'll probably do just fine. He has my prayers for a swift recovery.
Never thought I'd see the day I'd feel this way, but since his heart surgery, I truly believe he has changed, and I'm sad to hear this news. Also, seeing him with President Bush 41, it looked as if he found the Dad he never had, and has come to realize the goodness and graciousness of the Bush family.
He will be in my prayers.
My b-i-l had heart valve replacement last fall and had to go back to have fluid removed from his lungs. He was back at work a few days later. No big deal.
