did Clarence Thomas have any previous known health problems?

[Kali]

just heard on Democracy Now! he has been out 7 days. that is a very serious hospital stay these days. they try to get you out ASAP for almost any reason.

[CTyankee]

1. Maybe lots of tests "just to rule out xxxx"

[Kali]

21. that is a lot of time to spend in the hospital

seems longer than any kind of testing would need if he was at all able to get around.

[SoCalDavidS]

2. I Think He's Only Been Hospitalized Since Sunday nt

[dixiechiken1]

6. Not 100% sure but I think he actually went in Friday...

[maxsolomon]

20. Correct. Reported on Sunday.

They said he'd be out Tuesday.

Today is day 7.

[SoonerPride]

3. Besides being brain dead you mean?

His animated brain dead zombie corpse has been moving about fairly well AFAIK.

[secondwind]

4. Perhaps he is sicker than they want to admit............ let's see what happens...

I don't like to wish anyone to die, but if God calls him.......... I won't complain.

[ret5hd]

14. I wish certain people dead...

Thomas included.

[jimfields33]

22. I think most do no matter politics

And they celebrate when the hated person dies. Seen it.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Pubic infection?

[Kali]

11. LOL

[musette_sf]

59. Ingrown pube

[Jerry2144]

7. Didn't he beat colon cancer

I think he was the one who had it

[Kali]

9. oh really? I hadn't heard that.

I don't wish harm to anybody but I also won't mourn if he dies or has to retire.

[Jerry2144]

15. Me neither

I know RBG had it. But I thought he also had it. But I could be wrong, it could be that he is just a sphincter

[Ilsa]

8. I thought he had gone home to recuperate. Is he still hospitalized? nt

[Kali]

10. that is what I heard just now

and court is "not commenting" so it is certainly interesting.

[WheelWalker]

18. Home Health/Hospice?

[Ilsa]

60. Home health is one thing. Hospice means no more diagnostic tests,

bad prognosis.

I hope it's hospice.

[WheelWalker]

64. Left to right, I was trending there myself.

[Pantagruel]

12. AP account

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas remains hospitalized in Washington after being diagnosed with an infection but does not have COVID-19, the Supreme Court said Monday.

The high court announced Sunday evening that the 73-year-old justice had entered the hospital Friday after experiencing “flu-like symptoms” and underwent tests. The court said that Thomas was diagnosed with an infection and was being treated with intravenous antibiotics. The court said at the time that “his symptoms are abating," but it did not say that Thomas had tested negative for the virus.

At arguments at the court Monday, Thomas’ chair to the right of Chief Justice John Roberts was empty and Roberts took note of Thomas’ absence without explaining why. He said Thomas would take part in the cases based on written briefs and recordings of the in-court arguments. Thomas, who has been on the court since 1991, is currently its longest-serving justice."

[Lochloosa]

13. 7 days is unusual. They want you out as quickly as possible.

There's some nasty bugs in a hospital.

[luvs2sing]

17. As has been mentioned in several posts on this topic..

intravenous antibiotics typically means sepsis. Hubster had a relatively mild case of sepsis, got treatment early, and was still hospitalized for eight days.

[Kali]

26. that is what it sounds like

I got close to it in June-July of 2014, don't remember how long I was the hospital (had to have an emergency surgery too), but had to go to a fucking horrible rehab place for a few days after because I was still on IV antibiotics. definitely had flu-like symptoms, and was sick as hell.

[luvs2sing]

31. I'm glad you recovered.

It’s an awful nasty thing to deal with.

[Kali]

35. I was a dumbass and waited too long

thought I had a cold...oops!

[luvs2sing]

40. Hubster would have done the same.

He had an upper respiratory bug that wouldn’t go away. Horrible cough. He claimed it was no big deal. But when he spiked a 102 fever, I flipped out and called his doctor who said to get him to the ER (kicking and screaming) immediately. Turned out he also had pneumonia.

[Kali]

44. we tend to think only dramatic, traumatic things are going to get us

rather than mundane "colds" or infections. they can go pretty fast and really knock you down.

[luvs2sing]

48. Exactly.

Really scary..

[Blue Owl]

24. Long Term Silver

[Autumn]

16. He has been there a for a while. One can still have hope. Keeping my fingers crossed

[doc03]

19. They did a colonoscopy on him and

they determined he was a perfect asshole.

[milestogo]

62. Were they able to get his head out of his ass?

[RockRaven]

23. Obesity...

I saw somewhere, years ago, that he had put on over 100lbs since joining the court, and was over 300.

[Shrike47]

34. Trust me, they don't hospitalize you for obesity.

[Kali]

47. well, it could be a preexisting condition to something else

which is sort of what I asked, but otherwise yeah, even my regular doctor doesn't seem to give a shit about my weight.

[Stargleamer]

25. I think he's been missing a heart for decades now

[maxsolomon]

27. an "Infection" could be Pneumonia.

or a zillion other things. my lil' brother was in hospital for days for a spine infection - IV antibiotics.

[bucolic_frolic]

28. With overweight comes many possibilities

High blood pressure, diabetes, artery diseases, heart disease possibilities, kidney diseases, some might even say cancer. Clarence is no health food proponent.

[Jilly_in_VA]

63. Pretty sure

that I read he is diabetic and has high blood pressure. That does not surprise me since he is both African-American and overweight. Those two things would kind of predispose him to have both conditions, which are prevalent in the Black community. And being diabetic also makes him more likely to get infections which can be serious.

[murielm99]

29. I was hospitalized for six days

when I had e. coli. Harrowing. I was very sick. I did not feel normal for months after I went home.

[Carlitos Brigante]

30. If he ended up a "vegetable" would anyone in the

court notice?

[Kali]

36. LOL

[2naSalit]

45. Doubt it.

[11 Bravo]

32. He suffers from a recto-cranial inversion, (in other words ...

he has his head up his ass).

[BGBD]

33. Given his age and weight

Plus the fact that black men have higher incidence of diabetes and heart disease; I would suspect he's at high risk for both. Probably more surprising if he doesn't have atleast one of the two.

[Kali]

38. I know Justice Sotomayor has diabetes

but had not heard of any others on the Court. agree on his demographic risks but just never heard anything previous to this.

[Shrike47]

37. I was hospitalized for a week with a MRSA infection. Eventually had IV antibiotics after went home.

[Kali]

41. I had a serious staph infection but it wasn't MR, thankfully I guess.

bad enough with out resistance to antibiotics.

[Deminpenn]

39. Been told that spending 3 days in bed

and you lose half your strength.

[PortTack]

42. I believe he is diabetic

[2naSalit]

43. Don't know, is he dead yet?

That's all I give shit about with that louse.

[Kali]

49. I confess I was sort of expecting to hear that even after the first few days.

[nocoincidences]

46. A course of IV antibiotics

is usually 7-14 days, but can be longer.

I had to have them after wrist surgery and it was more like 3 weeks.

Also, sometimes they start you on one antibiotic, realize it isn't working, and have to switch to a different one!

It will be interesting to watch, given his age, weight gain, etc.

It is a message from the universe that it's time to retire!

[Kali]

50. that is true about switching antibiotics

still interesting to be happening. I said in another thread could this be the pendulum finally swinging back in terms of SCOTUS composition?

[getagrip_already]

51. It's possible......

He either needed an icu and/or a clean room due to suppressed immunity from the antibiotics.

There has to be some medical reason to keep him there. He could be treated at home otherwise.

He likely would have round the clock nurses and a doc nearby at home, as well as oxygen and iv's.

Staying in the hospital isn't necessary without a very good reason.

[Kali]

53. agree

length of stay seems pretty unusual.

[Brainfodder]

52. Just a guess: His age and weight are right in line for dying around his age?

[Carlitos Brigante]

55. Weight?! What weight?! It looks to me like my guy is in peak

"Donald Trump" condition.

[Crunchy Frog]

54. I wonder if he's already dead and they're planning to pull a

"Weekend at Bernie's" until the next Senate, in hopes that they take it back.

[Kali]

56. ha!

[Buns_of_Fire]

57. Audio-Animatronics.

The Disney people could whip up something that only has to nod occasionally.

[Efilroft Sul]

58. He's always had toxic cock syndrome.

[yellowcanine]

61. You mean like being married to Ginni?

Who knows what he might have picked up from her, given the low lifes she hangs out with.

[GoCubsGo]

66. Yes, he has "My Traitor Wife is Being Exposed" syndrome.

The public is now being told about her 1/6 text messages to Mark Meadows. I won't be surprised if he steps down "due to health issues" in order to distract from it. I'm glad the media has FINALLY caught on to her involvement, and is FINALLY reporting on it.

[Initech]

65. I'm guessing "wifewasajanuary6thinsurrectionistwhoisabouttobearrested" was one of the symptoms.

Just a thought.