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Mr.Bill

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4. What we do know is he had stents put in.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 05:31 PM

Oct 2019

That is a common procedure. What we don't know is if he had some kind of cardiac event beforehand. It's up to him if he wants to give us the details or not. But if he's hiding anything, that won't be good for him.

The idea that his doctor said they were keeping him in the hospital for awhile because he is a high-profile person (or something to that effect) is very fishy and an insult to medical professionals everywhere. Every one is entitled to the same medical treatment regardless of who they are. Anyone in that profession, and I have several in my family, including my wife, will tell you that.

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Bernie Sanders Had a Common Heart Procedure. So Why the Mystery? [View all] brooklynite Oct 2019 OP

We can only speculate qazplm135 Oct 2019 #1

I'm starting to suspect it might be more serious than we have so far been led to believe. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2019 #2

NY Times said he had a heart attack. BigmanPigman Oct 2019 #15

It's quite possible it turned out to not be such a common heart procedure? George II Oct 2019 #3

The fact that the procedure is common doesn't lessen the seriousness comradebillyboy Oct 2019 #14

It was just announced that it was a heart attack, not a simple "stent procedure". George II Oct 2019 #16

What we do know is he had stents put in. Mr.Bill Oct 2019 #4

I trust what the campaign and his wife had to say on the matter. CentralMass Oct 2019 #5

Well, their first story wasn't true. At 7:11 they announced it was a heart attack. George II Oct 2019 #17

Yes indeed. cwydro Oct 2019 #19

Most people having stents put in only stay one night at the most. I suspect MI (heart attack) flying_wahini Oct 2019 #6

He's out and looks like shit. flying_wahini Oct 2019 #8

It all started with his dizzy spell and his fall in the hotel shower. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #11

I was just discussing that with my wife, who is a retired RN. Mr.Bill Oct 2019 #10

The Hospital he went to has a policy Wellstone ruled Oct 2019 #13

A 78 y/o man has chest pain, is hospitalized for emergency repair of a blocked coronary artery! Baclava Oct 2019 #7

"People acting like this is some minor medical problem are the ones being foo!ish." NurseJackie Oct 2019 #9

As of a little after 7 PM it WAS a heart attack, a myocardial infarction. George II Oct 2019 #18

I thought so, the moral of the story, if you have chest pain, don't wait, see a DR immediately Baclava Oct 2019 #20

And if you pass out in a hotel bathroom, don't go to a walk in clinic either. George II Oct 2019 #21

Chest pain? Shortness of breath, feeling weak? Call 911 Baclava Oct 2019 #22

Or be truthful about what happened to the Doctors. Blue_true Oct 2019 #23

Sanders Peace06 Oct 2019 #12