CNN....Bill Clinton having bypass surgery....soon.

[in_cog_ni_to]

OMG.... :cry: I hope he's OK. Please, please, please.

[Trajan]

1. Which Clinton ?

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. Bill n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

4. My guess is not Roger

Does that narrow it down ;)

[JI7]

2. he is having surgery right now at the moment ?

or will have surgery later. and what for.

i really hope it's nothing too bad.

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. He's at a hospital right now.

I just caught Blitzer saying he was having surgery. I don't know any more than that. The graphic on the screen said "Clinton having surgery." :(

[Warpy]

17. FACT time

Usually when someone comes in with chest pain and it's confirmed by a quick EKG, he's rushed to the cardiac catherization lab. Since this procedure involves a cutdown into the femoral artery at the groin, it's termed "surgery." It is an invasive process.

They diagnose exactly where the blockage is during this procedure, and in many cases, can open it up and put in a stent to keep it open. Only in a few cases is it serious enough to warrant emergency bypass surgery.
Most people needing bypass will recover from the catheterization and be prepped for a couple of days, first.

That he made it into the hospital in plenty of time is a good thing. However, the party's over. Those cigars have got to go.

[in_cog_ni_to]

24. I don't think he's a heavy smoker.

He only smokes them on special occasions. I know bypass surgery is common and done all the time, but I can't help but think of my former Senator Paul Simon. He died during bypass surgery, I do believe. :(

[RobertSeattle]

5. RW Response: "There he goes again, trying to get the limelight"

/Sarcasm

[JI7]

7. ok, so far just checkups right now, hopefully it turns out to be something

not too serious and something he could easily deal with.

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. Please, please, please

let him be OK. :(

[Name removed]

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[no_hypocrisy]

10. Clinton is in otherwise good health. And Columbia has a stellar

cardiac unit.

I believe he'll be fine after everything is said and done. (I refuse to see it any other way . . . )

[nostamj]

11. CNN is reporting TESTS, no mention of Surgery

you really should edit your subject line. it's needlessly alarming and, as far as the latest report on CNN, completely untrue.

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. Will do...but that's what he said in the first report.

:hi:

[nostamj]

18. OK, now they're talking bypass....

sorry. :hi:

[in_cog_ni_to]

No problem...I changed the title again to say bypass surgery.

:hi:

[livetohike]

12. Lynn Cullen just reported that a bulletin came through

that Bill Clinton was having heart surgery - no further details.

[Hubert Flottz]

14. CBS just said Clinton will have a by-pass!

I've had one and it is a bitch!

[in_cog_ni_to]

16. Oh, man. I hope he's OK.

Thank goodness he made it to a hospital before he had a heart attack.

[Hubert Flottz]

25. If he has not had heart damage it might not be so bad!

If they can do the by-pass without using the heart lung machine it's not as bad! They did mine without stopping my heart and I was home four days later! If it goes right in 6 weeks he'll be fine! There is always the danger of a stroke during the by-pass! I had a mild stroke that messed up my hand, when I had mine! The worst part is the waiting after they tell you you have to have the by-pass!

If Mr Clinton got to the hospital before he actually had a heart attack, that damaged heart tissue, this won't be so bad! Still it is no picnic, by a long shot! It is very scarey any way you look at it, when it's happening to you! Judging by the shape he appears to be in otherwise, he should do fine!

[in_cog_ni_to]

31. Thanks, Hubert.

:hug: I feel a little better and I'm glad you made it through your surgery! I'm sure it IS scary.

[NYC Liberal]

15. OMG, I hope he's OK!

Fingers crossed it's nothing serious.

[GainesT1958]

19. You know...

In his last few public appearances (including, yes, his Dem. Convention speech, to some extent) he looked, and sounded, tired and out of breath. My wife and I commented that we hoped he wasn't sick. Those kinds of things ARE symptoms of heart trouble, so this would, unfortunately, make sense.:(

We'll say one for him that he'll be alright, and come through that bypass surgery with flying colors. Hugs to Hillary and Chelsea!:hug:

B-)

[LeftyLou]

20. chant, pray, cross your fingers, whatever

CNN reporting that by-pass surgery tomorrow.

[in_cog_ni_to]

21. His surgery will probably be tomorrow. n/t

[Pathwalker]

22. They're saying later today!

n/t

[Sparkly]

23. Terrible! I hope he's okay.

Thank goodness he went in when he did.

It's so strange, I was just this morning thinking about how healthy he looks lately.

Selfishly, I'm so sad that he won't be on the campaign trail. But above all I just hope he recovers from the surgery without any complications. (My dad had quadruple bypass, and suffered a massive stroke during or right after the surgery. He was never the same.)

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. Same here. My dad had quadruple bypass too

and they took a vein out of one of his legs and to this day he has a hard time walking. So much can go wrong.

This worries me. :cry: I pray he's OK.

[ronnykmarshall]

26. Numbers to contact Sen. Clinton.

I called and sent my best wishes to the president. Here are various numbers, addresses to contact Hillary.



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Washington, DC

The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States Senate
476 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Phone: [phone]
General Fax: [phone]
Scheduling Requests Fax: [phone]
TTY/TDD: [phone]



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New York City Office

780 Third Avenue
Suite 2601
New York, NY 10017

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]



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Albany/Capital District Office

Leo W. O'Brien Federal Office Building
1 Clinton Square
Room 821
Albany, NY 12207

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]



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Buffalo Office

Guaranty Building
Suite 208
28 Church Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]



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Rochester Office

Kenneth B. Keating Federal Office Building
100 State Street
Room 3280
Rochester, NY 14614

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]



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Syracuse/Central New York Office

James M. Hanley Federal Building
100 South Clinton Street
P.O. Box 7378
Syracuse, NY 13261-7378

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]



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North Country Regional Office

P.O. Box 273
Lowville, NY 13367

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]



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Westchester County Regional Office

P.O. Box 617
Hartsdale, NY 10530

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]



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Long Island Regional Office


155 Pinelawn Road
Suite 250 North
Melville, NY 11747


Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

[wndycty]

27. Here is my well wish for the Big Dawg!

Written by christine mcvie.

If you wake up and don’t want to smile,
If it takes just a little while,
Open your eyes and look at the day,
You’ll see things in a different way.

Don’t stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here,
It’ll be, better than before,
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone.

Why not think about times to come,
And not about the things that you’ve done,
If your life was bad to you,
Just think what tomorrow will do.

Don’t stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here,
It’ll be, better than before,
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone.

All I want is to see you smile,
If it takes just a little while,
I know you don’t believe that it’s true,
I never meant any harm to you.

Don’t stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here,
It’ll be, better than before,
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone.

Don’t you look back,
Don’t you look back.

[DeepModem Mom]

32. That is a fantastic thought! I wish we could sing it for him!

[Clinton Crusader]

28. quadruple bypass

MSNBC saying.

hoyl shit...Oh GOD please let him be OK..
:scared:
:kick:

[Gin]

30. we are with you big dog...........

g

[Clinton Crusader]

33. Vito Fossella (R) NY made JOKES

http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?member=NY13&site=congressmerge

I called his office and emailed him telling him what a despicable pig he is.
:kick:

[in_cog_ni_to]

34. I just emailed the SOB. Here's a link to his email.

[e-mail]

Bastard. :grr: