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 Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:38 am *UPDATE* Bill Clinton to Undergo Bypass Surgery |
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Clinton hospitalized: Former President Bill Clinton checked into a New York City hospital Friday with chest pains. Clinton, 58, has been in good health with no known history of heart problems. More to come...
I know there are many people who don't like him but as a person I hope he is ok I'll post more when I find out more if you want to read more when it comes out go to www.kgw.com
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Bill Clinton to Undergo Bypass Surgery
By TOM HAYS
Associated Press Writer
Former President Bill Clinton asks members of the American Federation State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, to support Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts at its union convention in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, June 25, 2004. Clinton checked himself into an upper Manhattan hospital on Friday, Setp. 3, 2004 after suffering chest pains, a Democratic Party official and a police source said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton will undergo heart bypass surgery after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath, his office said Friday.
Clinton was being admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia, a statement said. He had seen a doctor first on Thursday, and additional tests Friday revealed the need for the surgery, it said.
Clinton canceled a two-day joint trip with his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, across upstate New York.
The senator and the couple's daughter, Chelsea, will be with the former president in New York City, the statement said.
Clinton, 58, had a cancerous growth removed from his back shortly after leaving office in early 2001. It turned out to be basal cell carcinoma, the most treatable form of skin cancer. In 1996, he had had a precancerous lesion removed from his nose and a year before that had a benign cyst taken off his chest.
Other than that, Clinton has had the normal health problems that often accompany aging - periods of slightly elevated cholesterol and hearing loss - and an appetite for junk food. In 1997, he was fitted with hearing aids. He has also suffered from allergies.
John Kerry told a campaign rally in Newark, Ohio, "He's going to be fine."
"But every single one of us wants to extend to him our best wishes, our prayers and our thoughts and I want you all to let a cheer out and clap that he can hear all the way to New York," Kerry said.
In Little Rock, Ark., Clinton's mother-in-law, Dorothy Rodham, said Clinton had called her to tell her about his chest pains.
"He sounded wonderful as usual and very upbeat as he always is," she said. "I just told him how much I love him."
She said she didn't know if he was in the hospital when he called.
There was no official word on when the surgery would take place. A source said the surgery was not likely to take place Friday, but instead at a later date.
An angiogram given to Clinton revealed "significant blockage," said a Democratic official, who had discussed the condition with the former president's staff. It did not appear that Clinton suffered a heart attack, he said. Both sources spoke on condition of anonymity.
The statement by Clinton's office said the former president "went to Northern Westchester Hospital yesterday afternoon after experiencing mild chest pain and shortness of breath. Initial testing was normal and he spent the night at home in nearby Chappaqua, N.Y. After undergoing additional testing this morning at Westchester Medical Center, doctors advised he should undergo bypass surgery."
Hillary Clinton is gearing up for a 2006 re-election bid seen by many as a prelude to a run for president in 2008 should John Kerry fail in his bid for the White House this year.
The Clintons had planned a stop at the State Fair in Syracuse on Friday afternoon and then had been expected to head north for stops in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties near the Canadian border on Friday night and on Saturday.
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Associated Press writers Ron Fournier and Marc Humbert in Albany, N.Y., contributed to this report.
� 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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I hope he pulls though. Eventhough he is not a favorite ammong some he does derseve our respect.
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| Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:28 pm |
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I hope he's okay, too. However, I wouldn't say that he deserves any of my respect.
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| Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:54 pm |
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I may not like him too much or agree with him, but I hope he pulls through! 
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| Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:15 pm |
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He was just in my state yesterday. He seemed ok at Barnes & Noble.
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| Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:49 pm |
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I heard about this also, broke my heart to heart it.
| Quote: | Bill Clinton to Undergo Bypass Surgery
By FRANK ELTMAN
NEW YORK (AP) - Bill Clinton was hospitalized with chest pains and shortness of breath Friday and will undergo heart bypass surgery in an operation that could sideline the former president at the height of the campaign for the White House.
An angiogram showed that Clinton, who turned 58 two weeks ago, had significant blockage in his heart arteries but did not suffer a heart attack, a doctor who performed the test told The Associated Press.
Clinton's wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said Friday evening that the former president would have surgery early next week and that no further information about his condition would be released until the operation is finished.
``I wanted to report to you that my husband is doing very well,'' she said outside New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia, in upper Manhattan, where the former president is being treated. ``He's in great humor. He's beating all of us at cards and the rest of the games we're playing.''
In bypass surgery, a new piece of blood vessel, usually taken from the patient's leg, is sewn into place to create a detour around a blockage. Patients typically spend three to five days in the hospital and are encouraged to be fairly active right away.
Clinton had agreed to campaign for Democrat John Kerry in the two months to go before the election, and had appeared at some Democratic Party events.
He awaited the operation at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia, in upper Manhattan, not far from his Harlem office.
During his two terms as president, Clinton was an avid jogger also known for his love of fast food. But in January of this year, Clinton said he had cut out junk food after going on ``The South Beach Diet'' and starting a workout regimen. He has long struggled with a weight problem, but had recently appeared much leaner.
The 6-foot-2 president has remained an active political presence since he left the White House in 2001, whether quietly stopping by his Harlem office or drawing a standing ovation for a rousing speech to Democrats at their July convention in Boston. Most recently, he was on the road plugging his memoirs, ``My Life.''
Before he was stricken, Clinton had been scheduled to accompany his wife on a two-day tour of upstate New York. Instead, the senator and the couple's daughter, Chelsea, joined Clinton in New York City.
Sen. Clinton said her husband would ``be back in fighting form before really very long after the surgery and the period of necessary recovery passes.''
She praised the hospital's medical staff and saying: ``We're delighted we have good health insurance. That makes a big difference. And I hope someday everybody will be able to say the same thing.''
Clinton had a cancerous growth removed from his back shortly after leaving office. In 1996, he had a precancerous lesion removed from his nose and a year before that had a benign cyst taken off his chest.
But otherwise, Clinton suffered only the usual problems that often accompany normal aging and a taste for junk food - periods of slightly elevated cholesterol and hearing loss. In 1997, he was fitted with hearing aids, and he also battled allergies.
Clinton first went to a hospital Thursday after suffering the chest pains and shortness of breath, his office said a statement. He spent the night at his Chappaqua home.
``We talked through the day and he said he felt fine and not to worry,'' said Sen. Clinton.
On Friday, at the Westchester Medical Center, near his home, he was given an angiogram, in which dye is used to detect blockages or narrowing of coronary arteries. The test revealed ``multivessel coronary artery disease, normal heart function and no heart attack,'' said Dr. Anthony Pucillo, who performed the procedure.
Pucillo said the blockage was significant enough to warrant an operation.
After the angiogram, ``He stopped and looked and me, put out his hand and said, 'Thank you, God bless you,''' said Donna Florio-Bronen, a nurse at the hospital. ``He looked great.''
In Little Rock, Ark., Clinton's mother-in-law, Dorothy Rodham, said Friday that Clinton had called her with news of his chest pains. ``He sounded wonderful as usual and very upbeat as he always is,'' she said. ``I just told him how much I love him.''
Clinton also called his stepfather, Dick Kelley, at his Hot Springs, Ark., home, Kelley said. ``He's very gung-ho and optimistic about what's going to happen,'' Kelley said.
Best wishes came in from Kerry and President Bush.
``He's going to be fine,'' Kerry said at a rally in Newark, Ohio. ``But every single one of us wants to extend to him our best wishes, our prayers and our thoughts and I want you all to let a cheer out and clap that he can hear all the way to New York.''
Bush, at a campaign stop in West Allis, Wis., sent along ``best wishes for a swift and speedy recovery.''
Good wishes also came from Harlem.
``I'm going to go home, and I'm going to get my Bible, and there's something I'm going to read for him,'' said Fred Johnson, a retiree who lives near Clinton's office.
Associated Press Writers Marc Humbert and Jim Fitzgerald contributed to this report.
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| Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:28 pm |
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That does kinda suck...hope its all good...
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| Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:40 pm |
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Good Luck, mr. Clinton.
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| Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:47 pm |
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| chakotay99 wrote: | I heard about this also, broke my heart to heart it.
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It broke your heart? He's going to be fine...
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Jeff Miller
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| Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:30 pm |
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Funny, he hasn't had the surgery yet how can you say he'll be fine?
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Theresa
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| Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:42 pm |
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| Jeff Miller wrote: | | Funny, he hasn't had the surgery yet how can you say he'll be fine? |
Thousands survive the same surgery daily. The only reason we are hearing of it is because of who he is. Would it be easier for you to comprehend if I said, "odds are incredibly good that he'll be fine?"
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| Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:22 pm |
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The surgery was successful.
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| Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:07 pm |
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I know! Yay! How could you have doubted the mighty powers of Theresa, Dappet? 
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| Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:15 pm |
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Yn wir, lol.
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