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| Blood Clot Found in Vice President Dick Cheney's Leg |
| 2007-03-05 |
| This just might send some loonies over the edge! WASHINGTON — Doctors found a blood clot in Dick Cheney's left lower leg on Monday and have put the vice president on blood thinning medication to be taken for several months. Cheney visited his doctor's office at George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates in the afternoon following mild calf discomfort, said spokeswoman Lea Ann McBride. Cheney, 66, has previously been treated for a heart condition and has a pacemaker to regulate any irregular heartbeat. His annual physical in July showed his overall heart condition was stable. At the time, an electrocardiogram was also taken to check on repaired aneurysms on the back of his knees that were repaired through surgery in 2005. Cheney has had four attacks; the first in 1978, when he was 37, and the fourth on Nov. 22, 2000, after the election that made George W. Bush president. Cheney has been traveling a lot and air flight is frequently blamed for blood clots. He recently returned from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Monday's ultrasound revealed a deep venous thrombosis or DVT. The vice president was not admitted to the hospital and has since returned to the White House to resume his schedule, McBride said. "He'll maintain his regular schedule," McBride said. "He feels fine." |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #7 > This just might send some loonies over the edge! Yup, I was looking around over at DU. I was going to repost some choice comments - but why stink the place up. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-03-05 18:52 |
| #6 I read on Web MD that one way to cure a leg clot is to 'Beat Bill Maher into a coma and break Bill's fingers by kicking him in the ass' |
| Posted by: airandee 2007-03-05 18:50 |
| #5 Phlebitis. Just like Richard Nixon. Except now it means being on coumadin for several months and wearing those silly looking white pressure stockings. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-03-05 18:37 |
| #4 Hope the treatment is short and successful. He needs to get up and move around more on those long flights. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-03-05 18:00 |
| #3 Cheney, 66 Oh Lord, and June is only 3 months away. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-05 17:30 |
| #2 Link here. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-03-05 16:38 |
| #1 Linky Sherry |
| Posted by: RD 2007-03-05 16:23 |