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2011-07-04 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Frank G 2011-07-04 11:59|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 In other words, he came home to die (I hope).

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-07-04 12:38|| 2011-07-04 12:38|| Front Page Top

#2 A Spanish paper reports he has colon cancer:
July 2 - A Spanish newspaper, El Periódico, reports that Hugo Chávez is suffering from colon cancer, which has perforated the wall of his intestines.

According to the daily, the first operation was a mistake because it was performed after it was erroneously diagnosed that Chávez only was suffering from a pelvic abscess.

Here is my translation of what the Spanish newspaper is reporting: "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering from colon cancer that has perforated the intestinal wall and has caused an infection in the abdomen. Chávez will need, at least for the next three months, a colostomy bag (a bag for stool), according to information from Venezuelan diplomatic reports that El Periodico has been able to review.

These same sources have reported that Chavez was first operated by a Cuban surgeon, who made the mistake of operating him as if he was suffering from a pelvic abscess. A few days later, the tumor fistulized. Given the seriousness of the situation, the Cuban authorities required for a second operation the services of a Spanish surgeon, which was probably José Luis García Sabrido, chief of surgery at the hospital Gregorio Marañon of Madrid, but this could not be confirmed by this newspaper. (My note: This was the same surgeon who traveled to Cuba to check on Castro)

The same report notes that, for now, Chavez can not receive chemotherapy because the infection produced by the first intervention prevents it. After seeing the medical reports, the same diplomatic sources suggest that the pat

Posted by Frank G 2011-07-04 12:51|| 2011-07-04 12:51|| Front Page Top

#3 whoops - clipped off the last line:
patient's condition is "serious" because there are chances that the tumor has caused metastasis." El Periodico (Spanish)

Posted by Frank G 2011-07-04 12:53|| 2011-07-04 12:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Can we wave"Bye-Bye" now, or must we wait for the fetivities to end?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-07-04 14:00|| 2011-07-04 14:00|| Front Page Top

#5 who made the mistake of operating him as if he was suffering from a pelvic abscess. Seldom can a ruptured gut NOT be operated on unless the surgeon has given up on the patient. Have to clean out the pus & open up a path for drainage. Sometimes the rupture is the way such a cancer manifests itself. No life insurance company would willingly sell Hugo a policy now.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-07-04 14:09|| 2011-07-04 14:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Hope his ~~death~~ "convalescence" is short and painful.

Posted by Barbara 2011-07-04 14:31|| 2011-07-04 14:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Hugo Chavez is suffering from colon cancer.

Couldn't they be more specific? That could be anywhere in his body.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-07-04 18:39|| 2011-07-04 18:39|| Front Page Top

#8 CF wins the thread! :-D

Posted by Barbara 2011-07-04 21:42|| 2011-07-04 21:42|| Front Page Top

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