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Zechariah 7:14
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolat
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Posted by: JG on Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 03:59 PM
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President Bill Clinton is in the Hospital again for surgery. Who will stand with us in prayer for President Bill Clinton this is the second time he has been in the hospital in the past few months. Hillary has asked us to pray for him.
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BILL CLINTON BACK TO HOSPITAL IN NEW OPERATION
Tue Mar 08 2005 11:11:18 ET
Statement from the Office of President Bill Clinton
New York - Doctors at Columbia Presbyterian say Former President Clinton will undergo surgery to remove fluid and scar tissue from his heart six months after he underwent quadruple bypass surgery, his office said Tuesday.
The former president's problem is a relatively rare complication of his surgery, where inflammation of the lining of the heart develops and fluid builds around it or in the lungs, said Dr. John LaRosa, president of the State University of New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn. he said.
"It is unusual" for it to develop so long after the operation, said Dr. Valentin Furster, a cardiologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and a former American Heart Association president.
The procedure, which is a recognized, occasional consequence of open-heart surgery, will take place Thursday at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and he will remain in the hospital for three to ten days.
The procedure is known as a decortication, and will require general anesthesia. The scar tissue developed as a result of fluid and inflammation causing compression and collapse of the lower lobe of the left lung. The surgery will be done either through a small incision or with a video-assisted thoracoscope inserted between ribs. The fluid buildup and lung collapse has caused the President some discomfort in recent weeks, but he has otherwise been in very good condition, recently passed a stress test and is walking up to four miles a day near his home in Chappaqua, NY. (My question is how can you pass a stress test witha collapsed lung)
The risk of the procedure is low, and once fully recovered, President Clinton is expected to resume his work without limitations.
The former president will check into a New York medical center this week. His office says the risk of the procedure is low, but Clinton will remain in the hospital three to ten days afterward.
Clinton has been quite active since the heart operation last September. He hosted last fall's opening of his presidential library in Little Rock, Arkansas. Most recently, he's been traveling as part of a campaign to help raise private funds for the victims of the south Asia tsunami.
Senator Hillary Clinton appreciates all your prayers for her husband at this time and thanks you for your love and concern for the family. |
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