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Sen. Kerry Bracing for Shoulder Surgery (Weeks in a Sling, No Ropelines)
Boston Herald ^ | March 30, 2004 | Noelle Straub

Posted on 03/30/2004 9:02:37 AM PST by threat matrix

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) will undergo elective surgery on his right shoulder tomorrow that will prevent him from working rope lines for a couple weeks and from holding up kissable babies for even longer.

Kerry will wear a sling for a day or two after a 45 minute outpatient surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to repair a torn rotator cuff, said his surgeon, Dr. Bertram Zarins.

Kerry tore the tendon in January in the Iowa Primary tyring to brace himself when his campaign bus lurched suddenly.

Zarins said that Kerry 'still cannot use the shoulder without pain.'

Kerry, who underwent successful prostate cancer surgery last year, will likely undergo general anesthesia as an incision of about 2 inches is made to repair the tendon.

Kerry first hurt the shoulder in 1992 in a bicycle accident.

The Kerry camp released a letter from Dr. Gerald Doyle, Kerry's primary physician, saying the senator, 'has enjoyed general excellent health.'


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; kerry; nomorecampaigning; notbreakingnews; shouldersurgery; unfit
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To: ntnychik
I guess Kerry figured he had messed up his sholder so bad that snowboarding wouldnt make it worse..if those SOB's would just stay off his back!
41 posted on 03/30/2004 9:44:45 AM PST by threat matrix
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To: EggsAckley
He never even wobbles?


42 posted on 03/30/2004 9:45:02 AM PST by Salamander
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To: threat matrix
Ohh, I thought you said "weeks in a thong".......


43 posted on 03/30/2004 9:59:04 AM PST by soozla (Putting "butter on the message bread" since 1998)
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To: rwgal
I am quite skeptical of the whole thing.

Me too. I'm thinking biopsy of lymph nodes.

44 posted on 03/30/2004 10:08:31 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter
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To: ntnychik
Agreed. He's out of control...was he ever in control? Ground control to Kerry: stop trying to plug the holes in your sinking ship.
45 posted on 03/30/2004 11:01:31 AM PST by sarasota
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To: Eva
No, this shoulder surgery is timed to put a glass wall around Kerry and keep him from interacting with people and making more campaign mistakes. The Democrats think that they can rebuild Kerry's image if he just shuts up.

Your comment is very close to my thinking. Kerry is really uncomfortable mingling with people. His arrogance prohibits him from being comfortable. You can see he is more comfortable talking from a podium, as he offers his benediction to the unwashed. He now will have an excuse for not having to mix with lower forms than he. Elective surgery is just that--elective. There is really no reason why he has to have it done right now, except that he wants to, to avoid rope lines.

46 posted on 03/30/2004 12:10:43 PM PST by RJayneJ
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To: threat matrix
This is just about the time that the first BOTOX treatment would be wearing off. Time to study the photos!
47 posted on 03/31/2004 7:54:40 AM PST by theDentist (JOHN KERRY never saw a TAX he would not HIKE !)
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