@Wally

what i'd said? the only danger i've ever known about is that the procedure releases a blood clot that goes to one's heart, so what's with your comment to me, wally?

#1

Bernie's not going anywhere but the White House.

He's fine. Almost 2 million stents get put in people every year. George W. Bush & Bill Clinton both got stents when they were much younger.

I hope Bernie takes his time recovering. We'll hold down the fort until he's back.

— Pat the Berner (@PatTheBerner) October 2, 2019

@Wally While the procedure for putting in a stent is very common and safe, it is surgery and needs a team of doctors and nurses with some high end equipment. Recent heard of the procedure costing $52,000.

#2

According to the Bern notice which also reports that Bernie is fine, talking and in good spirits after what is now considered a very routine procedure (roughly 1.8 million stent procedures happen in the United States every year):

An October 2018 study published in Health Affairs found that stents — which are very common — cost up to six times more in the United States than in other industrialized countries with government-sponsored health care systems. The study found that one set of stents cost $670 in the United States “but only $120 and $130 in Germany and the U.K., respectively.” Another form of stent “remained about $1,000 more expensive in the U.S. than Germany.”

Why the price differential? In part, because America’s dysfunctional health care system involves a complex web of payers — rather than a single-payer Medicare for All system that can negotiate better prices.

“Purchase prices are often the result of negotiations or tendering between manufacturers and individual hospitals, group purchasing organizations, or healthcare payers,” the study authors wrote. “It is commonly accepted that prices are confidential, which allows manufacturers to increase profits by charging different prices to different buyers, depending on their bargaining power.”

So remember the importance of Berniecare compared to the pale comparisons offered by Biden and Warren. They don't look so good.

@Wally

need to be in great shape, if it's a contest between them and DT. (Being obnoxious, doesn't necessarily equate with being unhealthy. )

Googled--(if true) DT hasn't had surgery since age 11--appendix removed.

Meds he regularly takes:

1 10 Mg Crestor (minimum does available) - for high cholesterol

1 low-dose Baby Aspirin - common, for prevention of heart ailment

And, 2 'cosmetic'-related meds - Propecia to prevent baldness; one med for skin condition Rocecea (facial redness, etc.)

Occasionally, he takes an Ambien when flying (sleeping pill, I think).

Clearly, unless something else turns up in next few months, he appears to be in relatively decent health, especially, for his age.

IMO, 'if' Warren's health is as good as DT's (he is 73, and she's 70) - she may have another advantage over her two main Dem competitors--that us, with folks who are reluctant to vote for older candidates because of health concerns.

Saw the other day, it's generally older folks who place the most emphasis on age, and possible health concerns of candidates (in most polls).

Ugh! Knew DT's birthday is same as my Mom's. Just saw another coincidence--his Father and Mother were both born same years as my parents. Sheesh! (How did I get so lucky? /s )

Hope Bernie has a speedy recovery. IMO, he should probably slow down a tad, though, even when he is fully recovered. After all, DT is the type to use anything and everything, against his competitors. (Remember how much mileage he got out of FSC's knees buckling at the NYC event.)

Have a good one.

Mollie

#5

Nothing will stop Bernie. He's like the energizer bunny.

Thanks for all the well wishes. I'm feeling good. I'm fortunate to have good health care and great doctors and nurses helping me to recover.

None of us know when a medical emergency might affect us. And no one should fear going bankrupt if it occurs. Medicare for All!

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) October 2, 2019

I can't imagine Trump not having lots of cholesterol in his arteries. And with the anxiety he's experiencing from the impeachment inquiry, he's probably chomping down Big Macs by the truckload.

This kinda thing can happen to anyone. I know a guy in his forties who had about a half dozen stents inserted in his arteries a couple of years ago. He's much more peppy than he used to be and looks much healthier with the increased bloodflow and still plays various indoor and outdoor sports.

I know a woman in her 50s who has been running marathons for years and out of nowhere, she had a stroke. Thankfully, she has pretty much completely recovered.

@Cant Stop the Macedonian Signal @Cant Stop the Macedonian Signal

of what the corporate media says to be believable. They are not credible sources. They are propagandists. I always assume that everything they say is done for that purpose.

Many Americans are addicted to the media and fall for the propaganda. As you note, it doesn't matter how ostensibly "believable" it is.

People who have lost their critical thinking ability, and whose minds have been captured through traumatization, will believe anything.

#5

if/when they don't have believable stories.

I never found the Paul Wellstone story particularly believable. Actually, I've never found the JFK story particularly believable.

@karl pearson

#6 No, 2016 was not Bernie's time because it was HER time and she blew it. LOL