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2011-06-12 Caribbean-Latin America

Chavez Undergoes Emergency Surgery in Cuba

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Posted by badanov 2011-06-12 11:40|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Fat boy needs to lose some weight and his knee's and hips would'nt give out

Posted by 746 2011-06-12 12:19|| 2011-06-12 12:19|| Front Page Top

#2 They're doing exploratory surgery of his pelvis. They're looking for his cranium.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-06-12 12:23|| 2011-06-12 12:23|| Front Page Top

#3 They're looking for his cranium.

But kep finding Obama's.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-06-12 13:17|| 2011-06-12 13:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Afterall, the Chavez revolution provided the very best medical care in Venezuela.

Posted by newc 2011-06-12 14:07|| 2011-06-12 14:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Friday morning a pelvic abscess developed that required emergency surgery.

I suspect colossal assholes are susceptible to that?
Dr. Steve, your informed view?

Posted by Frank G 2011-06-12 15:54|| 2011-06-12 15:54|| Front Page Top

#6 What, he doesn't have confidence in Venezuelan doctors? Afraid to go under anesthesia and worried that some doctor might not be too happy with the status quo?

Posted by JohnQC 2011-06-12 16:45|| 2011-06-12 16:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Poor Hugo.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-12 18:06|| 2011-06-12 18:06|| Front Page Top

#8 Knee surgery, even a total knee replacement, is usual enough that surgeons understand the procedure and what could go wrong. I'll assume Hugo has the best available everything since he's the chief thug. If the surgery itself goes well then the issues are 1) prevent a DVT 2) prevent infection and 3) rehab.

Pelvic abscess? Sounds like infection control broke down. You'd think he would have local infection (around the knee) first. That would be bad enough because if antibiotics fail to control it then the new joint has to come out. Bummer dude. But a pelvic infection suggests that the infection has spread and that's worse.

I'm just speculating without information. If our Spanish-speaking Burg regulars would check out the Latin American press tonight we might find more.

Posted by Steve White 2011-06-12 18:40|| 2011-06-12 18:40|| Front Page Top

#9 A rectal fistula? The ultimate pain in the ass.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-06-12 19:17|| 2011-06-12 19:17|| Front Page Top

#10 SW - thanks. I'll sleep like a baby tonight :-)

Posted by Frank G 2011-06-12 20:08|| 2011-06-12 20:08|| Front Page Top

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