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Cheney blood clot

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by sportschick, Mar 5, 2007.

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  1. DocTalk

    DocTalk Active Member

    Wishing to put this"death" thing to rest. People with blood clots who are treated appropriately do not die from it or a pulmonary embolus.

    Many people have to take coumadin forever, usually because of a heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation; it decreases the risk of stroke. But coumadin is a tough drug since it is metabolized by the liver in the same pathways as many other medications, most especially antibiotics. The dose needs to be constantly monitored and adjusted, so that people on coumadin end up with monthly monitoring blood tests, easy skin bruising, bleeding from relatively trivial injuries and they have to live with the spectre of potential bleeding from their stomach or bowel or into their brain. That said, the drug is a life saver for many.

    Risk and reward, risk and reward.
     
  2. terrier

    terrier Well-Known Member

    If Cheney was just a bad guy, nobody would wish him dead. But his arrogance is killing thousands of young Americans. He must be stopped, preferably by fair means, but...
     
  3. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Just as idiot-boy Quayle was great insurance for the Old Man, Cheney's presence in the two hole
    is great insurance for W.
     
  4. zizzer

    zizzer Active Member

    My opinion of a lot of you people on here has reached an all-time low....
     
  5. RAMBO

    RAMBO Member

    I hope he dies just like he almost killed his friend in that hunting accident.
     
  6. It's a message board. Chill out. See it for the humor. It's one of the funniest threads I've seen on here.
     
  7. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    A whole big bunch of you are going to hell. I think Cheney is a terrible person, but wishing death on him? That is one of many things that lowers my opinion of humanity.
     
  8. There's a fine line between wishing death and knowing the world would be a better place ...
     
  9. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    Well hell, the world would be a better place if I died. Doesn't mean I'd want people wishing it on me.
     
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