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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo RFKjr does believe in science based medical care..when he needs it. Undergoing surgery
He is having surgery rather than rubbing bear blood on his shoulder or howling to the moon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/rfk-jr-rotator-cuff-surgery.html
Reporting from Washington
March 10, 2026, 11:30 a.m. ET
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is having rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for the department, who said he planned to return to work on Monday.
The department did not immediately respond to a query as to whether Mr. Kennedys injury was caused by the intense workouts he has promoted since taking the helm of the agency.
Mr. Kennedy, 72, has promoted the workouts as part of a wider campaign to improve Americans health. Last year, he and Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, launched a fitness initiative in which they challenged people to 100 push-ups and 50 pull-ups in under 10 minutes.
Mr. Kennedy has also publicized himself working out with various public figures, including other cabinet secretaries and the musician Kid Rock.
NoRethugFriends
(3,740 posts)leftstreet
(40,279 posts)That'd be cool
allegorical oracle
(6,421 posts)riversedge
(80,566 posts)Bobstandard
(2,268 posts)Ive had ACL repair, a knee replacement and rotator cuff surgery. Recovery from the latter is by far the most painful of them. Couldnt happen to a nicer guy.
I wonder if hes going to do it drug free? No oxy, no Tylenol, no ivermectin. Can I be the first to call bs if he claims he is?
Wicked Blue
(8,833 posts)to numb the pain
Ritabert
(2,344 posts)Wicked Blue
(8,833 posts)Ritabert
(2,344 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(13,974 posts)synni
(766 posts)Vinca
(53,829 posts)tanyev
(49,145 posts)Itll fix that rotary cuff pronto.
LR3
(165 posts)wank wank wank
mopinko
(73,627 posts)i had that surgery, and i was lucky. my rehab went well. only took a couple mos of pt to b good.
a whole lot of ppl take mos and mos to get back to normal.
Maru Kitteh
(31,647 posts)Uh-huh.
eppur_se_muova
(41,754 posts)Then put him back under.
Ritabert
(2,344 posts)Initech
(108,550 posts)Ritabert
(2,344 posts)BannonsLiver
(20,501 posts)mr715
(3,446 posts)mr715
(3,446 posts)But I'm not up to date on my medical info. How are his humours? Phlegmatic or bilious?