a ruptured aorta is 99% of the time a death sentence, and even if it happens in a hospital, chances are you're not going to survive it.

TRIPLE A..................if that is what it was............

Basically a ticking time bomb.

"It happens."

Oopsie daisy.

He appears to be heading on a wild goose chase

Still don't understand. And what does n/t mean?

n/t = no text

You meant Kash Patel!! "Cash" threw me off. Still don't know what "n/t" means, tho.

Means

no text

near 0% survival chance if it happens at home.

n/t

Wouldn't it be something doctors should notice in physical exams?

Imagine what his diet was like. Not heart-healthy.

TY!

Chicken, fried corn with bacon, and hush puppies: fried okra, chicken-fried steak, etc..

It's making me hungry, and I'm vegan! Thinking of the early days.

Just can't gorge on that kind of food.

But some say,"What a way to go!"

Amazing that Merde a Lardo hasnt latched on to Southern food....honey child..

His father was 68 when he died from a heart attack in the mid-1970s.

...and will take you out damn fast.

It did not blow out but was getting near to it. ER doc caught it and he was life flighted toUH Hospital main campus in Cleveland. He was 27 at the time.

Wtf?

Lie. Lie. Lie!
Sit.
Be a good boy!
Growl.
Attack! Attack!

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That he felt unwell and called his sister. I'll look for a link.

On edit: It was his niece, per this post. https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221371216

This morning there were some factoids published that Graham had been diagnosed with, and was under ongoing treatment for, hypertension since his 40's. And his father died of a heart attack at nearly the same age as Lindsey.

Sounds like bad genetics with a large component of bad diet (i.e., southern food).

Politics aside, if you've had a parent with heart issues early in their lives, keep on top of your cardiac health. You can't escape genetics. But you can decrease your risk of heart disease-related death, at least somewhat.

NT

I'm an atheist, but can't resist this joke.

God said, "Lindsey Graham is still alive? Aorta do something about that!"

He put on weight these last 3-4 years. So many medications to treat blockages, to dissolve plaque and keep arteries flexible, alt treatments to clean them out.

My husband has two stents. He had them put in 2024 and had another episode this spring. There are lots of meds too.

He had gained weight and his eyes were puffy.

Sometimes that's just the way it is.

Not a conspiracy theory, I’d just think he’d have more comprehensive treatment.

Odds are that he was, since his father had died fairly young. Bad genes etc.

possibility of aortic aneurysm via ultrasound, you don’t know you have the problem. My stepson, now late 50s experienced low back and abdominal pain with no known cause.
As a PT, I searched for possible reasons for symptoms like his and told him it could potentially be an aneurysm. He doesn’t like to visit doctors but we picked him up and told him to get in the car as he was going to the ER and we weren’t taking no for an answer.

The ultrasound showed a significant bulge in the aorta and he was taken immediately to surgery. Without the ultrasound exam showing the severity of the situation, the surgeon said he likely had maybe an hour or two before it blew. He had the surgery, did the rehab and now two years later is working his full-time job.

I’m glad he’s better.

I have regular CT scans but I’ve never had an ultrasound. I had an ultrasound on my liver two weeks ago. With our insurance, I do any test any Dr. wants.