Hillary Clinton has pneumonia, says doctor, after exit from 9/11 ceremony

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: The Guardian

Hillary Clinton has pneumonia and has been advised to rest, the Democratic presidential nominee’s doctor said on Sunday, after Clinton abruptly left the 9/11 memorial ceremony in downtown Manhattan because, her campaign initially said, she “felt overheated”.

“Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies,” Dr Lisa R Bardack said in a statement. “On Friday, during follow up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule.

“While at this morning’s event, she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just examined her and she is now re-hydrated and recovering nicely.”

On Sunday morning, Clinton left the Ground Zero ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks after an hour and 30 minutes. Video posted by a bystander to Twitter appeared to show the former secretary of state, extremely unsteady and supported by aides, being helped from the curb into a vehicle. The video could not immediately be verified.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/11/hillary-clinton-leaves-911-ceremony-after-feeling-overheated

[pnwmom]

1. Good -- she's seen her doctor. It's probably walking pneumonia and she was trying to tough it out.

Now she needs to get some rest.

[Beaverhausen]

2. Oh shit. Pneumonia is no picnic.

[Snellius]

9. The big problem is that it takes a while to recover

Had it twice. You are sapped of all energy for quite a long time. Like a couple of months. When the doc says rest he means it. You almost don't have any choice. You're wasted. Fortunately, she obviously allowed the doctors to make it public. Now at least she can maybe get the rest she needs instead of trying to fake it and probably get much worse.

[Akamai]

14. For me I was up and moving in five days after pneumonia four years ago. It was bronchitis last year

that knocked the wind out of my sails for several months, until I got it treated.

I'm sure people take different lengths of time to recover, but for me, after the medications, pneumonia symptoms did not last long.

And I sure think Hillary is in far better shape than I am.

[Snellius]

18. You don't often know when you have it.

You can have good old "walking pneumonia" for weeks before you finally realize you're sick. For me the tell-tale sign was a low-grade fever that would keep coming and going. Wake up feeling great in the morning and by evening worn out at about 100-101 degrees. And on the other end of it, when you think you feel better, you're really not. Takes time. Especially with busy life like HC.

[ripcord]

57. I had walking pneumonia

Wore me down to nothing them I developed a bad cough but the codeine cough medicine they gave me made me sick and made me hallucinate.

[Nay]

62. This was my exact reaction to having walking pneumonia. Luckily, once it's diagnosed

you can get the antibiotics and a week or two of rest and heal up rather quickly.

[INdemo]

24. For those over 65 its recommednded they get

a pneumonia vacine, just like a flu shot except the pneumonia vaccine is every 5 years and now there is a booster shot annually.

[TipTok]

67. I didn't know there was such a thing...

[INdemo]

75. Yes its free for those on Medicare and there is a

vaccine that is like a booster shot for those with chronic bronchitis or COPD

[sorefeet]

55. I agree. My friend who has

stage three multiple myeloma, bone cancer, got pneumonia and spent three days in the hospital. With a compromised immune system he recovered in about a week.

[uppityperson]

51. The severity varies widely, rather like a broken bone

It can be mild, affecting only 1 part of a lung, or can be widespread and interfering with oxygenation. Also it depends on how much, if any, mucous is produced and whether you also have a reactive airway issue.

[Mojorabbit]

68. I spent a week in the hospital with pneumonia last year

It took me months to recover fully. I hope she takes care of herself.

[nolabels]

3. That happen when you get a virus and don't rest up enough

Too bad for Trump, she sounds a lot healthier than him

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

4. Hope she's feeling better soon. She's been running her tuchas off

and could have caught something from someone.

Hopefully she can get a little rest.

[mobeau69]

5. This is good news for the Deplorables

They've been so worried about Hillz' health. Bahahahaha!

[Snellius]

23. Who's Trump going to kick around?

Big backlash if he tries to kick her when she's down. And with nothing at all positive in his message, maybe the arrogant emperor will lose his tailor-made clothes.

[Chemisse]

56. But he'll do it anyway, I am sure.

He doesn't worry about backlash and he's more than happy to kick someone when she's down.

[Odin2005]

74. His side has been spewing conspiracy idocy about her health for months, already.

[Ligyron]

6. OK, she needs to kool it, rest and let her many capable

surrogates carry the ball for a bit.

Maybe the MSM will lay off the e-mail crap for a bit too.

This will give her grave dancing opponents a chance to look even more deplorable on teeveee when they smile with glee in interviews.

[jpak]

7. Get well soon Madame Secretary

Give 'em Hell!!

[joshcryer]

8. And she still showed to the memorial. What a tough lady.

[Upthevibe]

11. Wow, does she soldier on! This lady works harder than anyone I've ever seen (except

President Obama- I think they work equally hard). It's pissing me off so much that the media "says" the polls show a tight race just to up the ratings.

[lovuian]

10. Pnuemonia is dangerous

It's not to be taken lightly...she shouldn't be campaigning and she needs rest
fevers can be very weakening
and she could be infectious

You can die from pneumonia....we know now why she was coughing

[left-of-center2012]

27. As a retired nurse, I agree with you

But I'm no doctor

[Yo_Mama]

59. Yeah, she should cancel everything and lay up until the first debate in 2 weeks.

She's clearly had this for a while and gotten run-down due to it, and only rest is going to build back her reserves and let her really kick it.

I can understand why she wanted to be at the 9/11 Memorial, but now she needs to get serious about resting.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Did Trump's doctor issue a statement yet?

Or is the limousine waiting?

[jpak]

16. He diagnosed him with a Stage 4 case of the Morans

yup

[kacekwl]

52. He wanted to know what kind of pneumonia she has

because Trumpet gets the best kind. Get well Hillary.

[bucolic_frolic]

54. LOL

We will hope and pray on both counts!

[erpowers]

13. Rest, But

She needs to rest, but she also needs to make sure she gets some sun so that what happens to Nixon does not happen to her. I would hate for her to show up at the debate looking pale and sick while Trump, as much as he can, looks the model of health. Hopefully she will take some time off in a place that has ample sun and arrives at the debate looking vigorous and shape in mind.

[Grammy23]

33. Her hair dresser and makeup people will have her looking fine.

And I guarantee she will look a lot better than Tangerine Trump. No spray tans for her.

And if he slams her or comments in any way about her illness, other than to wish her a speedy recovery (and that includes his surrogates), may the fleas of a thousand camels invade their armpits!!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

15. Bacteria pneumonia in seniors is no joke.

She needs to cool her jets for a bit to let the medicine do it's job.

[Snellius]

20. Viral is worse.

Bacterial will at least respond to antibiotics. With viral they only help for the infection.

[AngryAmish]

50. Inhalation still worse.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

72. Viral v. Bacterial is the key

And her md deliberately said nothing about the kind she has.

To make things worse, not all bacterial pneumonia now responds to antibiotics. MRSA adds even more trouble if that is what affects her.

She should be in bed for a week. At least. The last time I had pneumonia, it took a good month for me to even start to feel human again.

Either way, regardless of whether she has viral pneumonia or bacterial, both are potentially fatal, even with good care. It is not a condition to trifle with.

In the same way, some people scoff at the flu. Yet influenza epidemics killed more people after WW1 than did bombs, shells or bullets. Another not uncommon condition that can be fatal. And hard to treat.

[KewlKat]

17. I don't want to hear Agent Orange or any of his surrogates say she has no stamina again!

that weasel would have gone to bed till well........

Hope you feel better very soon Hillary and thanks for your appearance today.

[KewlKat]

19. Also, why is the Guardian from across the pond the ones printing this story?

where is our jackass M$M at? oh yeah, forgot, they're replaying the video non-stop and diagnosing via the video...................recent coughing fit, fainting.................what a bunch of dumbasses!!!!

[Cicada]

32. The Guardian is awesome

I read it visiting England and it was eye opening. Until then I had never read seriously great political reporting. They reported the truth in its proper context without our misleading "on the other hand" nonsense. And they are seriously good at the craft of writing. It's their language and they use it better than we do. They have this story because they cover the U.S..

[Ghost Dog]

41. Err, cough cough, good question!

Quality of communication of information is highly significant for any healthy society.

[rpannier]

66. MSM is waiting for Sean Hannity's pronouncement

with the help of the faux medical a-team

[KewlKat]

21. at the bottom of the guardian article it said -

Trump is scheduled to appear on the Dr Oz television show later this week, to discuss both presidential nominees’ health. W T F? neither OZ or Agent Orange should be allowed to discuss, speculate, etc anything medical about Hillary.

Also NOTE:

Clinton had been due to fly to California on Monday, to attend fundraising events. A “senior adviser” was quoted by TV news networks as saying that trip was “up in the air” and Clinton’s campaigning schedule was being appraised.

[Calista241]

22. I hope she will recover fully.

Pneumonia can be serious.

[NastyRiffraff]

26. Yes, it can be serious

but it's not the killer it used to be. Antibiotics usually takes care of it fairly quickly (your mileage may vary). I had it years ago, spent a couple of days in bed and was up and running after about three days. It's no picnic, but usually no cause for panic.

[AngryAmish]

25. I had mild pneumonia last year.

About three weeks before I got back.

The weirdest thing was the inability to control my body temperature. Drink hot tea...incredibly sweaty. Some cold ginger ale? Shivers.

The first week was toughing it out and sleeping upright. Well, I really could not sleep. My neighbor's heard me cough at night.

But three days of antibiotics plus codeine syrup plus those pearls that did whatever...sleep.

Lost 15 pounds, which was nice.

And oh the phlem that came up once I was recovering. That was a lot.

She will be right as rain in 14 -21 days.

[left-of-center2012]

28. They're celebrating in Trumpville

[Snellius]

35. Trump would be the oldest President in history

And he's male. Making his life-expectancy worse than Reagan's. And they made such a big deal of Reagan's age back then.

[mvd]

29. I hope she gets well soon. She has many..

surrogates who can pick up the slack in the meantime - Kaine, Bill Clinton, Chelsea among them.

[citood]

30. Just turned on ABCNews

Its 9-11...but the lead story was HRC's health.

[spiderpig]

31. I coughed my lungs out for a month before going to the doctor

Diagnosed as CAP - Community Acquired Pneumonia As I understood it, it meant pneumonia not related to a hospital stay. Not a little Junior Varsity pneumonia.

Not wanting to miss any work, I continued like a good soldier, commuting on public transportation, and ended up in Emergency covered with EKG post-it-notes. Pleurisy.

That said, who knows what she might have picked up, handshaking and mingling for over a year, that evolved into a serious condition. Pneumonia is no joke, and you don't choose to contract it.

The media and Repugs (what's left of them) will spin this into bubonic plague proportions. Meanwhile, I'm digging in my heels to yell foul at all the smears and innuendo they've been hurling at her.

[greymattermom]

34. Do you all think it's gross that Trump

talks about Hilary's stamina? That seems sexual to me, and I hope this will backfire. It takes a lot of stamina to attend an outdoor event when you have even a mild case of pneumonia.

[spiderpig]

40. I completely agree

We all know he's sexist and misogynist. He's also older than she is, and we know nothing about him except his unsurpassed business acumen and fabulous wealth (cough). According to him.

That he would trot out that quack to affirm his biological superiority as Male of th Species tells us a lot.

I can't believe this campaign. Somebody wake me up.

[Grammy23]

36. Luckily for her she has a lot of well qualified surrogates!

And with communications the way they are now, she could even put in an appearance via Skype or FaceTime and never break a sweat. I think it would be kinda cool, too, in order us to show that she is recovering but needs to rest up and stay out of crowds for little while. We can see with our own eyes that she is doing ok. In some ways it humanizes her and might generate a little sympathy/empathy for her. And if Trump tries to use it against her, it reveals the monster/ asshole he is! One more time....to add to a long list.

[rurallib]

37. Hillary probably has real doctor, not just some guy in a lab coat

who can type out a memo on Word like Trumpy has

(just kidding - I know her doctor is real)

[awake]

38. I hope her team gets out in front of this

this is a chance to change the narrative release her records, let the press interview her doctor ect...by opening up people will see her as an ordinary person that they can relate to Hillary can change the story about her being too secretive. Take a few days of rest and prep for the debate do some "friendly" interviews ect.. but the worst thing to do is to put up walls and statements about how she is in great health.

[Loki Liesmith]

53. No narrative to change

Has pneumonia, being treated. It happens.

[littlebit]

39. That's nothing to play around with

My 33 year old wife got pneumonia and continued to work. She kept telling me it wasn't that bad. Two weeks later she was in ICU on a ventilator. A few days later she passed away.

[spiderpig]

42. So sorry, littlebit.

So many people are conditioned to think "it's just a cold/bronchitis/flu" and soldier on.

Global travel being what it is, we're subject to all kinds of unfamiliar bugs that can get serious very quickly. Yet our employers, specifically or not, make us feel guilty for taking sick days when we really need them - to recover ourselves and not spread whatever we have to coworkers.

Again, sympathies on the loss of your wife.

[Ghost Dog]

45. .

Very sorry.

[athena]

46. I am so sorry for your loss.

How devastating it must have been.

[AllyCat]

48. Oh my, littlebit. I'm so sorry.

Peace to you and your lovely wife on her journey.

[Yo_Mama]

60. Very sorry, but yes, you are right. It's draining. People let it sap them,

and then they get in trouble.

A friend of mine lost her husband in his forties the same way.

[AllyCat]

43. Heal quickly Sec Clinton

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Listen to your nurses

[crim son]

47. Now we know.

Was that so hard?

[humbled_opinion]

49. next up the rightwingers

want to know why her campaign hid it from the American public and even called it conspiracy theories.

[Arkana]

58. Damn.

Well, I hope she feels better soon. I expect Trump will step in it and start making cracks about her health--which won't work in his favor.

[TeamPooka]

61. Meanwhile Trump's doctor went to Burning Man last week. nt

[BlueInPhilly]

63. CNN has been on a death watch

I was hoping to watch their piece on Bin Laden, but they have called the cavalry to guess and opine and question. Like what happened in the 40 minutes she was now with the press? Good Lord!

What happened to reporting the news? Jeff Zucker is a friend of Trump. Two NY bullies. He belongs in the basket.

[still_one]

64. Most important thing is for her to get rested up fully, and not be pushed to come back

too soon. Her surrogates should be able to handle things well for a few days.

Hopefully, within a week she will be back in the grind

[rpannier]

65. Scurvy... Bubonic Plague... Schistosomiasis

I'm trying to guess which ailment the reichwing will claim she has

[librarylu]

76. AIDS

She and Bill both have it according to a poster on AOL News.

[jmowreader]

69. Showing up at a big event in the heat while you're sick? That's hardcore.

And doing it with all the clothes she had on, under all the scrutiny she's under right now? That's even more hardcore.

[Lunabell]

70. Get Well Soon, Hillary

Damn she is a strong woman who probably insisted that she go to her scheduled appearances despite her illness.

[Utah_liberal]

71. Hopeing she gets well soon.

After expressing some concern for HRC's health a couple of weeks ago, I was slammed by a DUer for falling for right wing lies. Now that we know she has pneumonia, I am a bit concerned how the right wing is going to make a big deal out of this. I don't believe in prayer, but my hopes are strong for Hillary to make a speedy recovery.

[Odin2005]

73. Oh no! I hope she gets better soon!

[mainstreetonce]

77. She is being criticized

for not putting out the diagnosis on Friday.

When the diagnosis was put out,her campaign did not have to mention the date of diagnosis,so she actually was more forthcoming than necessary.

[Dorian Gray]

78. Get well quickly....

that sucks.