just on MSNBC. cheney was admitted to

[DesertFlower]

hospital last week where he underwent major heart surgery. they implanted something to assist his heart.

no link yet.

[zipplewrath]

1. He has one?

Is it real?

[Ishoutandscream2]

2. Will he just freakin' die already?

My God, how many lives does this guy have?

[DesertFlower]

6. amazing isn't it? had his first heart attack

when he was 39.

[leftofcool]

3. Now, he will have to wait on a transplant

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Wait? He'll just have somebody -- um -- harvested.

[JDPriestly]

22. I fear for the prisoners in Guantanamo -- just joking, please.

Don't spread this. I made this up for a laugh.

Seriously, Cheney is an evil guy. I wonder how Pat Robertson explains all the suffering that God has given Cheney. Do you suppose God is warning Cheney?

My advice to Cheney: Repent now before it is too late. The grim reaper is on his way. How many warnings do you have to have, you evil man!

[leftofcool]

24. Either that or he will "magically" go to the top of the waiting list.

[DesertFlower]

31. exactly. nt

[tishaLA]

4. Did they say it was an LVAD?

that's what people with severe CHF often need to keep them going.

[TwilightGardener]

7. If that's what it is, he's in bad shape.

[DesertFlower]

8. i don't think she mentioned it.

[Parker CA]

10. Yes. They said he was in very bad shape to need that device. Still in ICU. nt

[napi21]

11. Yes that's the name they used. nt

[nonconformist]

30. Yeah, if it's an LVAD he is in very serious condition.

They often have a number of side effects in themselves, so they're usually considered a last resort option.

[napi21]

9. Yes I heard that. Left Ventrical Assist I think is the name of it.

Although the media never said it, someone on Du diagnosed his problem as severe congenital heart disease, and they were right. The report today confirmed that.

[eShirl]

29. holy carp, those things are huge!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_ventricular_assist_device

[napi21]

33. Did you notice, st the site you suggested, it says "for patients

awaiting a heart transplant"? Interesting.

[DesertFlower]

12. this is all i could find.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

[aquart]

13. What's wrong with the mechanical thingie he already has.

[TwilightGardener]

17. If he has a pacer/defibrillator, that serves a different function than a

ventricular assist device. Pacer/defib controls rhythm (electrical impulses of the heart), VAD helps push blood out to his body and lungs, and helps feed his coronary arteries with blood also (the heart feeds itself first). Usually it's needed when the heart is big, weak, floppy, scarred-up, can't contract properly, valves are stretched out, etc.

[Initech]

14. He has a heart?

[JuniperLea]

16. That's what they are calling it...

I'm sure it's a cover story.

[Subdivisions]

20. Yea but it don't work so good. No surprise there.n/t

[aquart]

15. I wonder if this feels like torture to him.

[JuniperLea]

18. Cosmos and Karma willing... eom

[DesertFlower]

19. i was just thinking that maybe this

is his karma -- to go on living but have this pain and anxiety.

[SoCalDem]

21. Many of us "diagnosed him" as having congestive heart failure

looks like we knew our stuff.. Here's hoping he gets the care he needs and can easily afford (unlike so many people in just as dire a need).

Look for a transplant in his future...Attention DC Zookeepers,, watch your baboons closely:rofl:

[DesertFlower]

23. i'm a registered organ donor,

but i wouldn't want him to get my heart.

[Cal33]

26. Have you ever heard or read about some recipients of

organs experiencing a change of personality, etc.?
Would this change your mind? :o)

[DesertFlower]

27. well if i were guaranteed

that he would become a caring liberal democrat, i might.

[NoodleyAppendage]

25. I hope it hurt(s) like Hell and that he is in extreme pain and discomfort. Karma Baby. n/t

J

[NNN0LHI]

28. Deleted by OP

[DesertFlower]

32. here's a link.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20010591-503544.html