Katherine Harris to enter hospital next week

[kskiska]

Tampa, Florida - Congresswoman Katherine Harris will visit Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on Monday, July 10th to undergo pre-operative testing to remove an ovarian mass. The preventative surgery is scheduled for July 17th at Walter Reed.

Harris' doctor, Dr. John Eisold, attending physician to Congress said Harris' condition is low-risk for malignancy. The mass will be removed by the use of a minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical procedure. A biopsy will be performed following the surgery to establish if the mass is malignant or benign, and will determine the course for any subsequent treatment.

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[madaboutharry]

1. I don't wish anyone ill health.

Not even her. That is not what politics is about.

[Scairp]

35. It's a ruse

She actually going in for a personality transplant. She sure needs one.

[CPMaz]

74. Actually, she needs implants

Specifically, honor and integrity implants.

[Strelnikov_]

2. Here We Go. Been Expecting This. Time To Call In The Relief Pitcher

Jeb?

[jerry611]

36. Doctors don't play games with cancer anymore

My mother had a growth the size of a pen-point in one of her breasts and they surgically removed it. It wasn't cancerous or anything, but they didn't want to take any chances.

When cysts grow on the ovaries or in the breast, doctors will want to remove it no matter how big or small. They don't take chances with cancer anymore.

[LeighAnn]

69. Unless you don't have insurance

If you have insurance, they don't take any chances. If you don't have insurance, best wishes trying to find someone to take an interest in that lump in your groin.

[unda cova brutha]

87. I was thinkin the same thing too.

[Faygo Kid]

3. She is actually more of a punching bag than a danger now, and you know it.

Best wishes for good health and a long life, Katherine. If you don't have that long life, you will burn in Hell sooner than you expected. And you won't get the opportunity to meet others that are not with you. Hope that ultimately it was all worth it.

[MissWaverly]

4. do Senators usually go to Walter Reed for treatment?

Just wondering?

[kskiska]

7. Strom Thurmond ended up living there

and being driven to the Senate to vote.

[MissWaverly]

8. I was not aware of that

Walter Reed has an excellent reputation, I just am surprised she is not being treated in
Florida.

[xxqqqzme]

18. Walter Reed is probably included in the

Congressional health plan - no charge!

[mitchum]

80. Yes, the best health care OUR money can buy

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[oasis]

22. She knows too much to be "put under" in Florida.

[MissWaverly]

27. well another downside to Florida

is what if she talks in her sleep??????

[Pirate Smile]

17. psst. she's not a Senator, she's a Representative.

[MissWaverly]

26. Sorry my mistake.

I have no trouble remembering congressman for Tom Delay or John Conyers, but somehow for her, I just have a mental blank. She's running for Senate now.

[Pirate Smile]

50. In January, she should be back to being a private citizen.

[MissWaverly]

52. well, I am grateful for that

I remember during the debate on Iraq, they kept saying that my speaking time was
extended thanks to the gentle lady from Florida, what politician would give up speaking time.

[speedoo]

71. Member of Congress is more apt.

She represents no one.

Rethug hag.

[Joanie Baloney]

57. I was born in Walter Reed Hospital

My mom thought I was an ovarian mass too.

Just joshin'

[leftchick]

62. yes! All the perks of Government Paid Health care at The BEST facilities

for the uber rich representatives of the mostly poor people. Tell me again that this is a Democracy?

[Strathos]

5. It's all those hanging chads

Sorry, I don't wish her ill health either, I just wish aliens would abduct her and use her for experiments.

[TheCowsCameHome]

46. They already have.

[TripeOmatic]

63. Clearly she was abducted by aliens a long time ago

and is one of them. They just dumped her back onto that sewer called 'Earth' when they found ice in her veins and that she just might reverse global warming. That little 'mass' they're going to remove - they'll likely discover it's her petrified heart so there'll be no need for a cardio check up. She obviously runs on 'Factor'-Max.

[Strathos]

75. Why do you have to be so nasty

toward Aliens! LOL

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. Maybe she should also get a check-up to confirm she doesn't have

coronary heart disease.

I'm just saying, it's always good to have a base test.

[MissWaverly]

9. look I am a total layman at this

but I am surprised about cancer surgery being performed as a laparoscopic surgical procedure,
I always thought that during the operation the surgeon would have the tumor examined to make sure that he had gotten it all (they have a small lab which is next to the operating room) and if not to remove the remainder. Laparoscopic is done through your belly button, which would make it hard to go back and remove it all.

[NYC]

10. They don't yet know that it is cancer.

I suppose it if is, they'll do another operation.

[MissWaverly]

12. well, maybe..................

But wouldn't it make sense to treat it as if it were? Quite frankly, laparoscopic is quicker,
less painful with no scar maybe it is what she wanted.

[NYC]

15. I would opt for the less painful, less intrusive version.

What if it turns out to be non-cancerous? Why go through more than you need to?

I realize that if it is cancer, she'll be back for more, but there would probably be other treatment as well.

[MissWaverly]

16. Well, it depends

when my sister had to have a biopsy done, I got a fact book on cancer, different cancers
have different survival rates, ovarian is one of the more difficult to treat, I would
go with the more aggressive treatment for ovarian cancer if it was me.

[kestrel91316]

19. It's not treatment time. It's diagnosis time. We surgeons don't like to

put the cart before the horse.

[MissWaverly]

21. Oh, okay

Hey, good luck to her!

[NYC]

23. Only if I knew it was cancer

would I opt for that.

Since this is still not known, I would take the less painful, less intrusive, "faster to recover from" method.

Don't forget, Katherine Harris has excellent government health insurance. She doesn't have to worry about the cost of going back.

[MissWaverly]

25. And there is always her looks which are a major issue

I can imagine an uneven suntan is a major source of irritation to her.

[NYC]

37. She had a lot of cosmetic surgery,

so I guess that's true.

[TripeOmatic]

88. Uh, ... I think that's cosmic surgery

I mean, who 'does' these people like Katie and Tammy Faye anyway - Tim Curry?

[DesertRat]

53. Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect

My mother-in-law recently died from it, and it wasn't detected until it was late stage. She was a nurse and always on top of her health. This is one that you don't mess around with.
I wish Katherine Harris well.

[MissWaverly]

59. Yes, I would not be worried about the "scar" with ovarian cancer

I had to have my gall bladder removed and when the surgeon saw my scar, he said
"you didn't say you had major surgery." I said that was from minor surgery 20 years ago and
everyone laughed. Sorry to hear about your loss...she sounds like a nice woman who took
care of her health; what a sad thing.

[knitter4democracy]

65. Nope--if path comes back positive, they'll take it out.

Most oophorectomies are done as laps these days.

[kskiska]

11. She probably doesn't want scars

Maybe she's insisting on having it done this way.

[MissWaverly]

13. I think that is it

I am remembering all the money that she has spend on cosmetic surgery.

[FlaGranny]

51. Cosmetic surgery, hmmmmm!

Harris has certainly had a major do-over, like Paula Jones. Is that the way Republicans repay their not so gorgeous female accomplices for their services?

[MissWaverly]

58. very interesting point

[Triana]

38. Actually...doctors will often opt for the most minimally invasive procedur

it's not unusual they'd do this laproscopically rather than opening up her abdomen. Less risk of complication and infection that way. Standard OP most likely, rather than Ms. Harris' vanity. Sorry.

[knitter4democracy]

66. You still have scars.

I have four from my lap this spring--one in my belly button that's almost invisible (the resident did a beautiful job on that one), one a few inches over from that, and two down lower on each side of my pelvis. They thought they were going to have to take out my right ovary but didn't have to--I had the fourth incision so they could get the camera in a different angle to make sure it really was all just my appendix.

[brook]

30. This is not unusual.

I was taken directly to the hospital for surgery after the laporoscopic procedure at the out patient facility. Wasn't even awake for the trip across town.

[MissWaverly]

32. thanks for your feedback

I am glad that you didn't have to wait for the other surgery.

Hope you are okay now!

[brook]

34. And thank you

for your concern. I did just fine.

[knitter4democracy]

64. Most common method and proven.

A good lap surgeon can do wonders. I had a lap this spring, and while it took longer to fully recover than they'd said, it went really well. They thought they would have to take my ovary and a lot of endometriosis out, and it turned out to be my appendix and two large nasty spots of chronic inflammation. They did that all with lap, which more and more surgeries are being done as--better for the patient, better for the surgeon.

[Lochloosa]

14. Good luck Kat...n/t

[Erika]

24. I also wish her luck and good health

She's been dumped on by her own party after being its faithful servant in the election of 2000.

[daleo]

28. Ken Lay might be having company soon

It doesn't seem real healthy to be too close to the Bush's these days.

[Divine Discontent]

41. w don't look so hot himself... n/t

www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <--- Top Anti-Bush, Pro-Dem 06 08 stickers & shirts!

[MGKrebs]

29. Damian?

[geomon666]

31. Maybe while they're at it they can remove that thing on her face.

The thing that makes her look like this:

[RCinBrooklyn]

84. That "thing" IS her face.

[Kenergy]

33. Ovarian mass? Is that what they're calling abortion now? n/t

[Divine Discontent]

39. I'm looking at this politically

I don't want to be negative at such, apparently, a major time for her. She's going away from FL because the state is synonymous for SHOTTY healthcare... and I mean SHOTTY with an I.



www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<<--- check it out!

[Divine Discontent]

40. ps

I meant to put in there, "but a really bad joke came to mind", but forgot it as I started typing.

thanks for making me laugh though, with yours.


www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<<--- check it out!

[SoCalDem]

72. She's way past her "prime".. Abortion is not likely.. n/t

[The_Casual_Observer]

42. I'll bet it's actually for detox.

[Voltaire99]

43. Could well be... *hiccup*!

Then, too, maybe she's getting born again and they expect a messy delivery.

[superconnected]

44. I thought it was going to be a mental hospital.

[nolabels]

68. But why would they wait?

[Wabbajack]

45. I must withdraw from the race in order to fight this great struggle

Bad new. Get well Kat!!!

[KitSileya]

47. To be honest, I wouldn't wish cancer even on Bush.

The point is to be better than them. I hope the surgery works out for her, and that the mass is benign.

Of course, I also hope she'll be beaten to within an inch of her life, metaphorically speaking, in November.

[Tracer]

48. Speaking from experience ...

... laparoscopic surgery to look for ovarian tumors is not done through the belly button. It is done with two small incisions on each side of the abdomen.

My doctor attempted to ease my apprehension by claiming he thought that the mass he saw on the ultrasound was just an ovarian cyst -- but he took the precaution of having an oncological surgeon in the operating room with him (not that I knew about that!). And yes, there's a lab next door to examine the removed tissue, which in my case turned out to be cancer -- at which point the surgeon went whole hog with the slicing and dicing.

I'm doing fine, by the way and the only ill will I have for Harris is to have a humiliating defeat at the polls.

[knitter4democracy]

67. Good thing he prepared for the worst.

I hope you continue to do well. I wouldn't wish ovarian cancer on my worst enemy--how awful that one is.

I had an incision through my belly button this spring for my abdominal thing. We thought I would lose my right ovary, and it turned out to be a bad appendix. I wish yours had been that simple.

[Catchawave]

49. I wish her well, but

this doesn't sound like a lot of confidence in her home state doctors and hospitals. Wouldn't you want to be "home" for such a procedure and recovery time?

I bet we'll be seeing her with some wounded troops saying "I know how they feel now".

[tabasco]

54. Must be nice to have that free guvmint health care.

The same stuff she would deny to ordinary Americans.

She is an evil person. I'll leave it at that.

[lonestarnot]

55. What about the rest of her masses? I see one big massive pile of shit.

Doesn't that need to be removed?

[opihimoimoi]

60. You talking about her BRAIN????

[Strathos]

76. IF that is a reference to what I think it is, I LOVE YOU!!!

Is it Greater Tuna?

[opihimoimoi]

78. Greater TUNA?.....LOL... 1 big massive pile of shit = her brain

WTH is her TUNA???

OH NOOOOOOO...not that.....?

[Strathos]

81. Sorry

There's a play called GREATER TUNA and a line in the play is "you're talkin' about my brain", said with a very thick southern accent. You should watch it if you get the chance, it's VERY funny.

[opihimoimoi]

82. Oh well, maybe nx time, LOL

[TheCowsCameHome]

56. Well, there certainly isn't any need to tinker with her knockers.

They've been done fairly recently.

Maybe this is her chance to exit the race gracefully, since her poll numbers are in the dumper anyway. Wouldn't put it past her handlers to try to get her out of the mess she's in.

[skids]

77. Doesn't she have to get them rotated...

...what's it every 10,000 miles? She's been putting a LOT of mileage on them.

[opihimoimoi]

79. The word is TIRE CHUCKS....totally adjustable

[mwb970]

61. Why doesn't she just quit?

She's already a laughingstock and a sure loser, and now she's sick too? Come on Kat, give it up.

[SoCalDem]

70. The perfect way for her to "exit" public service, and for Jebbie

to step in and replace her..

[judaspriestess]

73. They should remove that mass in her head n/t

[RCinBrooklyn]

85. or remove that mass she calls her "head".

[bdamomma]

83. maybe Harris is getting payback for her dirty deeds

in 2000.

[ronnykmarshall]

86. That sucks. I wish her well.

Regardless of how I feel about her politics, I hope she's ok.