The GOP is Using John McCain’s Surgery as An Excuse to Delay A Vote of TRUMPCARE

BUT, What is Wrong With McCain?

The original story that Senator McCain had minor surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye is false.  McCain had a craniotomy, that is surgery where his skull was opened to remove a blood clot inside the skull.  What does that mean??

McCain has a worrisome history, including of melanoma a tumor that often metastasizes to the brain and appears as a blood clot.  He also is of an age where strokes are common, caused by breakdowns of blood vessels in the brain.  In June, McCain became obviously confused while questioning James Comey. McCain, a former POW and a very tough man, jokingly dismissed the confusion by saying he had stayed up too late watching baseball the night before.

Other  possibilities include a fall or a blow to the head, a stroke or certain brain changes associated with aging.  The best possibility is that McCain suffered a  subdural hematoma, a collection of blood between the membranes inside the skull and the brain.

Dr. David J. Langer, chairman of neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan,  said “You would hope it’s a subdural, a relatively benign process. It’s common in the elderly, especially if they’re on blood thinners. It can occur from relatively minor head injuries. The elderly brain loses volume, and as it retracts, the bridging veins from the brain to the dura are under increasing tension, and minor trauma can cause them to ooze or leak.”

“He would be able to return to being a senator in a relatively short period of time with no ill effects,” Langer said. “This is an assumption. But it sounds like something not life-threatening or even a career-threatening problem.”