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Laura Bush Has Neck Surgery for Pinched Nerves

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:55:16 -0800

First Lady Laura Bush underwent surgery today for pinched nerves in her neck. The 2 1/2 hour procedure is called a posterior cervical foraminotomy. It relieves pressure on pinched nerves that rest near the spine.

Mrs. Bush injured a nerve in her neck and shoulder earlier this year while hiking and has been treated with physical therapy since. Her doctors advised her to not travel overseas, saying such long flights could aggravate the problem and cause complications.

When the physical therapy did not work, doctors suggested surgery.

First Lady Has Surgery for Pinched Nerves
Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy: A Surgical Technique to Reduce Pain

Judi Dench Gets Benched by Knee

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:47:58 -0800

Judi Dench is a Best Actress nominee for Notes on a Scandal, but she won't be able to attend the awards due to knee surgery.

"The thing about the Oscars, it's strange because in the theater you would say, 'Break a leg,'" Dench, 72, told reporters Monday at the Berlin Film Festival. "I can't because I'm to have a knee operation. I can't go to the awards. I'm going to have my leg broken and put back together.

Dench won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Shakespeare in Love in 1999 and has been nominated several times.

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Former President Bush Has Hip Replacement

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:27:23 -0800

Former President George Bush has had his second successful hip surgery. He traveled to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota after delivering a eulogy at Gerald Ford's Washington funeral.

A Mayo Clinic spokesman says yesterday morning's surgery was a success and the 82-year-old former president is expected to be released this week.

Former President Bush Undergoes Hip Replacement at Mayo Clinic

Gerald Ford Receives Cardiac Pacemaker

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:53:00 -0800

Former President Gerald Ford, 93, has been fitted with a cardiac pacemaker at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Ford is doing well and will be recuperating for the next few days.

Ford Receives Pacemaker
President Ford Gets Pacemaker at Mayo Clinic

The Knack Singer Doug Fieger Undergoes Brain Surgery

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:00:15 -0800

Doug Fieger, singer for The Knack, has successfully undergone surgery to remove two brain tumors. The Knack are best known for their 1979 song, "My Sharona." Still together and writing new songs, the band postponed an upcoming tour due to Fieger's surgery.

Dr. John Yu said the surgery was successful and Fieger was expected to have a full recovery, McCain said in a statement.

The Knack singer Doug Fieger undergoes brain surgery in LA

Fidel Castro Has Abdominal Surgery

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:02:19 -0800

Fidel Castro has undergone surgery for intestinal bleeding that was attributed to stress. He temporarily turned over power to his brother Raul.

Castro said that extreme stress "had provoked in me a sharp intestinal crisis with sustained bleeding that obligated me to undergo a complicated surgical procedure."

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