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(11,605 posts)Please please let her be okay.
Demsrule86
(68,348 posts)hlthe2b
(101,714 posts)GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)riversedge
(69,719 posts)applegrove
(118,015 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)exboyfil
(17,857 posts)Please get better Justice Ginsburg.
Amy Coney Barrett for forty years.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)Grown2Hate
(2,005 posts)democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)I just hope she wasn't exposed to COVID while she was there.
Cha
(295,901 posts)Ms. Toad
(33,915 posts)I just hope that she doesn't contract COVID 19 while she is being treated for cholecystitis.
Celerity
(42,647 posts)Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. It usually happens when a gallstone blocks the cystic duct.
Gallstones are small stones, usually made of cholesterol, that form in the gallbladder. The cystic duct is the main opening of the gallbladder.
Gallstones are very common, affecting about 1 in 10 adults in the UK.
They do not usually cause symptoms, but can occasionally cause episodes of pain (biliary colic) or acute cholecystitis.
Acute cholecystitis is potentially serious because of the risk of complications.
It usually needs to be treated in hospital with rest, intravenous fluids and antibiotics.
Symptoms of cholecystitis
The main symptom of acute cholecystitis is a sudden, sharp pain in the upper right-hand side of your tummy (abdomen). This pain spreads towards your right shoulder.
The affected part of the tummy is usually very tender, and breathing deeply can make the pain worse.
Unlike other types of abdominal pain, the pain of acute cholecystitis is usually persistent and does not go away within a few hours.
Some people may have additional symptoms, such as:
a high temperature (fever)
feeling sick
being sick
sweating
loss of appetite
yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes (jaundice)
a bulge in the tummy
crickets
(25,896 posts)text of tweet-
@yashar
The Supreme Court says that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized today at Johns Hopkins for a gallbladder related condition (acute cholecystitis)
Justice Ginsburg is resting comfortably and plans on participating in oral arguments tomorrow via telephone from the hospital
My "NOOOOOO!!" was still echoing while reading this. Whew, may she be up and around again soon.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Not only for selfish reasons, but she is a national treasure and I want her to be around for a long time. She is an inspiration to so many.
sinkingfeeling
(51,276 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,450 posts)We need her especially during this time.
RKP5637
(67,031 posts)elleng
(130,130 posts)The Supreme Court made the announcement Tuesday night.
The 87-year-old justice underwent non-surgical treatment for what the court described as acute cholecystitis, a benign gall bladder condition, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
She expects to be in the hospital for a day or two, the court said.
Ginsburg took part in the courts telephone arguments Monday and Tuesday and plans to do so again Wednesday, the court said.
She has been treated four times for cancer, most recently in August.
She initially sought medical care Monday, when the gallstone was first diagnosed.'
https://www.9news.com/article/news/nation-world/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized-with-infection/507-d44439c4-de50-4118-8f96-b9ee1c5683b8
tblue37
(64,979 posts)SaveOurDemocracy
(4,398 posts)I know; my husband had colon cancer surgery there last month and his first chemo treatment today. Very stringent safety rules.
Speedy Recovery RBG!
tblue37
(64,979 posts)Gothmog
(143,999 posts)Link to tweet
Ginsburg, 87, had a gallstone that had caused an infection and was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said in a statement. Ginsburg is expected to participate in the courts oral arguments on Wednesday remotely from the hospital.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)That's our indomitable RBG, and so relieved to hear it. Thanks.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
cayugafalls
(5,631 posts)She is a such a treasure. We can't lose her.
Gothmog
(143,999 posts)Gothmog
(143,999 posts)Link to tweet
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