Bachmann gets a doctor's note

[Dennis Donovan]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/20/congressional-doctor-explains-bachmann-migraines/?&hpt=hp_c2



Congressional doctor explains Bachmann migraines

(CNN) – Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann released a letter from her physician Wednesday to further explain her migraine headaches. It was first revealed she suffers from migraines Tuesday.

The Attending Physician of the United States Congress, Dr. Brian Monahan, said the Minnesota Congresswoman is in "overall in good general health."

"Your migraines occur infrequently and have known trigger factors of which you are aware and know how to avoid," Dr. Monahan wrote.

The doctor noted evaluations have included "detailed labwork and brain scans all of which are normal." She is prescribed sumatriptan and odansetron to control the migraines on an as-needed basis, Dr. Monahan wrote. He said she does not take daily medications to manage the headaches.

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[Enrique]

1. daily scheduled medications

michele's little helper

[Rex]

6. You sully the reputation of crackheads!

I'm sure the last thing a crackhead wants is to be publicly associated with MB.

[HockeyMom]

2. Dear Teacher,

Little Michelle is well enough to go to school.

:rofl:

3. Sorry, I'm not buying it. I want to see her hospital records, as well as the original dr's note.

I can't believe that this woman is even news. She walks along the border of sanity, and there are people who will vote for her and her lunatic bullshit.

I'm all for a woman president, and I can think of a lot of women who would make great presidents, but not this one. She makes Palin seem relatively sane.

[underpants]

5. Yeah! WHERE IS THE LONG FORM?!?!?

:hi:

10. Indeed. And her insurance papers, just so we can be doubly sure.

:hi:

[pnwmom]

14. I agree -- Palin would be less scary than this person.

As horrible as that sounds.

[Rhiannon12866]

35. +1

I'm sorry that anyone has migraines, but this seems like the least of her problems when it comes to being qualified to run a lemonade stand, let alone this country. :crazy:

[underpants]

4. Why didn't her "husband" counsel her out of her migraines? I mean she wasn't BORN that way

and as a psychologist he does know all about that brain stuff, right?

[KamaAina]

7. He got his psychology degree next door to where Joe went to plumbing school

:eyes:

[NNN0LHI]

8. I want to see the long form doctors note with an embossed stamp on it

[pnwmom]

19. I want to see the note from the NEUROLOGIST she actually sees

for her migraines -- not the internist who wrote the letter.

"You have not needed medical attention FROM ME regarding your migraines . . ."

That leaves the door wide open. Who else is she seeing? And her health is only "good" not "very good" or "excellent." What else is wrong with her?

[Tanuki]

20. I want her to divulge

the "known trigger factors."

[pnwmom]

22. You mean, besides her shoes?

:rofl:

[malaise]

9. Our good friend's son in his 30s had a stroke last month

He had migraine and doctors said there were scars o his brain.
He still can't move on one side and hasn't said a word.

[Tanuki]

11. The botox probably helps, too. nt

[underpants]

12. What side effects can this medication cause?

Ondansetron

dizziness

noisy, high pitched breathing

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000157/

[pnwmom]

13. "You have not needed medical attention FROM ME" regarding your migraines . . .

Notice he is leaving the door open to her getting medical attention from other doctors for this condition. This is a giant loophole, IMHO.

Also, note that she is in "good" general health -- not "excellent" or even "very good." I bet she has other conditions, as well.

[riderinthestorm]

16. Beat me to it. That's the line that jumped out at me too. nt

[applegrove]

15. I had a friend who was closeted, even to himself, and he suffered migranes.

His migranes were so bad he could not work. Years later I ran into him on the street and he looked great, was out of the closet, in a great relationship and working. Something tells me there is big repression in Bachmann's marriage and that is the stressor that is giving her headaches because stress causes migranes. Just a total guess on my part. But it could be true.

[libodem]

21. I was only kidding

About her needing to get laid.

[applegrove]

31. Oh I think she is getting laid but I also think she is in denial about the sexuality of her husband.

So is he. All the comedians are talking about it.

[tabasco]

17. Nothing will cure her case of stupid.

It's terminal.

[IDemo]

18. Signed, Horshack's mother

[IggleDoer]

23. The medication is Ondansetron

Michelle's "doctor" couldn't spell it correctly.

It is indicated for nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. Using it for migraines is considered "off label use." Do we want our President to take meds when it is unapproved, although it is commonly used for various conditions involving nausea and vomiting.

I suspect that a Bachmann staffer came down and asked for the letter and the doc obliged. That's what happens.

[FLAprogressive]

24. While I am probably in the minority of DU on this.....who gives a shit about her health problems?

[pnwmom]

25. They matter for anyone running for President. n/t

[AnnieBW]

26. That's bullpuckey

I had a migraine today. I get them infrequently, but it required me to take a day off of work. My job is nowhere near as stressful as being a President, or even a Congresswoman, would be. I know that I couldn't hack it. Seriously, even if she was a liberal Dem, I'd be questioning if she could handle the job with a history of migraines.

[BiggJawn]

27. They used to prescribe Darvocet for migraines

Do they still do, or are they into something newer and more profitable now?

[ohheckyeah]

30. It was taken off the market.

As was Darvon:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainArthritis/painkillers-darvon-darvocet-coming-off-us-market/story?id=12194165

[BiggJawn]

32. Boy, I'm really behind the times.

30-odd years of being out of "the scene" will do that, I guess.

[gkhouston]

34. Fioricet might be used as a rescue med, if an abortive fails, or you've

maxed out on your 24 hour dose. And there are preventive meds, too. Fioricet is a combination of Tylenol, caffeine, and a barbiturate.

[ohheckyeah]

36. Darvocet always worked for me for pain

much more than Vicodin but I developed an allergy to Darvocet and Darvon before it was taken off the market. My own experience with it is what made me remember it was taken off the market.

[ThoughtCriminal]

28. Wait - I'm on the same medication...

Sumatriptan - for migraines. I sure hope being a glazed eye lunatic is not an unreported side effect!

[Renew Deal]

29. Was that really typed on a typewriter?

It looks like it.

[Nailzberg]

33. Office of the Attending Physician? Sounds like government run health care is fine for Bachmann.

[Rhiannon12866]

37. And it must be nice to have a doctor to do personal favors, like writing this note.

:eyes:

[Rhiannon12866]

38. I would like to see a psychiatrist's note...

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