Hillary
Clinton's medical history – and her tendency to keep personal and
medical information far from view – is coming in for new scrutiny
following revelations that the candidate got diagnosed with pneumonia
Friday in advance of her stumble in New York.
Clinton's
stumble, caught on camera Sunday after she had to leave Sept. 11th
anniversary memorial services after about an hour and a half, was the
latest in a line of health spats that have made it into the news during
her career.
'Antibiotics
can take care of pneumonia. What's the cure for an unhealthy penchant
for privacy that repeatedly creates unnecessary problems?' asked
President Obama's former message guru David Axelrod in a tweet Monday – a
message promptly retweeted by Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway.
Below is a compilation of Clinton's ailments and health incidents that have entered the public record:
1998 Blood Clot
Clinton's first known blood clot occurred in 1998, while she was still first lady.
Clinton
experienced symptoms while attending a fundraiser for Sen. Charles
Schumer of New York, who would soon become her Senate home-state
colleague. Her right foot swelled up to the point where she couldn't put
on her shoe.
Clinton
got quietly taken to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda for
treatment at the time. She was found to have 'a big clot' blood clot
behind her knee, Clinton wrote in her memoir, 'Living History.'
She called it 'the most significant health scare I've ever had,' the Washington Post noted.
According
to her physician, Mt. Kisco physician, Lisa Bardack, Clinton was
advised at the time to take Lovenox, described as a short-acting blood
thinner, when she took flights. The meds were discontinued when she went
on Coumadin.
2009 Blood Clot
Clinton had a second blood clot incident in 2009. The episode was described by her doctor in a 2015 letter.
The
doctor didn't provide a detailed description of the event. Rather, she
wrote that Clinton's 'past medical history is notable for a deep vein thrombosis in 1998, 2009 and a concussion in 2012.
Clinton takes a daily blood thinning medication for her deep vein thrombosis.
Clinton,
a frequent flier whose staff catalogued her pursuit of the overall
mileage record as secretary of state, may have exacerbated the problem
through her extensive air travel.
Frequent jet travel can exacerbate blood clots, which is why some people make sure to walk around the cabin on long flights
2009 Elbow Fracture
Clinton had to work from home for a while after she fractured her elbow during a fall in 2009, CNN recounted.
She fell at the State Department on the way to the White House, and
went to George Washington University hospital for treatment.
She underwent a two-hour surgical procedure.
'She
is working from home. She is already taking some calls, and I'm sure
starting to learn the limits of movement - how well you can text with
one arm in a sling,' quipped then spokesman P.J. Crowley at the time, in
an early reference to Clinton's communications habits.
Clinton
was pictured wearing a sling emblazoned with the seal of the State
Department when she returned to work. She also was photographed
providing left-handed hand shake with a visiting Palestinian dignitary
owing to her condition. She has showed no visible signs of lingering
problems related to the injury.
HARD KNOCKS: Clinton got a fractured
elbow in 2009, but still managed to negotiate with Hondouran leaders,
and, according to her spokesman, text with one hand
2012 Blood Clot and Concussion
Clinton
got a bad stomach bug and fainted at her home in Washington in 2012, an
event that led her to get a concussion. Information about what exactly
had happened emerged only slowly over time.
As
her doctor put it, 'In December 2012, Mrs. Clinton suffered a stomach
virus after traveling, became dehydrated, fainted and sustained a
concussion.'
The then-secretary of state wasn't seen in public between Dec. 7th and when she left the hospital in New York January 2, 2013.
Clinton experienced 'double vision
for a period of time and benefited from wearing glasses with a Fresnel
Prism,' a special corrective lens, her doctor wrote in a letter
voluntarily released to the media in 2015 as part of Clinton's
presidential campaign. Her concussion 'resolved within two months,'
Bardack wrote.
In
2014, Bill Clinton revealed that the injury 'required six months of
very serious work to get over.' The former president called it a
'terrible concussion'
Clinton
was diagnosed with a blood clot in the brain, transverse sinus venous
thrombosis, and began anticoagulation therapy, her doctor wrote.
Clinton had to work from home and postpone planned testimony before a House Benghazi committee.
Clinton leaves New York Presbyterian
Hospital with husband Bill and daughter Chelsea on January 2, 2013. The
secretary of state, had not been seen in public since Dec. 7
Hypothyroidism
Clinton also suffers from Hypothyroidismrefers to an under-active thyroid gland, resulting in a lack of important hormones.
Clinton's
doctor identified the condition in her 2015 letter, but did not state
for how long Clinton has suffered from the condition. She takes a
medication called Armour Thyroid.
Allergies
Clinton
suffers from 'seasonal allergies,' according to her physician. It isn't
known for how long she has suffered from allergies, although Clinton
herself has cited her allergies when she has developed a cough –
including on-stage during public events.
Her doctor states that Clinton is taking antihistamines, which treat the effects of allergies.
2016 Collapse and Pneumonia Diagnosis
Clinton
had to leave a Sept. 11th service in New York early after spending 90
minutes at the ceremony. Her staff first cited heat and exhaustion, then
ultimately revealed that Clinton had been diagnosed in pneumonia on
Friday.
Clinton
campaign spokesman Brian Fallon did not reveal what type of pneumonia
Clinton has during a Monday interview on MSNBC, but said Clinton would
be putting out more medical information.
'She
was put on antibiotics and advised to rest and modify her schedule,'
said Bardack in a statement released at the end of the day. While
attending the event, 'she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just
examined her and she is now re-hydrated and recovering nicely.'
Hours
after Clinton was taken away from the Sept. 11th ceremony, her office
released a doctor's statement. 'Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a
cough related to allergies. On Friday, during follow-up evaluation of
her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was put on
antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule. While at this
morning's event, she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just
examined her and she is now rehydrated and recovering nicely,' Clinton's
doctor, Lisa Bardack, said in a written statement Sunday.'
'There's
no other undisclosed condition. The pneumonia is the extent of it,'
Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon told MSNBC.
Fallon
also acknowledged: 'I think in retrospect we could have handled it
better in terms of providing more information more quickly.'
Campaign
manager Robby Mook, speaking of the 90 minute delay before the press
was told Clinton's status after she left the New York event, said
Monday: 'We wish that that had been a lot shorter and that's on us.'
Clinton
herself tweeted Monday: 'Thanks to everyone who’s reached out with well
wishes! I’m feeling fine and getting better,' signing the missive with
the letter 'H.'
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