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Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by illusion2: 8:56am On Jun 04, 2008 |
Why would Obasanjo bequeath on our country an unhealthy man ? I wish the president quick recovery & God's guidance. [center]Doctors Insist Yar'adua has Churg Strauss Syndrome Saharareporters [/center] On May 29, during an interview session with a select group of journalists to mark the first anniversary of his usurped presidency, Umaru Yar’adua tried to downplay the severity of his health problems. But several medical doctors knowledgeable about his physical condition have reaffirmed to Saharareporters that Yar'adua was diagnosed a few years ago for Churg Strauss disease—and has been on a regimen of treatment since. According to the same sources, Yar'adua is also dogged by asthma, which may have been responsible for his persistent cough and labored breathing throughout the interview session. Yar’adua admitted to having been treated for a kidney condition in 2000. Even so, he tried to create the impression that his symptoms, which he admitted to in the interviews, were unrelated. But the doctors who spoke anonymously to Saharareporters said the symptoms Yar'adua admitted to on national television “are consistent with the Churg Strauss syndrome.” Dr. Salisu Barau Banye, Yar'adua’s personal physician, has been treating him over the years for asthma. Our sources indicated that, while governor of Katsina, Yar’adua had equipped the General Hospital in Katsina with dialysis machines to take care of his kidney treatments. Dr. Banye acted as the hospital’s medical director at the time. In the carefully packaged, nationally televised live interview, Yar'adua admitted that his arteries had dilated by 21/2 diameters, a condition that our sources describe as “vasculitis,” a major feature of Churg Strauss syndrome. Churg Strauss has a plethora of other symptoms, which may include symptoms such as psychiatric reactions as agitation or restlessness, which manifested by the inflation of the arteries of the brain. The syndrome also includes a condition called angioedema (accumulation of fluid in the face, which can also indicate the accumulation of fluid in the upper airway and compromise breathing in extreme cases), well-known cause of sudden death-a swelling of the face, can affect the ability to breathe, which Yar'adua rightly admitted during the chat. One of the doctors who spoke to us said that medical ethics respects a patient’s right to confidentiality about his medical condition—but with some exceptions. “A man who is in public office owes it to the people he leads to be candid and upfront about his medical issues. From that perspective, President Yar'adua ought to have disclosed his true condition instead of picking and choosing symptoms that bugged him at different times of the life of the syndrome before it was properly diagnosed.” They allude to recent disclosures made by the two US frontline presidential candidates-Barack Obama and John McCain as well as Fidel Castro, and US Senator Edward Kennedy. Yar'adua, who takes steroids, was flown to Germany in 2007, weeks before the massively rigged April elections that brought him to power. He has since been in Germany twice for medical emergencies, even though one of the visits was disguised as a quasi-official visit to the country. In April, Yar’adua was flown to Germany after he had a scary relapse. He spent 11 days in Wiesbaden , Germany , close to five of those days in intensive care where he was reportedly intubated (put on respiratory support). He has since been trying to sell the hoax that his ailment was a simple case of allergic drug reaction. According to one of our medical sources, “What he didn’t tell the Nigerian public during his media chat was the underlying reason behind the adverse reaction to anti-malaria medication. Nor did he reveal that he was self-medicating on Metalcafin, an off the counter anti-malaria medicine when in fact he didn't have malaria as he claimed.” Churg Strauss syndrome has no known cure, even though it can be managed to prolong the life of its victim. Even so, the doctors who spoke to Saharareporters insisted that a patient with Churg Strauss was not likely to have the energy to carry out demanding official duties. Asked to comment on Yar’adua’s efforts to give an impression of improved health, one of the doctors said that a shot or two of carefully controlled substances—steroids--could always boost Yar'adua’s short-term ability to be active and to function at some minimum level of capability. “The steroids in his medicine cabinet could help him somewhat upbeat and healthy, but they certainly can’t sustain him for the long term,” said the doctor. During his presidential campaigns, Yar’adua had responded to lingering concerns about his state of health by bragging about his ability to play rounds of squash games. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Xiomarra: 8:58am On Jun 04, 2008 |
It is only fair for a sick country to have a sick president. So they can die together. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by landis(m): 9:13am On Jun 04, 2008 |
Xiomarra: Poetic. Brilliant. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Spermdrops(m): 9:17am On Jun 04, 2008 |
Poor man dey die of starvation. . . big man dey die of big man disease for Nigeria. With God, all things are possible. Well, just like the name sounds. . .Churg Strauss Syndrome, only Germans can figure out what the heck it is. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Spermdrops(m): 9:23am On Jun 04, 2008 |
Big man, big disease! With all these, he still wants to stay on as president to loot the country to his grave as a disciple of OBJ. Whom the gods want to kill, the first make mad. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by SENATORJD(m): 9:31am On Jun 04, 2008 |
o boy see analysis,will the guy survive?God dey o |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by idupaul: 9:32am On Jun 04, 2008 |
With all these, he still wants to stay on as president to loot the country to his grave as a disciple of OBJ. Abeg easy on the man it aint his fault he has a disease we cant even pronounce, all I know is that disease or no disease the man lack viosion and should step down. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Spermdrops(m): 9:41am On Jun 04, 2008 |
Sorry, if I were in his shoes, I would definitely be spending some quality time with my wives and children. But trust the "greed" factor in the black skin generally-speaking. With all the problems with this disease or syndrome, should he not just go to his village and wait for "Aka Jehovah" to receive him? Nothing personal. But I sure would. The man should go and rest somewhere till his final days. Nigeria does not need him and he does not need Nigeria right now. His family does. No wonder his skin changes color that of a charmeleon in the hot sub saharan sun. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by dee02(m): 9:43am On Jun 04, 2008 |
Is it Charg Strauss now? I tot it was HIV! |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by jesusfreak(f): 10:25am On Jun 04, 2008 |
Xiomarra: i hope ure not nigerian cos if u are, u shld be ashamed of ur self! the major problem this country has is nt its leaders (sick, corupt, greedy or not) its the followers, its nigerians themselves! how do u expect sthg good to come out of this country when pple are saying things as negative as this and even someone is appluading him/her, poetic my foot! Nigeria is a beu\autiful country, we only need to change our approach to things, pray for better leadership and we'll be greater than we are now! i don not believe in confessing negative things about this country and i get angry wt pple like u who think its d only way out, so what yar adua is sick! instead of figuring out ways to solve the problem, ure busy saying the country is sick too and they will both die! any nigerian who agrees with this statement should be ashamed of himself. PATRIOTISM:Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by krama(m): 10:31am On Jun 04, 2008 |
Thank you ma sista jesusfreak |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by ono(m): 10:41am On Jun 04, 2008 |
At the moment, I am one of the ''most ashamed'' shameful (if there's anything like that) Nigerian on planet earth. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by dee02(m): 10:52am On Jun 04, 2008 |
ono: i don't think there is anything like that but we can put it in wikipedia or something! yar'adua has charg strauss, omo na im be say presido fit slump any minute any time and anyday be that! but then he may live long with it my own be say make the guy improve things for naija! |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by otokx(m): 12:44pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
He should go to the man in the synagogue. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Nobody: 1:29pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
I've always believed that one of the problems with Nigeria is caused by those who out of years of frustration while in Nigeria managed to get out of the country either legally or otherwise. These are people that the new Nigeria don't need. It is bad to wish a human being dead, it is devilish to wished the symbol of soveriengty of our country who by the Grace of Almighty God today is President Yar'dua dead. He whom the benevolent God has cracked his palm- nut for should show some level of restraint. @xiomarra, It neither Nigeria nor the President that is sick, it you and all your household that is sick, Animal!!!!. While you are suffering and smiling in another man's country, your mates are already holding prominent positions in Nigeria which you can never get in you adopted country and whenever or if ever you decides to come to Nigeria, you will bite your fingers. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Kobojunkie: 3:03pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
jesusfreak: When are we going to get off our high horses and see things as they really are in that country?? The problem in Nigeria is not lack of positive talk or prayer. I can tell you without a about, that Nigerians are some of the most prayerful people I know on this planet. We pray and claim this and that and what has come of it?? Like my mum will say BABASH!!! Quit with the claiming and praying and act already. Pointing out what you see wrong is not anti-good or anti-God in anyway. It is simply relating what you see as it is. jesusfreak: Nigeria is a beautiful coutry with over 75 MILLION people living in poverty and leaders living large. You mean the prayers of over 75 million almost on a daily basis is not enough to save the nation is prayer was all that nation needed?? Why get angry with people who do not think like you do and subscribe to the delusions that you do?? Why not leave them to their own “delusions” and when you fix the country, at least, come back with better ammo to fight with. jesusfreak: Excuse me missy, so we should rejoice then that Hitler and his gang where patriots?? ROFLMAO!!! There is such a thing as blind patriotism, you know?? Are we wrong today that we celebrate those Germans who worked against Hitler and Germany back during WWII. I am sorry but this whole plot to link patriotism to your selected “delusions” is just ridiculous. Like someone mentioned on another thread, those who live miserable in that country each day stand crying for help while those of those who have the comforts continue to cry out that Nigeria is good. Is that really fair?? I mean even when it comes to your Bible God, does he not point out the wickedness that existed right their with his own people?? Did he not castigate them for such? Why not focus on those who are really the problem and not this , in my opinion, immature tantrums when you find people who do not turn things into fluff like you do?? [size=14pt] EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN SET OF DELUSIONS[/size] |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by RThESlyR: 3:10pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
PATRIOTISM:Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it.I will rather sacrifice for Afghanistan than to waste a scratch for Nigeria. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Radiant(f): 3:23pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
I'm so sorry the man is sick but people, "faith without works is dead"!!! Like my cousin keeps saying. . ."if you keep thinking/worrying about Nigeria you'll die untimely". |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by noetic(m): 4:19pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
while wishing president yaradua good health. I am poised to ask as to how his failing health affect his decision making ability? he doesnt have to enjoy the soundest of health to make a good president. murtala m.ohammed comes to mind, he governed for 100 days yet left his mark on time. yaradua has already wasted 365 days and counting yaradua should buckle up |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by bilymuse: 8:52pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
Xiomarra sum it up and put it brilliantly into words, even Chinua Achebe would have been proud of the qoute |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by bilymuse: 9:01pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
Xiomarra sum it up and put it brilliantly into words, even Chinua Achebe would have been proud of the qoute: Xiomarra #1 on: Today at 08:58:09 AM It is only fair for a sick country to have a sick president. l sometime wonder what sin have we committed to warrant this perpetual suffering. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by savanaha: 9:04pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
noetic: Thank you. He has time for an interview proclaiming his sydrome but finds it hard to do one good thing that Nigerians can remember him for. If one president will leave office making sure that even only electricity or only corruption or only sufficient food for Nigerian then his/her name will go in the history books. Rather they complain of one ill or another, OBJ was ugliness this Yar'ill is sickness. All those who claim calling Nigerian politicians out and Nigerians on all whole out on their crap are unpatriotic are the most unpatriotic ones for living in a disillusioned world. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Xiomarra: 9:49pm On Jun 04, 2008 |
I am really tired of replying retards! They have finally succeeded in wearing my arse out! Don't want to become as ugly as you fools here with your frustration. Off to play some highlife music for a change. [size=15pt]ELU-UWA NKA OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH![/size] Feeling too phocking well-rested with my beauty sleep to give a phock! |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Radiant(f): 8:24am On Jun 05, 2008 |
noetic: Have you ever been so sick that all you think about is "God when will I be well"? Now, Ya'dua has a terminal illness. Terminal means he won't recover from it neither can it be cured. He has to run into a dialysis unit say 2-3 times a week. D'u know how long a session takes? You'll be shocked. While he may be very concerned about the state of Nigeria he can only be more worried about his health condition. You would have done the same if it were you. This man needs to be in good health for him to rule Nigeria. Yes, he has to be well enough for him to make proper decisions. Nigeria is too tough a nation to have Ya'dua with his illness as President. Don't get me wrong. I feel very sorry for him but really he didn't have to be the President. Come on now, what are we talking about? Sad he's sick, sad Nigeria is not improving. It's all our fault!!! |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by illusion2: 9:16am On Jun 05, 2008 |
May God have mercy on him! |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by noetic(m): 2:43pm On Jun 05, 2008 |
Radiant: y then is he president? if not for greed, y would u choose to be president when u have a terminal disease? my guess is he was planning for retirement from katsina government house when obj offered him the top job. shouldnt well meaning people around him , including turai have advised him against such. but the inherent greed prevalent in all humans which will ultimately kill the likes of obj and yaradua did not make him c reason. y use his health as an escuse for failure. he does not have to be in perfect health to be a good president, likewise it doesnt take a genius to make a good president. look at the decisions he has so far taken. look at the calibre of people in his cabinet, people of little or no integrity. look at what he is making of the anti-corruption crusade and power debacle. how can a sane and well meaning president budget 84 billion to import food, when half of that can ensure food security and employment for over 100,000 graduates. was his bad health the cause of these unintelligent and debauchive decisions. NO. he was simply unprepared, he had a bad health yet too greedy to resist the temptation of being president. I refuse to be fooled. No he doesnt. he needs to appoint progressives and prepare a welfarist blue print to radically develop nigeria. in the name of bad health, he is already a year in power. I m saying we want nothing but the best. we have seen more critical nations develop. stop making escuses for nigeria.
who is better positioned to correct these problems, yaradua or me? |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Radiant(f): 3:18pm On Jun 05, 2008 |
noetic: Lol. . me making excuses for Nigeria? Are you kidding me? You didn't read where I said "he didn't have to be President"? Dear, I'm not making excuses. Yea may be he got there out of greed and probably thought he could transform an ocean into land in four years. On the other hand, I agree it doesn't take a genius to rule Nigeria but hey a severely ill President won't achieve much either. It's just wise for an unfit President to RESIGN!! Again, he could be greedy He's definitely in a better position to correct our problems but also don't forget that a tree doesn't make a forest. The people around him need to buckle up as well and I mean from Aso Rock down to you and I. noetic: Don't say "we". May be you and I want but fact is majority of Nigerians love the corruption. Easy way out is always better but in the end we always see the result. This is the root of our situation and almost everyone has gotten used to that. Until those people crave for a change and are willing to say no to many wrong practices then we'll remain in shambles and keep building churches in every corner of the country wishing change will come. |
Re: Yar'adua Has Churg Strauss Syndrome + Asthma by Looklike2: 5:08am On Jan 09, 2009 |
true |
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