Sen. Dianne Feinstein hospitalized for shingles

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old Democrat from California, announced Thursday that she was hospitalized and receiving treatment for shingles, hoping to return to Washington later this month.

Feinstein’s absence could influence Democratic strategy in the chamber as the Democratic Caucus controls the Senate by a 51-49 margin, and Sen. John Fetterman has also been hospitalized since last month for treatment for depression.

“I was diagnosed over the February recess with a case of shingles,” Feinstein said in her statement. “I have been hospitalized and am receiving treatment in San Francisco and expect to make a full recovery. I hope to return to the Senate later this month.”

Feinstein announced earlier this year that she would not seek reelection in 2024.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/02/politics/dianne-feinstein-hospitalized-shingles/index.html

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Sending healing thoughts her way!

[elleng]

1. I hope she does OK.

Friends of mine have had rough times. I know it's unpredictable (and essentially not treatable, I think.)

Dad got it, and that encouraged me to get the shot. I actually got the FIRST one, and the 'new' one when it came out.

[SheltieLover]

2. Healing vibes on the way! 💓💓💓

Ty for letting us know!

[SouthernDem4ever]

3. I wonder if she was vaccinated

[BigmanPigman]

22. I just got mine last year when

I got my Covid and flu vaccines. I have friends and family who got shingles and hearing their stories was scary. NO FUN!

[SouthernDem4ever]

30. Same here.

I have never had chicken pox but the Dr. told me to get the shingles shot anyway.

[Joinfortmill]

4. Wishing her well. Time to retire.

[jimfields33]

14. She is in January 2025.

[ZonkerHarris]

5. Shingles is super painful. My nana had it and it was not a good time.

[AngryOldDem]

36. My mom had it and said it was the worst pain of her life.

And you DO NOT want it anywhere near your eyes.

Best wishes to the Senator.

[bluestarone]

6. I wish her the best

Speedy recovery.

[Raven123]

7. Down 2 senators, unless Fetterman has returned and I missed it

[mopinko]

12. nope

[Raven123]

26. Nuts

[Jose Garcia]

29. VP Harris will be busy

[Laffy Kat]

8. Shingles is the worst.

I feel for her.

[brer cat]

9. I hope she has a mild case.

I had them and know they can be brutal.

Best wishes and healing vibes to DiFi.

[Hortensis]

10. Poor thing. My husband's had shingles. Awful. It's important

to treat to keep it from causing permanent nerve damage, and permanent pain.

[Evolve Dammit]

11. Can be extremely debilitating. Hope she recovers quickly.

[LuvLoogie]

13. Oh man.

That sucks. I hope she has a relatively easy go of it. Nit likely, though.

[homegirl]

15. Knowing that

Senators have great health insurance why didn't she get the shot---long ago?

[niyad]

17. Where do you get that she has not had the vaccine? Over age 70, it is only about

90% effective.

[homegirl]

33. So sorry,

I did not notice in the article the text indicating that "despite having had a shingles vaccine shot the Senator is experiencing a particularly virulent episode of shingles."

[Martin68]

16. Bummer! She should have been vaccinated. Shigles is excruciatingly painful.

[niyad]

18. Where do you get that she has not had the vaccine? Over age 70, it is only about

90% effective.

[truthisfreedom]

19. ONLY 90% effective?

:/

[niyad]

20. Apparently some people think it is 100% effective.

[Martin68]

35. Just an assumption. 90% is pretty effective. The reports I've been seeing are the vaccine is

97% effective.

[RussBLib]

21. What happens if she quits the Senate?

Does Gov Newsome appoint a replacement? Or would there be an election? Anyone?

Shingles is horrible. I've been lucky enough to avoid it, but I have a few friends that have suffered mightily from it.

Wouldn't even wish it on Ted Cruz. Well....

https://russblib.blogspot.com/

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Would be an appointment because

that is what happened when Kamala Harris stepped down from the Senate when she became VP (Alex Padilla was appointed to fill out the remaining part of her term and was elected for a new full term this past November 2022).

[Captain Zero]

24. So if house and Senate both pass something

During the absence of Feinstein and Fetterman, then Biden has to veto it.

I think he should use a pocket veto to drag it out as long as possible. Or veto it the day before a pocket veto would take effect. They delay everything. Biden should too on this.

Although now this bothers me about what they might send on the debt ceiling.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. The Senate is still controlled by Democrats

and whether loony House legislation sees the light of day in the Senate at all is still up to Schumer.

Right now, they can still continue without explicit dealing with the debt ceiling until early this summer and remember that for most circumstances, there is a 60-vote cloture requirement in order to advance any legislation that is even allowed to get on the calendar (outside of using the reconciliation tool).

The main thing that cloture does not apply to are the Presidential appointments and that is what should be the main focus that the Senate does at this point - get hearings going and shove as many judges into the system as possible. The other thing will be their acting as a firewall to whatever happens with the Farm Bill that is being drafted to make sure that stuff like SNAP doesn't get gutted.

[ShazzieB]

27. Shingles sucks. 🤒

Had it a few years ago. It was a pretty mild case, but still yucky. Wishing Ms. Feinstein a speedy recovery!

[True Blue American]

28. Even the vaccine is not fun.

But far better than shingles.

[Tennessee Hillbilly]

31. Shingles is extremely painful

I had it about 10 years ago. It was scattered over my chest and back. Most of the pain was gone in about a month, but one spot above my heart kept giving an occasional sharp throb of pain for a year.

Since then I've had two vaccinations, the second one a few months ago.

[Emile]

32. That does it, I am getting the shingles vaccine.

[TexasBushwhacker]

37. I am too, now that Medicare will pay for it

I always thought it was stupid that they didn't.

[Emile]

38. Got my first shot this afternoon. I go back for

my second shot anytime between two to six months from today. No charge, medicare pays for it all.

[Mosby]

34. I'm going to give some medical advise.

If you wake up one morning and have characteristic "water" blisters of shingles, go immediately to a walk in clinic or urgent care center. DO NOT wait for a Dr appt. The sooner you start on antivirals the better the outcome.

Do not wait!