Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe hospitalized with broken ribs

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Source: WJLA (AP)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A spokesman for Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says he is undergoing a medical procedure after being thrown from a horse during a family trip and breaking seven ribs.

Spokesman Brian Coy says the governor was with his family in Tanzania over the Christmas holidays when the riding accident occurred.

The governor had been working since his return from Africa, but Coy said doctors identified increased fluid around his lungs that required treatment. He was hospitalized in Richmond on Monday and was expected "back in action" after two or three days of recovery.

Coy stressed that the injury is not a "dire thing" and the governor has been on the job since the accident. That includes delivering the State of the Commonwealth last week.

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/01/virginia-gov-terry-mcauliffe-hospitalized-with-broken-ribs-110691.html

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There's more at the Washington Post -

RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has been hospitalized following a horse-riding accident over the Christmas holidays in Africa that left him with seven broken ribs and fluid around his lungs, a spokesman said Monday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-gov-terry-mcauliffe-hospitalized-after-he-was-thrown-from-horse-in-africa/2015/01/19/793f9b62-a004-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html

I just heard this on local radio. 7 broken ribs ain't no minor thing.

[Cha]

1. Oh my goodness.. poor thing. I had one rib that wasn't broken but it felt like it at one

point in history.. it was horribly painful. I went back for stronger med than over the counter.

Wow.. sounds like Gov McAuliffe had a fast recovery and a bit of a relapse.. I wish him well.

Mahalo BRDS~

[shenmue]

2. Ouch

[drray23]

3. painful

Years ago I broke three ribs falling from my horse as well.
It is very painful. Every time you breathe too hard or worse, sneeze or laugh it hurts.

I wish him speedy recovery. He is my governor and I volunteered for his campaign..

[mopinko]

4. ouch. broken ribs truly suck.

you dont get to immobilize them like any other broken bone. you just have to deal and try to avoid what happened here- they start irritating the soft tissues, lungs and spleen and all that good stuff.

i broke 3 last summer. that was plenty.
i bet his are gonna do what mine did- when they start to heal, if they are at all misaligned, the cartilage will pop every time you move. scared me into going to the er.
truly weird experience.

take the meds, sir, and take it easy.

[appalachiablue]

5. Hope he takes it easy and gets well for his sake and ours. We need him in Va.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

6. 7 broken ribs ain't no minor thing.

I had one hairline fractured rib and that was some pretty bad pain. I can't imagine 7 BROKEN ribs! I hope he's taking some kind of synthetic opioid.