Daily Mail: Explained: John McCain's skull surgery - and why his blood clot could have caused him to act so bizarrely in the Comey hearing
* John McCain had a blood clot removed from behind his left eyebrow on Friday
* Surgeons performed a craniotomy with an eyebrow incision to remove it
* The clot was discovered during a routine physical, which he received often because of bouts of melanoma
* McCain had invasive melanoma on his left temple in 2000 just inches from where the clot was
* The clot could have been caused by the melanoma, but it also could have been caused by a number of other things including a stroke, a fall or blood thinners
* If it was caused by a fall or blood thinners it could have been why McCain appeared so confused in June when he was questioning James Comey
Senator John McCain was hospitalized Friday after a routine physical discovered a blood clot just behind his left eye.
The 80-year-old Arizona politician had a 5cm clot removed via a minimally invasive craniotomy with an eyebrow incision.
Though the surgery itself was not considered to be too intrusive, McCain's medical history and bouts of melanoma suggests that the clot could be the sign of a much more serious problem.
And after the Senator's confused questioning of ex-FBI head James Comey in June, a number of people have expressed concern for McCain's mental health and are wondering if the clot could have been affecting him in that way.
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WNU Editor: It is never a good sign to have major surgery at 80. Recovery is also going to take time .... and while I know he is not going to retire, these medical problems have a habit of coming back.
Hat tip to Fred for this link.
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