Stephen King Hospitalized In Maine

[Khephra]

King Hospitalized In Maine

Horrormeister Stephen King entered a Maine hospital on Nov. 23 to be treated for pneumonia, underwent a surgical procedure and is now recovering, his official Web site reported. King was expected to remain hospitalized at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor for several days, but is expected to make a full recovery, the site reported.

King was diagnosed with pneumonia in the right lung before his recent trip to New York, where he received a National Book Award medal. His condition worsened on his return to his home in Bangor, and the pneumonia spread to the other lung, the site reported. King was diagnosed with pleural effusion and underwent a thoracotomy, a procedure to drain fluid from the lung, on Nov. 25. The procedure succeeded in removing fluid and scar tissue from the right lung.

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http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-12/01/11.00.books

[greyl]

1. He sounded like he had a bit of a cold

at the NBA ceremony, but damn - pneumonia?
What a trooper.

[Khephra]

2. kick

.

[Old and In the Way]

3. Eastern Maine is a great hospital.....was in there getting outpatient

treatments last month.

King's problems appear to be caused from the horrific accident he had a few years back when he was hit by a van while walking on a back road outside his summer place up in Lovell....

BTW, he's a very good Democrat and very loyal Red Sox fan! Got a chance to meet him when we (my wife and I) were Gary Hart delegates in '84.