The former secretary of state’s campaign on Wednesday revealed details of the medical checkup and described her pneumonia diagnosis last Friday, a few days after which she became ill at a Ground Zero commemoration ceremony for the 9/11 attacks.
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On Sept. 9, Dr. Bardack gave her official diagnosis of Hillary’s ailment as “a mild non-contagious bacterial pneumonia”, and she was put on antibiotics and advised to rest.
“Why in the world did Hillary Clinton lie to everyone and hide such an important fact for two days saying she was overheated and dehydrated and then of course hours and hours later after, unfortunately, her health became the biggest trending story of the day, not the 9/11 fallen, why wait all those hours?” “I felt dizzy and I did lose my balance for a minute, but once I got in [the van], once I could sit down, once I could cool off, once I had some water, I immediately started feeling better”, she said.
Clinton had been resting for three days in her NY home and will return to the campaign trail Thursday. Clinton continues to be dragged down by voters’ mistrust in her, but she still maintains more pathways than Trump to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.
Clinton’s blood pressure was 100/70, her heart rate was 70 and her cholesterol was 189 at a recent physical, Bardack said.
“I don’t know folks – do you think Hillary Clinton would be able to stand up here for an hour?”
She will return to the campaign trail Thursday, her campaign added. Clinton’s stop in North Carolina is her fifth since she clinched the nomination on June.
“She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest”, wrote Bardack, who also authored a letter about Clinton’s health released in July 2015.
Hillary Clinton’s doctor says she is recovering from her pneumonia and remains “healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States”.
“I think that she’s very sick, and I wish her well, but I don’t think that she’s going to be president”, he said.
That information won’t swing the election or anything, but the campaign hopes to forestall any more rumors about Clinton’s health and fitness to serve as president.
In January, she received treatment for an ear and sinus infection which included placing a drainage tube in her left ear, but a CT scan of her brain and sinuses showed no abnormalities. (Clinton is actually two years younger than the GOP presidential nominee.) He has called her “low energy” and said she likes to take naps.
In keeping with Trump’s unusual approach to transparency, the Republican handed over a one-page summary of his recent exam to Dr. Mehmet Oz while taping an episode of Oz’s show.
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Bardack also wrote on Wednesday that Clinton is “up to date” on her vaccinations and has normal mammogram and breast ultrasound.
