Sanders says he will resume campaign 'as soon as possible'
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders said Thursday that he never considered dropping out of the presidential race after suffering a heart attack last week and characterized his recovery as"so far, so very good" despite acknowledging that the incident left his heart"with some damage."
He said he felt symptoms for several weeks that he"should have paid more attention to," including being especially fatigued after long campaign days, having trouble sleeping and sometimes feeling a"little unsteady" at the podium while speaking at events. He said he once moved to hold a microphone to his mouth and realized his arm hurt.
Taken by ambulance to the hospital, Sanders said he underwent surgery to insert stents for a blocked artery in about 45 minutes. Story continues"There was some damage but, what happens is, is within the next month we'll see what happens," he said."But so far, so very good." While lying in a hospital bed last week in Las Vegas, he said in the video that he"thought about a lot of things, needless to say," including"what would have happened" if he did not have health insurance through his job as a senator and Medicare.
Sanders staff initially said stents were inserted for a blocked artery, revealing only two days later that he had suffered a heart attack.
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