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James Knox Polk (1845-1849)

reviewed by Jed1000

Jed1000
02/21/2006

James Knox Polk (1845-1849) 3

Survived gall bladder surgery at the age of 17... sedated only by brandy.

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Broodinghen commented 931 days ago.
In fact Polk suffered from urinary bladder stones from about fifteen on. Perhaps the stones themselves came to cause greater pain than the horrible procedure by which they were removed. The fact that Polk never fathered a child is easily explained as a result of his surgery.
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