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RIP

The strangest thing is that just last Tues. she did her fashion rip on the VMA's and Emmy's and she seemed fine. I think she was killed during the procedure. The clinic's being investigated. Regardless - RIP.

Certainly feels like a hospital complication gone awry. It remains to be seen whether they actually did anything wrong, but I suppose it wouldn't be a surprise. And yes, R.I.P. Joan Rivers was one of a kind.

I loved Joan Rivers. She was a survivor. In my family that counts for a lot. However, the procedure she underwent required general anesthesia which, unfortunately, comes with huge risks. No, I don't have a medical degree so I may be talking out of my ass but...I'm guessing there is not necessarily any negligence. In short, sometimes "shit happens". I have a feeling Joan lived a full life, so I would say that is a good thing.

RIP, Funny Lady

Jimmy, your comments mirror my feelings almost exactly. General anesthesia is always risky -- a fact many Americans seem to not be aware of. Wendy Wasserstein died from the anesthetic a few years back. but yes, Joan was surely one of a kind. Funny, spunky, told it like she saw it. The angels must be up there guffawing, with the new additions of Joan and Robin Williams... Very sad.

How many anesthetized surgical procedures did this 81 year old voluntarily undergo in her life time? Attacking the appearance of others as TV's celebrity court jester, she was a plastic surgery addict and attached herself to one of the grossest aspects of modern culture. She was herself a gross aspect of modern culture. My best to her family.

Well, Monte, if it makes you feel better, from what I understand this last procedure, although elective, was a purely medical issue (vocal chord surgery) as opposed to a cosmetic issue. Ironic for sure.

You know my wife is an anesthetist. She'll tell you that when anything goes wrong in the OR, say an 81 year old lady with a life expectancy of around 81 dies, everyone will blame the anesthesia, because the operation of anesthetics is largely a mystery to most people, even most doctors, and all juries. She'd also tell you that every surgical procedure is risky, and the risk is compounded with each surgery, so I don't understand these people who fuck around with their faces for fun.

Hey, I'm with you, my friend. I would not subject myself to general anesthesia unless it was totally unavoidable. It's beyond me why some people take such a thing so lightly. Sad situation just the same.

Haven't paid attention to her in years, realizing in her passing that I have a fondness for her all the same. Remember her as a mainstay on the Tonight Show. Someone suggested to me that she was undergoing an endoscopy (to stretch her esophagus) in a doctor's office and that she wasn't in a hospital when this happened. But that may be pure conjecture.

tippy wrote:Haven't paid attention to her in years, realizing in her passing that I have a fondness for her all the same. Remember her as a mainstay on the Tonight Show. Someone suggested to me that she was undergoing an endoscopy (to stretch her esophagus) in a doctor's office and that she wasn't in a hospital when this happened. But that may be pure conjecture.

According to news reports, Joan was undergoing an endoscopy procedure in a very reputable outpatient setting, so that much wasn't conjecture, tippy.

Sad loss, for sure.