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List of Elvis' Ailments
"When Elvis died, they said he had drugs in him. He
should have had more, the way he suffered in his last few months. With his
condition, he was courageous beyond reason if that's all he had in him."
--a friend of Elvis', Dr. Harry Rosenburg
In an NBC network television news report the evening of August 3, 1997, which
was a few days prior to the 20th anniversary of Elvis' death, it was stated
publicly that Elvis did not die of a drug overdose, but of a massive heart
attack. This report also admitted that he had serious physical conditions for
which he was forced to take addictive doses of medication, although the program
did not go into detail as to the many serious ailments Elvis had at the time of
his death. The news segment did say however, that the steroids he was taking for
his enlarged colon caused him to have three compression fractures in his spine,
and also that at the time of his death, he had the arteries of an 80 year old
man. One of his doctors stated that before he died Elvis had worked with the
doctors in changing his medication to the point where he was no longer addicted
to the prescribed drugs.
The following list of Elvis' ailments have been spoken and/or written about
by Elvis' friends (Charlie Hodge, Kathy Westmoreland, Larry Geller, Wanda June
Hill, and several others) who have either written about some of these ailments
in published books on Elvis, or have given me (Maia) this information
personally. I was present at 36 of Elvis' concerts and knew several people
around him who kept me informed of his severe health problems.
I cannot PROVE any of this. Will will never know for SURE just what Elvis had
or didn't have. I DO know that he was in great pain in the final years of his
life and searching for answers to the cause, and remedies for this pain.
Despite his condition, it should be noted that from March, 1976 through June
of 1977 (two months before his death) Elvis gave a total of 149 stage
performance, necessitating that he engage in grueling travel schedules taking
him all across the United States
ELVIS' AILMENTS
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HEART DISEASE - The autopsy revealed Elvis suffered at least 3 heart
attacks before the final one.
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CANCER OF THE LIVER & BONE - Elvis believed he had cancer, and at least
one of his doctors (according to Elvis) diagnosed it. It was said to be
caused by PERNICIOUS ANEMIA, coming from a GENETIC LIVER DISEASE.
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ERYTHEMATOUS &
SYSTEMIC LUPUS - This is a painful and sometimes deadly disease. There
is both an outer epidermal form of it and a type that effects the internal
organs. Elvis had both, although for him it was mostly an internal malady.
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HYPERTENSION & HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
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DIABETES
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INSOMNIA - a chronic, hereditary clincal disorder.
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GLAUCOMA - This is an extremely painful eye condition which is the third
leading cause of blindness in the U.S.
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CLUSTER/MIGRAINE HEADACHES
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ENLARGED AND OBSTRUCTED COLON - caused severe CONSTIPATION. Elvis' colon
was actually deformed. He was born with this abnormality.
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A PARTIAL COLON BY-PASS
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THREE COMPRESSED SPINAL FRACTURES
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SEVERE ARTERY DETERIORATION
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A SUPPRESSED IMMUNE SYSTEM
Wanda Hill to Maia
Christianne:
He (Elvis) was speaking of "bone marrow" and a form of
leukemia at the time and said they were going
to transfuse him as he had deformed and many white
cells and few red ones. he was very pale at this time and was
weak and complained of no strength and severe
pain in his bones, especially the legs when he
lay down to rest. The headaches he had and the pain he felt
in so much of his body, kept him worn out. He also had the
severe mid-body pain that doubled him over and
he said he'd just as soon "die" as continue
that kind of life of pain. He had a live biopsy which showed
the liver damage, what was called a tumor, in fact two types
of tumor none of which were operable. And he
was told it would eventually kill him.
Elvis
said it was the liquid pain killer that was given by shots and he wasn't
using it anymore. I think it was maybe Demerol if that's spelled right? It
was to relax his colon and help stop the pain from it. Suzy said that he
cried when talking to her because he was so "tired of hurting" and didn't
understand why it was not getting any better when they told him he would get
better-that was in 76 and he said then it woke him up even if he had taken
sleeping pills and went to sleep. The pain woke him up and that his legs
hurt so much he had to get up and walk sometimes. I've had some of that and
I sure understand a little of what he felt in that way. Suzy said he told
her when he was crying that he just wanted to get it over with, if he was "gonna
die-I pray it's soon" he told her. I know he had terrible headaches at times
and holed up in his room in the dark (except for that night light) and said
he tried to meditate it away but he couldn't do it very well any more. That
was in 76-77 and he said he was having a hard time using self hypnosis as
well- He said, "I look like hell, but thank God can still sing, it is my
salvation so many times." - WJH
The Autopsy Report:
The autopsy report was ONLY to determine what the cause of death was
and IF there was a drug overdose or something similar such as poison. The
request from the family of Elvis (Vernon Presley) was only for that- and
they did not request any further results be made public knowledge. In fact,
they requested that NO other facts be made public. The research centers
where the details were done, were only to determine if he overdosed and the
cause of death-which was the heart and he had ONLY THE PRESCRIBED amounts of
the drugs he was taking for his physical conditions in his system. NOTHING
else. The autopsy always checks when looking for heart related or stroke
related or hemorage related deaths-the condition of veins and arteries.
They also check the heart as it was heart failure in his case-caused by an
enlarged heart, a weakened heart muscle due to the enlargement and poor
circulation due to artery disease. NOTHING else was required in his case and
nothing was to be released other than that.
read also:
ELVIS BY THE PRESLEYS - My
Personal Perspective
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TOXICOLOGY REPORT
POSSIBLE ILLNESS?
ELVIS' MIGRAINES
on Magnum website
THE WOUNDED HEALER
AN ALTERNATIVE AND UNOFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
The M Files website (This bio is in my opinion, probably far more
accurate than most.)
visit Tribulations forum
on the ELC Forums
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