Editing Göran Persson (section)

=== Health problems ===
On 8 July 2002, Persson fell while riding his bicycle at [[Harpsund]] and broke his left [[clavicle]].<ref name=ab20020710>{{cite news |first=Jessica |last=Ritzén |title=Det gjorde djävulskt ont |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article82647.ab |newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]] |date=2002-07-10 |access-date=2008-10-19 |language=sv}}</ref> Following this accident he was unable to lift his left arm for some time and almost [[Syncope (medicine)|fainted]] during a speech in [[Almedalen]] on 10 July 2002 and after a meeting with British Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] on 15 July 2002.<ref name=ab20020710/><ref name=ab20020717>{{cite news |first=Johan |last=Bergqvist |title=Så här blir du frisk, Persson |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article83875.ab |newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]] |date=2002-07-17 |access-date=2008-10-19 |language=sv}}</ref> Present with him during the accident was [[Pär Nuder]], Minister for Finance, and Sten Olsson, State Secretary. Pär Nuder wrote in his book ''Stolt men inte nöjd'' ("proud but not satisfied"), released in 2008, that Persson had fallen while riding his bicycle because he was [[Drunkenness|drunk]] after consuming large amounts of alcoholic beverages.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stolt men inte nöjd |last=Nuder |first=Pär |author-link=Pär Nuder |year=2008 |publisher=Norstedts |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=978-91-1-301965-9 }}</ref> Persson said in response to these claims: "I can't exactly recapitulate the event but I can say as much that I'm surprised that Pär Nuder remembers anything".<ref>{{cite episode |title=Nyhetsmorgon |url=http://www.tv4.se/nyhetsmorgon |network=[[TV4 AB]] |station=[[TV4 (Sweden)]] |location=Stockholm |airdate=2008-10-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Anna |last=Krook |title=Göran Perssons "minneslucka"&nbsp;– kommer inte ihåg olyckskvällen |url=http://www.expressen.se/Nyheter/1.1338034/goran-perssons-minneslucka-kommer-inte-ihag-olyckskvallen |newspaper=[[Expressen]] |date=2008-10-18 |access-date=2008-10-19 |language=sv}}</ref>

In September 2003 Persson was diagnosed with hip [[osteoarthritis]] and surgery was recommended. He chose to go through Sweden's public health-care system instead of seeking private treatment; he was put on a waiting list, and finally received a [[hip replacement]] operation in June 2004. During that 9-month period, he walked with a limp and reportedly was on strong [[painkiller]]s; he had to cancel several official trips due to the pain he was in.<ref>[http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=060404D His Hip, Hooray!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506222335/http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=060404D |date=2007-05-06 }} {{in lang|en}}, [[Tech Central Station|TCS Daily]], 17 July 2002.</ref>
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