Fire Your MD! on Instagram: "Neil Armstrong never needed his cardiac bypass surgery. He had a partial blockage and it was not an emergency – which is why this was called an “elective” (optional) surgery. Some doctors have criticized the haste that he was rushed into surgery.⁠ .⁠ The surgery itself did not actually kill him. During this surgery, it is routine to use a temporary pacemaker. As a nurse was removing it, he began bleeding profusely. Two criticisms arise here – several surgeons have co