Phone call with US Rep. Debbie Dingell as she recovers from emergency surgery
By FOX 2 Staff
US Rep. Debbie Dingell underwent emergency surgery for a perforated ulcer Friday night, according to published reports.
FOX 2 - US Rep. Debbie Dingell underwent emergency surgery for a perforated ulcer Friday night, according to her spokesperson.
She is said to be recovering post-surgery at this time. The Dearborn Democrat represents the 12th District, which includes Wayne and Washtenaw counties.
Dingell feeling better spoke with Fox 2 Sunday morning over the phone.
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by Alan Stamm Rep. Debbie Dingell s promise to aides lasted through the weekend, when she avoided social media activity after perforated ulcer emergency surgery. Monday morning brings a chatty update from her bed at George Washington University Hospital in the capital. I have . too many tubes in my body, but I am in a safe place, got treatment quickly, the 67-year-old Dearborn Democrat posts on her personal Facebook page. I am getting over my aversion to antibiotics, they are saving my life. The energetic congresswoman, who expects to remain hospitalized until late this week, describes herself as grumpy, working and moving forward. Her diary-like entry adds:
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., underwent emergency surgery in Washington, D.C., on Friday and was recovering, a spokesperson said, according to reports. Congresswoman Dingell underwent emergency surgery on a perforated ulcer at George Washington University Hospital, spokeswoman Mackenzie Smith, said, according to FOX 2 in Detroit. The procedure was successful and she is recovering well. For the next few days she will be recovering at the hospital.
The congresswoman opted for over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) over opioids last year after getting jaw surgery, Smith added, saying she wants to be a cautionary tale that NSAIDs can be harmful, FOX 2 reported.
Mackenzie Smith, a spokesperson for Dingell, said in a statement to multiple news outlets that the procedure at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., was “successful” and that the congresswoman “is recovering well.”
Dingell is expected to stay in the hospital for about a week as she recovers from the surgery, according to reports from the Detroit Free Press and local radio station WWJ.
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In an interview on WWJ Saturday, Dingell said she had experienced stomach pain during the week, but added she was busy with President Biden
By Friday morning, however, Dingell said she “was on fire” on her way back to Dearborn from Washington.
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