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Something that causes involuntary muscle spasms. dr. said they needed him to play during the brain operation in order for the surgery to be successful. the man was awake during the entire seven hour procedure and was able to give instant feedback as to what was working. we don't know what he played, but apparently it worked out well. thanks everybody, that's it for this "special report" ." tucker carlson has vice president pence on his show, and "special report" online starts in just seconds. right after that, stay heather: it is july 27th and this is a fox news alert. horror at the ohio state...

Now you're even smarter. this is truecar. >> bret: finally tonight, talking a lot about medicine and the show. a musician in india gave a private concert for a surgeon who was operating on that man's brain during this performance. the man was suffering from something that causes involuntary muscle spasms. dr. said they needed him to play during the brain operation in order for the surgery to be successful. the man was awake during the entire seven hour procedure and was able to give instant feedback as to what was working. we don't know what he played, but apparently it worked out well. thanks...

Doctors probably -- the recommendations to him. >> do you have any indication also from these doctors just how he's doing? i mean, obviously well enough to get on the plane and travel to washington. but -- and also just the future. >> reporter: yeah, well, you know, he was discharged from the hospital the next day, which is saying something. he's 80 years old. he had general anesthesia. he just had a brain operation and he goes home the next day. that's quick recovery by any standard, even for a person much, much younger. so, i think that the doctors were really encouraged by that. and you kno...

Had a big operation, you know, it was a brain operation as you know. it was 11 days ago now. we know that he had a pretty quick recovery after that in terms of being able to get out of the hospital. he was able to go home the next day. speaking to his doctors, which senator mccain gave me permission to do, they sort of recommended that he stay home, not fly for about two weeks. 14 days. again, it's 11 days now. but i can tell you there's no absolute rules with this sort of thing. you know, the big concern just if you will, from a mechanical point is any time you do an operation, for example, i...

Can travel, is what you'll hear most doctors say ten days after a brain operation like this. but, you know, he's been -- i will say that he's had a pretty quick recovery. we talked about this before. even the day after his surgery he was home. i talked to his doctors, as you mentioned. they said he's been up and about and has been going back and forth from his house to the hospital and all of that. it's not surprising at all that he's talking about this. he's at the outer window of being able to do this sort of thing. >> he had a craneotomy. is there any concern that altitude could affect his ...