United States Defense Secretary, LLOYD AUSTIN undergoes surgery for Prostate Cancer, suffered complications
…In Intensive Care Unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
*”Secretary Austin was under general anesthesia during this procedure. His prostate cancer was detected early, and his prognosis is excellent. The cancer was discovered in early December. He underwent a minimally invasive surgical procedure on December 22 called a prostatectomy to treat the cancer”-Statement from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
*BY YEMI ALADE/MEDICAL Correspondent, USA & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Senior Investigative Editor
THE WORLD IS PRAYING FOR A QUICK HEALING for United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, being treated for prostate cancer, after he suffered chronic complications, as he is presently in the Intensive Care Unit, I.C.U., of the prestigious from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
This position was confirmed according to a statement issued from the elite hospital on Tuesday.
The statement revealed that the cancer was discovered in early December. He underwent a “minimally invasive surgical procedure” on December 22 called a prostatectomy to treat the cancer.
“He was under general anesthesia during this procedure. Secretary Austin recovered uneventfully from his surgery and returned home the next morning. His prostate cancer was detected early, and his prognosis is excellent,” the statement read.
It was previously unclear if Austin had been under anesthesia during the procedure, which the Pentagon had not previously disclosed and did not alert the White House to.
The Pentagon had been facing intense questions after it was revealed on Friday that he had been admitted to Walter Reed on January 1 and had been hospitalized for days without notifying the public. It was subsequently reported that Biden, senior national security officials and even Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks – who had assumed Austin’s duties – were not aware of the defense secretary’s hospitalization until three days after he was admitted.
On January 1, Austin was readmitted to the hospital due to complications “including nausea with severe abdominal, hip and leg pain.” He was found to have a urinary tract infection, the statement said.
For the last eight days of Austin’s time at Walter Reed in treating the infection, he “never lost consciousness and never underwent general anesthesia.”
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