GOP U.S. Senate challenger undergoing emergency hernia surgery
"Jason Lewis 'rushed' to hospital for emergency hernia surgery
Per the campaign, candidate Jason Lewis was "rushed" to the emergency room early Monday due to severe abdominal pain.
Written By: Sarah Mearhoff | Oct 26th 2020 - 11am.
"ST. PAUL — Former Minnesota congressman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Jason Lewis is undergoing emergency surgery today for an internal hernia, according to his campaign.
Lewis was "rushed" to the emergency room early Monday, Oct. 26, for severe abdominal pain, his campaign manager, Tom Szymanski, said in a news release.
As of about 11 a.m. Monday, Lewis was undergoing emergency surgery, doctors say as the prognosis can be life-threatening if not treated quickly, per the campaign.
Szymanski said that heading into the operating room, Lewis was "in good spirits, optimistic, and true to form, he was speculating about when he could resume campaigning, eager to continue fighting for his fellow Minnesotans."
According to the University of Michigan medical school, an inguinal hernia occurs when a portion of the bowel bulges through the abdominal wall into the groin, resulting in abdominal pain. Per Michigan, recovery time for open hernia repair surgery is typically about three weeks. Patients can usually go home the same day as their surgery, return to light activity after three weeks and strenuous exercise after six"…..
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