Rep. Dingell hospitalized for surgery on perforated ulcer

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/554936-rep-dingell-hospitalized-for-surgery-on-perforated-ulcer

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) was hospitalized after undergoing an emergency surgery Friday for a perforated ulcer, according to an announcement from her office.

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.

[mahina]

1. Wishing her healing and comfort

[sheshe2]

2. Rest up, Debbie.

Get well and then come on back. We need your voice.

[blogslug]

3. Get better soon, Congresswoman

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[elleng]

4. 'In an interview on WWJ Saturday, Dingell said she had experienced stomach pain

during the week, but added she was "busy" with President Biden’s visit to a Ford plant in Dearborn, Mich., a facility that is included in Dingell’s congressional district.

By Friday morning, however, Dingell said she “was on fire” on her way back to Dearborn from Washington.

"I just knew I couldn't get on the plane,” she told WWJ. "I called my doctor, who sent me straight to the Emergency Room. They took one look at me and they knew I had a perforated ulcer," she said. "I was in surgery within three hours."

"But I'm okay,” she added, though she conceded that she “may have to give up Diet Coke and junk food."

Dingell revealed in the radio interview that she believed the cause of her ulcer was Motrin she took for an infection in her jaw.'

[soldierant]

5. Having to work around Republicans

can pparently really do that to a person - it's more than a metaphor - apparently. I wish her a complete recovery and rnewed strength (she'll need it, looks like).

[AwakeAtLast]

6. My Mom had the same thing

It about killed her! Recovery was rough, I don't wish that on anyone. I felt like I was trying to feed an infant again. Best wishes to her!