Kennedy Up and About After Surgery
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Senator Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending yesterday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family, and “keeping up with the news of the day,” his office said.
The Massachusetts Democrat had a restful night’s sleep after Monday’s operation, a statement said, and the 76-year-old is expected to stay at the hospital in Durham for about a week before returning home for further treatment.
All of that is good news. The associate deputy director of the brain tumor center at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. John Sampson, isn’t involved in Mr. Kennedy’s care, but the neurosurgeon said that generally, patients who make it through the first day following surgery without any complications have the strongest prospects for recovery.
