It turns out the “mystery” illness Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is being treated for is prostate cancer, according to a statement Tuesday from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The cancer was reportedly found in early December, and on December 22, he underwent a prostatectomy (described as a “minimally invasive surgical procedure”). https://twitter.com/NewsCentralCNN/status/1744806803408290174 From CNN:
“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.
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.”
President Biden and the White House were apparently informed today that Secretary Austin has prostate cancer. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1744803782154686606
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