UPDATE: Melania Trump Hospitalized for Kidney Medical Procedure

[BumRushDaShow]

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Source: New York Times



WASHINGTON -- Melania Trump underwent a medical procedure on Monday morning to treat what the White House called a "benign kidney condition" and was reported to be recovering without trouble at a military hospital outside the capital.

"The procedure was successful and there were no complications," the White House said in a statement. "Mrs. Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will likely remain there for the duration of the week. The first lady looks forward to a full recovery so she can continue her work on behalf of children everywhere."

President Trump spoke with Mrs. Trump on Monday morning before the procedure and later spoke with the doctor after it was over, according to a White House official who asked not to be identified describing the private communications. Mr. Trump left the White House by helicopter on Monday afternoon to fly to Walter Reed to be with the first lady.

"Heading over to Walter Reed Medical Center to see our great First Lady, Melania," Mr. Trump said on Twitter. "Successful procedure, she is in good spirits. Thank you to all of the well-wishers!"



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/us/politics/melania-trump-kidney-surgery.html

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Original article and headline -

Melania Trump Hospitalized for Kidney Surgical Procedure

WASHINGTON -- Melania Trump underwent a surgical procedure on Monday morning to treat what the White House called a "benign kidney condition" and was reported to be recovering without trouble at a military hospital outside the capital.

"The procedure was successful and there were no complications," the White House said in a statement. "Mrs. Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will likely remain there for the duration of the week. The first lady looks forward to a full recovery so she can continue her work on behalf of children everywhere."

Edit to add WaPo article -

Melania Trump hospitalized, undergoes medical procedure 'to treat a benign kidney condition'

First lady Melania Trump underwent a medical procedure to "treat a benign kidney condition" Monday morning at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and is expected to remain hospitalized for the rest of the week, according to her communications director. "The procedure was successful and there were no complications," according to a statement from Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's communications director. "Mrs. Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will likely remain there for the duration of the week. The first lady looks forward to a full recovery so she can continue her work on behalf of children everywhere."

The statement vaguely described the procedure as "an embolization procedure to treat a benign kidney condition" but offered no additional details about the first lady's condition or treatment. Grisham declined to provide additional information or answer questions about the procedure, saying that the first lady is entitled to privacy.

In embolization, doctors insert a catheter as part of a procedure to purposely block a blood vessel and cut off the blood supply to the affected area. This can be done by sending a coil or a substance down the catheter. The catheter is usually inserted in the femoral artery in the thigh and then threaded through the aorta to the renal artery and then to a smaller blood vessel.

This hospitalization comes as Trump, 48, has taken a higher-profile role in the White House in recent weeks. In late April, she hosted her first state dinner in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, and attended the funeral of former first lady Barbara Bush in Houston.

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[monmouth4]

1. He will be furious she's getting more coverage than him...LOL. n/t

[elehhhhna]

16. He didn't even go to Walter Reed. Stayed at the WH.

[monmouth4]

19. She's going to be there until Sunday, I hope he visits her with Baron..n/t

[OldHippieChick]

21. This is pretty outrageous and I cannot even

imagine B.O. doing this. Cheetohead is so self-absorbed it disgusts me.

[Sneederbunk]

2. Awaiting comments from Kelly Sadler.

[flibbitygiblets]

6. Good one.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. That last line.... "so she can continue her work on behalf of children everywhere."

[ailsagirl]

42. I'll say it again:

Oh, brother!!!

[Still In Wisconsin]

4. Enjoying that publicly funded health care Malaria? n/t

[Delphinus]

27. I have to admit ...

that was my first thought.

[DemoTex]

5. Trump's pissed her off too many times.

Hard on the kidneys.

[MontanaMama]

7. I wish her a speedy recovery.

Respectfully, she hasn't done jack to help children anywhere.

[MGKrebs]

8. Thoughts and prayers.

Maybe it's a kidney stone and that's why she looks like she's wincing all the time.

[FSogol]

11. The grimmacing is from an orange, 280 pound kidney stone with a bad combover.

[pwb]

9. They care so little about so many of us.

I'm not feeling much about this because they don't give a rats ass about millions of Americans health. But I hope you get better third lady.

[CountAllVotes]

48. 250,000 Americans w/o any insurance

Yet then there is the War on Drugs!

What a stupid stupid country this has become.

They need to get their agenda straight!

As for Melania tRump, good luck lady. Anyone that ends up in a hospital longer than overnight these days has a serious f'ng problem!

[llmart]

10. They lie so much...

I wouldn't be surprised if she's having something else done like maybe a little nip and tuck???

[jmowreader]

14. She needs to have that 350-pound malignant growth excised

[llmart]

40. Yep.

Maybe she just needed another reason to get away from him. I heard on the news tonight that she's supposed to be in the hospital for 5 days. Who gets to spend 5 days in a hospital any longer? I've know people who have had cardiac surgery who are shipped out quicker than that.

[CountAllVotes]

47. no kidding!

I had an inguinal hernia repair done several years ago.

It was done on an outpatient basis!

I left the hospital wearing bloodied up clothes and they could have cared less!

There is a lot more to this story than meets the eye.

I wonder what the real story is anyway? wtf:

[underthematrix]

24. exactly what I was thinking

[dflprincess]

43. My first thought as well. nt

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. Melania, here's your chance. Run now, while you can. You can pick up Barron on the way. NT

[MGKrebs]

13. Geez, I hope they got the tanning bed somewhere like in the basement.

Wouldn't want all that UV to be wrecking OUR artwork.

[DesertRat]

15. I wish her a speedy and full recovery.

[KansasKali]

17. Does he still have Stormy's number?

He's going to need some company while she recovers.

[Johnny2X2X]

18. Suicide attempt?

Serious, did she take a hand full of pills? She seems miserable.

[smirkymonkey]

49. I was thinking that could be a possibility.

That or a nervous breakdown. I'm sure she feels absolutely trapped with no way out.

[WhoWoodaKnew]

20. I hope she gets well soon.

[left-of-center2012]

22. Trump unable to be at the hospital for the proceedure

It interfered with his Fox and Friends time.

[DeminPennswoods]

32. Surgery conveniently scheduled for Mother's Day

[bigworld]

23. any doctors on here care to speculate what this is all about?

[DeminPennswoods]

33. MSNBC's medical expert

said it was likely some kind of tumor that doctors had probably been watching for awhile. He said the procedure cuts off the blood supply so the tumor shrinks.

[RayOfHope]

38. I'm not a doctor, but I have a benign mass on my kidney and embolization is the (m)

treatment for it. The mass is called an angiomyolipoma, its a fatty tumor with blood vessels in it. If it gets big enough, there is a good chance of rupture.

[Hugin]

44. Thanks for the reasonable reply.

Very enlightening.

I hope you are doing much better.

[Ohiogal]

25. I'm sure he dropped everything

So he could stay with her and hold her hand ....

NOT!

[Hulk]

26. "....so she can continue her work on behalf of children everywhere."....?? Get focking serious.

What a disgraceul joke. Lucky gold digger gets a week away from the Jabba. WTG Melania. ANYTHING to get away from that pig of a sugar daddy con artist.

[olddad56]

28. given all of his affairs, she is fortunate if the problem wasn't related to something she caught

from him. Then again, having sex with him is probably not in her job description.

[rickford66]

29. Government hospital ??

What's wrong with looking for the lowest bidder free market hospital ? Hey, Don.The deep state planted a chip in her while she was under. Ask Hannity for advice.

[eppur_se_muova]

30. She's flawed. Time to divorce her.

He's got his eye on a replacement already.

[machoneman]

31. She's dying. Who cares......

Let's see how the Trumpkins like it when the shoe is on the other foot!

Eff'em I say!

[DeminPennswoods]

34. She's spending a week in the hospital, too

For reference, my late-octogenarian mom had surgery for a broken hip and was discharged less than 48 hrs later.

[BumRushDaShow]

36. Yup.

The hospitals will try to kick you out in 3 days after major surgery - 4 if you scream about needing pain meds. Babies (including c-sections) are now 1 - 2 day events. And I know my mom used to say that they kept mothers in the hospital for 7 - 14 days after a baby.

But see when they do this, inevitably some people end up back in the hospital again.

[DeminPennswoods]

37. That's what happened to

her, back less than 24 hrs later and never got the rehab she should have all because of being discharged too soon.

[llmart]

41. Exactly!

My daughter had a c-section two years ago and she was out of the hospital in 2 days and that's major surgery in addition to having a baby to care for. When I had my two babies in the 70's I stayed 4 days one time and 5 the next and I didn't have c-sections. Your every need was taken care of. I couldn't imagine being sent home after a c-section.

Maybe Melania has no stamina.

[jmbar2]

35. I hope she's not bleeding from...

...wherever

[dalton99a]

39. What's her out of pocket?

[SergeStorms]

45. Rule one in the Trump crime family....

there is never an "out of pocket" expense for them. Ever. None of them even carry currency.

[heaven05]

46. oh well

she's still a birther in my book. I have no sympathy for those who are associated with the barely human potus, trump. I DON'T CARE.