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MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was hospitalized after undergoing a “minor procedure” to remove fluid that was compressing her lungs, the governor’s office announced Tuesday, March 31.
Gina Maiola, Ivey’s communications director, said the 81-year-old Republican had been feeling discomfort in the left side of his body for the past three weeks. After observing the pain and recently feeling slightly short of breath, Ivy decided to see her GP again on March 31st.
Maiola said she was then referred to a surgeon at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Alabama’s capital, who determined that fluid was compressing Ivey’s lungs.
“Although this was not an emergency, Governor Ivey wanted to complete the process as quickly as possible so that we could quickly return to 100% status by the end of the (Legislature) regular session in 2026,” Maiola said in a statement. “This afternoon, the Governor successfully underwent a simple procedure to remove her bodily fluids at Baptist South. Out of an abundance of caution, she will be monitored at Baptist South in the coming days.”
Lawmakers are in the final day of the state’s regular session.
Mr. Ivey, a cancer survivor, is currently serving his second full term. In September 2019, the governor announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage I lung cancer after doctors discovered a “small, isolated malignant tumor.”
About three weeks later, Ivey finished radiation treatment and said she expects to make a full recovery. In January 2020, Ivey’s doctors said Governor’s follow-up images showed “no concerning features and an excellent response to treatment.”
“She will continue regular surveillance imaging tests, but Governor Ivey believes she will be cured,” Dr. Alex Whitley of Central Alabama Radiation Oncology said in a statement at the time.
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