Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) was diagnosed with a rare disease on Monday and underwent emergency surgery on Tuesday.
Boebert was admitted to UC Health Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland after experiencing pain and swelling in her upper left leg, officials said. statement From the Congressman’s campaign. Her CT scan revealed an acute blood clot, which led her doctors to diagnose her with May-Thurner syndrome, a rare and obscure condition.
“While the exact cause is unknown, dehydration, travel, and prolonged sitting have all been identified as potential contributing factors to May-Thurner syndrome symptoms,” the campaign statement said. “Women between the ages of 20 and 45 who have had children are also more likely to develop May-Thurner syndrome.”
Doctors removed the blood clot and inserted a stent Tuesday morning. Boebert’s campaign said in a statement that Boebert “has no significant concerns about her long-term health, is able to perform her duties as a member of Congress, and is expected to make a full recovery.”
“I would like to thank Dr. Rebecca Byrd and the entire team at UC Health Medical Center of the Rockies for their careful attention and valuable insight into my recent diagnosis,” Boebert said in a statement. Stated. “I look forward to making a full recovery and returning to Congress to continue fighting for Colorado.”
“This morning, we successfully completed the congresswoman’s surgery and are hopeful that she will make a full recovery,” Dr. Bede said in a statement released by Boebert’s campaign. “Patients with May-Thurner syndrome who undergo procedures to restore blood flow can live and work as before after a short recovery.”
Boebert did not choose to run for a third term in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, replacing her after Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) left his seat early in pursuit of media opportunities. It is reported that he will run for the 4th constituency. But to run in the special election to replace Buck’s vacant seat, Boebert would have had to resign his current seat.
Unlike Ms. Buck and several other Republicans who left this Congress before their terms expired, further reducing the House Republican majority, Ms. Boebert will skip the special election and serve out her term. However, he will be running for a full term in a new district to be decided in November.
“I do not intend to further jeopardize the already very slim Republican majority in the House by resigning my current seat, and I have made it clear that I am hungry while continuing to deliver on the priorities of my constituents. “I’m going to work hard to win the votes of the people in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District who are true conservatives,” she told Breitbart News in March.
Boebert is backed by Donald Trump in her race in the Republican-leaning 4th District.
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News’ Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
