John Carter doing well after surgery
Thursday, 17 November 2005, 11:56 am
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
John Carter
MP for Northland
17 November 2005
John
Carter doing well after surgery
National MP John Carter
says he is feeling “pretty good” after a successful bowel
operation.
Mr Carter was recently diagnosed with an early,
isolated case of bowel cancer.
He had surgery, known as a
laparoscopic assisted anterior resection, on Monday morning
and remains in Wellington’s Wakefield Hospital.
“The
medical staff tell me that everything is looking good and
the surgery went according to plan,” says Mr Carter
“I am
feeling great but will continue to take it easy for a few
weeks. This has come as quite a shock but I feel very lucky
to have spotted the problem early and dealt with it before
it got out of hand.
“I urge all men to have regular health
checks and to talk to their doctor at the first sign of any
problems.”
ENDS
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