Get Well Soon, K-Rudd!

Former Australian Prime Minister turned Foreign Minister extraordinare Kevin Rudd underwent heart surgery today, with doctors replacing a leaky aortic valve that was originally inserted into the rat-fucker hating politician nearly twenty years ago. And the good news is that the surgery was a success!

From AAP:

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will return to his job with plenty of ticker after undergoing successful heart surgery today. His wife anticipates it will be difficult to keep him quiet during his two months of recovery.

“Our present challenge is not really that he won’t recover with more energy than he’s had before, but rather my challenge is to keep him as still as possible for as long as possible,” Therese Rein said after her husband’s surgery.

The 53-year-old had an operation to replace a leaky aortic valve that was inserted almost 20 years ago. Mr Rudd’s original valve was replaced because of the effects of rheumatic fever he suffered as a child.

Doctors are pleased with the results of today’s surgery, with Mr Rudd’s heart seemingly embracing its new bovine valve.

“At this stage we’re extremely pleased with his progress,” [cardiologist Dr Malcolm Davison] said. “The surgery has gone according to plan and he is in a stable and very satisfactory situation.”

The new heart valve comes from a cow and is expected to last another 15 to 20 years.

Mr Davison said the foreign minister would likely remain unconscious on a ventilator until this evening or tomorrow morning. He will be discharged from hospital in seven to 10 days and take eight weeks to recover fully from the surgery.

Excellent result. Get well soon, Mr Rudd. And god help hospital staff if they fail to serve him the meal he wants – there’s a flight attendant out there who can speak first hand of the wrath encountered when Kevin Rudd isn’t offered his din dins of choise.

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