Gov. Mike Easley is out of surgery.
According to a statement from the governor's press office, Easley successfully underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder this morning.
Duke Hospital surgeons Dr. Bill Garrett and Dr. Dean Taylor "removed spurs, excised a bursa, and debrided the cuff tendons." Easley will be in a sling for several weeks.
Easley was not sedated and joked with surgeons during the procedure, but doctors noted he was under a local anesthetic.
"I expect the governor’s mood to change when the nerve block wears off," Garrett joked.
