Easley out of surgery

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on July 29, 2008 - 11:44am.
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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.

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