The former president of Uruguay José Mujica was admitted to a sanatorium in Montevideo on Thursdaywhere it began to be rehydrated after the little liquid intake he was receiving.
This was explained in a press conference by his personal physician, Raquel Pannone, who pointed out that The former president has fibrosis in the esophagus as a result of the radiotherapy treatment he received in that area, which It causes difficulties for him to feed himself.
“Pepe is back in the sanatorium. The reason for his transfer to the sanatorium this time has to do with the fact that He was receiving very little oral fluid intake at home and was not receiving enough food. That was the reason for transferring him,” the doctor said.
He added that he underwent tests andand began rehydration intravenouslywhich generates a “practically immediate” effect on him.
“We will do everything possible to keep him in the sanatorium as long as possible. to be able to hydrate it better and to be able to stabilize it better,” Pannone stressed, who emphasized that the state of health of who governed Uruguay in the period 2010-2015 It is not more serious.
He also recalled that Mujica has previous pathologies such as kidney failure “that is getting worse” with little fluid intake.
Last weekthe former president had already entered the sanatorium after having feeding difficulties caused by radiotherapy treatment which he received months ago due to a malignant tumor in the esophagus.
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According to this, Pannone assured that They did not manage to improve their health condition, but it remains similar to the last time, He said that “we are in a situation of stagnation,” noting that Mujica has lost weight and has had a decrease in muscle mass.
On April 29, Mujica announced at a press conference that he had undergone a check-up in which a tumor had been discovered in his esophagus. A few days later, his doctor said at a press conference that the tumor was malignant and that he would be treated with radiotherapy in Uruguay.