The feeding difficulties generated by the treatment of radiotherapy that received Pepe Mujicathe former Uruguayan president, suffered a worsening of his kidney function due to a malignant tumor in his esophagus.
This was stated in a press conference by his personal physician, Raquel Pannone. Mujica left the hospital on Tuesday afternoon. sanatorium where he was admitted for some studies.
“He has a kidney pathology and the consequences of the radiotherapy “They made it harder for him to eat and he drank less liquid. This worsened his kidney function,” said the doctor.
According to the doctor, since last Saturday Mujica He was receiving serum at certain times of the day to facilitate hydration and last Monday he was transferred to the Casmu sanatorium, where tests were performed.
Pannone said the results could show an improvement or that he remains in the same situation, which would mean he would have to receive serum for a few more days.
“He is fragile. He is almost 90 years old, he has underlying pathologies and this makes him weaker. If we can get him to drink water and recover, he will improve,” he stressed.
On the other hand, he said that Mujica He had studies done last week that showed that there is “no evidence” of his esophageal pathology, but there are consequences of treatment.
“We did it several times CT scans these days in different places and that shows that there is no evidence of the tumor“, he concluded.
José Mujica attends an event after going to the hospital for some tests
Jose “Pepe” Mujica He attended an event of his political party on Tuesday, where he said that it was “a hard day” because he is “recovering” his bones, since today he was hospitalized hospital for some analysis After undergoing treatment radiotherapy due to a malignant tumor in the esophagus.
“Today has been a tough day for me. I’m trying to get back on my feet as best I can, but I had to be here,” said the former Uruguayan president at the beginning of his speech.
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Mujica participated in the event in which the incorporation of journalist Blanca Rodríguez to the list for the Senate of the Republic was announced. Popular Participation Movementthe space that Mujica leads within the Broad Front (FA, left), in view of the October elections.
After praising Rodríguez’s skills, which, he said, “will serve to enrich the Senate (…) with his polished and neat language, with his authentic feminism“The former president thanked “life” for his decades of activism that are still active at 89 years of age and despite his recent health complications.
“I have been fighting since I was 14 years old and I am in my 90s, I am scraping the shavings – applauded – but, to everyone: succeed in the life is to get up and start over every time you fall. There is no triumph definitive because there is no defeat definitive if you have a strong heart,” he concluded to applause.