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Gov. Patrick Having Hip Replacement Surgery

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Sep 1, 2009 1:33 pm US/Eastern

Gov. Patrick Having Hip Replacement Surgery

Curiosity: Why Have The Surgery Now?

BOSTON (WBZ) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Gov. Deval Patrick and his wife Diane arrived at Mass. General Hospital early Tuesday morning for his hip surgery.
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Gov. Deval Patrick is having hip replacement surgery to help alleviate pain from arthritis and an injury he suffered three decades ago.

The governor entered Massachusetts General Hospital with his wife at 6 a.m. on Tuesday for the procedure.

The governor's aides said Patrick went into surgery Tuesday morning after a couple of hours of preparation. They expected to release more information once Patrick gets out of surgery.

He will hand over power to Lt. Gov. Tim Murray for a day or two while he recovers.

Patrick injured his hip in a truck accident in 1978 while he was working on a United Nations youth training project in the Darfur region of Sudan. He said earlier that he decided to have the surgery well ahead of his re-election campaign next year.

Read: Curiosity Blog: Why Now For Surgery?

Patrick said he expects to begin physical therapy within a few days. He'll need crutches for about three weeks, then expects to switch to a cane for a while.

The governor said it's the first time he's ever had surgery.

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