Rand Paul said he underwent surgery over the weekend to remove part of his lung.
The Republican senator was injured in November 2017 when he was attacked by his neighbor while doing yard work in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The neighbor, Rene Boucher, pleaded guilty in 2018 to assaulting a member of Congress and was sentenced to 30 days in prison. Boucher said he was angry with Paul for stacking debris near their property line.
Paul suffered six broken ribs and was later treated for pneumonia.
“Unfortunately, I will have to limit my August activities. Part of my lung damaged by the 2017 assault had to be removed by surgery this weekend. The doctors, nurses, & staff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were great. I should be able to return to the Senate in September,” the senator tweeted Monday.
Unfortunately, I will have to limit my August activities. Part of my lung damaged by the 2017 assault had to be removed by surgery this weekend. The doctors, nurses, & staff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were great. I should be able to return to the Senate in September
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) August 5, 2019
It’s the second surgery Paul has had related to the injury. In January he traveled to Canada for hernia surgery.
Kentucky’s other senator is also on the mend. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fell Sunday morning at his home and fractured his shoulder.
