Bernie Sanders Has Hernia Surgery – And Goes Back to Work Less Than a Day Later

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Bernie Sanders Has Hernia Surgery – And Goes Back to Work Less Than a Day Later

The Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate, 74, walked out of the George Washington University Hospital Monday evening after successful afternoon surgery to repair an inguinal hernia in his abdomen. And, not 12 hours later, he walked into his Senate office for a day's work.

"He's right back to work," Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs tells PEOPLE. "He walked into the office this morning in the Dirksen building. He has Budget Committee meetings."

Sanders, who is mounting a challenge to Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, often boasts of his fine health.

In June, Sanders told ABC News "I'm blessed with endurance, I'm blessed with health."

"I don't think I've taken a day off because of sickness in several years," Sanders said.

http://www.people.com/article/bernie-sanders-hernia-surgery-back-work

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1. So have about a million other men. Can we praise them too?

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2. Sure. nt

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3. But but... according to HRC supporters

it's going to be several weeks before he's recovered and then he'll still be weak for a long time because of his advanced age

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4. Some are surely disappointed but nobody should discount Bernie's stanima. nt