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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967 Mayor Anderson in HospitalMayor Anderson In Hospital College Station Mayor D.A. i (Andy) Anderson is at Baylor iMedicaLCenter in Dallas for in- tensive therapy to his left arm, but doctors -there won't know the exact nature of the Mayor's ail- j ment before Thursday. "There was considerable pain in my left arm which finally, caused me to come up here," Anderson said today. "It doesn't seem to be anything serious, but it is painfall." The mayor's wife, Amy, was I in Dallas today visiting her hus• band. Mayor Anderson To Undergo I Disc Surgery (A ge Colle Station Mayor D. A. ndy) Anderson was scheduled I for surgery today to correct) what doctors in Dallas' Baylor, Medical Center diagnosed as a ruptured spinal disc and depres- sion of a nerve, which may be deteriorated. This is apparently what has' caused the pain in Mayor Ander- son's left arm. Traction and in- tensive therapy over the last week and a half has failed to acheive relief, the Mayor's wife said Monday. Recovery from surgery will ; ,take 10 days to two weeks, Mrs. �: ( Anderson sai CS Mayor Anderson Said To Be Resting Nurses at the Baylor Medi- cal Center in Dallas say Col- lege Station Mayor D. A. (Andy) Anderson is "resting comfortably" today after ur- gery Tuesday to correct a ruptured spinal disc which may have been affecting a nerve. The mayor had complained of severe pain in his left arm, finally went to Dallas for in- tensive therapy and traction treatments. He entered the center Thursday, Aug. 3.. Ten days to two weeks are required for recovery from the surgery, doctors said. But it was not known today when the mayor would return home. Mayor Pro -tem 0. M. Holt is on a trip. Should the mayor miss College Station's Aug. 28 city council meeting, Coun- cilman Homer Adam ; would preside. - -- _4 N DAILY EAGLE tion, Texa#Thursday, Aug. 17, 1967 A n d erson Recovering From Surgery'I College Station Mayor D. A. (Andy) Anderson's surgery W correct a pinched nerve in his spine was termed by doctors l ax Dallas' Baylor Medical Cen- j ter as a "complete success," the mayor's wife said today. Mrs. Anderson said her hus- band would likely be released ftom the hospital today, but l +,. would remain in Dallas until Wednesday for periodic check- ups, A 30 -day recovery period i$ expected once the mayor re- turns home. The mayor suffered a cracked spinal disc which had slipped out of place and collected cal - c i u m causing pressure on a nerve to Anderson's left arm. Severe pain in the arm could I not be relieved by traction or therapy. An eight inch portion of the spine from the hairline', down was affected by surgery lasting some three hours, Mrs. Anderson said. "The mayor is much better now," Amy Anderson said. "There is still a soreness in the arm and shoulder, and in the surgery area. Andy will rest at home for about a month when we return Thursday." Mayor Anderson entered the Baylor Medical Center " three, weeks ago, underwent his sur- gery last week. Mrs. Anderson has remained in Dallas during her husband's treatment, stay- ing with a daughter, Mrs. Jos- eph Di ckey, who lives in Dallas.