Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert underwent surgery in Colorado on Tuesday to remove a blood clot in her leg and is expected to make a full recovery, her campaign said in a news release.
The congresswoman was admitted to a hospital in northern Colorado on Monday after suffering severe swelling in her left leg. Her campaign says doctors discovered an acute blood clot with a CT scan and diagnosed Boebert with May-Thurner syndrome.
May-Thurner syndrome is a rare disorder that affects women between the ages of 20 and 45 who have given birth.
The campaign said the condition could be caused by dehydration, travel and sitting for long periods of time.
The blood clot was removed through surgery and a stent was inserted. In the news release, hospital specialist Dr. Rebecca Badt said people who have surgery to restore blood flow and recover can live and work normally. Boebert thanked the hospital and medical team.
Boebert’s campaign manager, Drew Sexton, said the congressman is expected to be released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon. Boebert posted a photo on Facebook Wednesday of herself sitting in a hospital bed, holding her grandson in her arms.
Boebert is expected to appear Friday in Pueblo for the Republican nominating convention in the 4th District. She has already qualified for the June 25 primary ballot in Colorado by collecting voters’ signatures, but is also trying to secure at least 10% of delegate votes at the nominating convention — as long as she can get through the assembly process. Until that happens, he needs to move forward. ,
Boebert, the MAGA riot instigator, represents Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, but she is running in the Republican primary this year to fill former Rep. Ken Buck’s seat in the 4th Congressional District on the other side of the state. Buck resigned from Congress on March 22.
Boebert and her children recently moved to Windsor from the Rifle area.
The congresswoman faced criticism over her decision to switch districts after nearly losing her 3rd District seat to Democrats in 2022. This is on top of a chaotic year for Boebert, with a very public divorce and an embarrassing moment at a Denver performance. The musical Beetlejuice with a date.
Still, Boebert’s near-national name recognition and endorsement from former President Donald Trump is expected to be a boon in the race against lesser-known, local Republicans.
If Boebert wins the crowded 4th District GOP primary in June, she will likely secure the seat in the general election against a Democrat in the Republican 4th District.
Jesse Bedayan, corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative, contributed to this report. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
Colorado Sun staff writer Jesse Paul also contributed to this report.
