{"id":2254346,"date":"2024-05-28T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T18:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-greg-murphy-underwent-successful-surgery-after-skull-tumor-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T14:56:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T18:56:28","slug":"rep-greg-murphy-underwent-successful-surgery-after-skull-tumor-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-greg-murphy-underwent-successful-surgery-after-skull-tumor-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Greg Murphy had a &#8220;successful&#8221; surgery for a skull tumor diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-greg-murphy-underwent-successful-surgery-after-skull-tumor-diagnosis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text contains\u2062 a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trailer-full-of-bibles-set-on-fire-on-easter-sunday-in-front-of-tennessee-church\/\" title=\"A trailer filled with Bibles was set ablaze on Easter Sunday outside a Tennessee church\">onclick function<\/a> to display\u200d additional content when clicked. The text includes a &#8220;Read \u2062more&#8230;&#8221; button that, when clicked, activates an\u200b onclick\u2064 function to\u200b reveal further content. The text\u2063 features a \u2062&#8221;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button that triggers an onclick function to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-releases-statement-announcing-ronna-mcdaniel-is-out-just-days-after-hiring\/\" title=\"NBC announced the departure of Ronna McDaniel shortly after her recent hiring\">reveal additional content<\/a> when activated. The text showcases a &#8220;Read \u200dmore&#8230;&#8221;\u2064 button that, upon being clicked, triggers an onclick function to unveil\u2062 extra\u2064 content.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) had a \u201csuccessful\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"surgery\">surgery<\/a> on Tuesday after announcing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3012194\/greg-murphy-diagnosis-skull-tumor-prognosis-excellent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>diagnosis<\/a> of a skull tumor last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Murphy underwent a successful 5-hour surgery today and is resting comfortably,\u201d said Alexander Crane, communications director for Murphy. \u201cHe wants to thank everybody for their thoughts and prayers and to let everyone know he is working hard to recover so that he will get back to his job of serving the wonderful people of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NC\">NC<\/a>\u2018s 3rd District.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes doctors don\u2019t make the best patients but he is going to try his best,\u201d Crane added.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Murphy said on May 21 that the tumor, called a pituitary macroadenoma, was believed to be benign but required surgical removal due to the size and \u201csubsequent ability to affect vital structures\u201d of the brain.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a physician, I have, for the last 30 years, taken care of thousands and thousands of patients. It is now my turn to be one,\u201d the congressman previously said, adding he has the \u201cutmost faith in my physicians and surgeons\u201d to remove the tumor.<\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina Republican is serving his third term as representative of the state\u2019s 3rd Congressional District. He is the <a href=\"https:\/\/murphy.house.gov\/about-greg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">only practicing surgeon<\/a> in Congress, according to his member page.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) underwent successful surgery on Tuesday following his recent skull tumor diagnosis. Alexander Crane, Murphy&#8217;s communications director, stated, &#8220;Dr. Murphy had a successful 5-hour surgery today and is now resting comfortably. 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