State Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Mario Gallegos underwent a liver transplant Friday. According to the Quorum Report, the operation was a success and the Senator is in good condition.
The following is a statement from Dr. Joseph Galati, Gallegos' physician, regarding Senator Gallegos' surgery and subsequent condition:
"After Senator Gallegos' liver transplant was completed late Friday evening, he was making the progress we would have anticipated over the weekend, and this morning is resting comfortably in stable condition. As we had expected, the surgery went well, without complications.
"Assuming unanticipated complications do not arise, I would project that Senator Gallegos can expect a smooth recovery, and that this procedure will be a very good next step in his recovery.
According to The Statesman, Senator Gallegos has been absent from the Capitol in anticipation of the surgery since last week and will need at least 18 additional days to recover.
We at BOR celebrate the operation's success and would like to express our warmest wishes to the Senator for a speedy and full recovery.
As we welcome new writers at BOR, we must also wish Senator Mario Gallegos safe travels home and our best wishes.
According to the Statesman Online, the recently elected Speaker pro tempore of the state Senate has begun the process to have major surgery.
After a year of recovery, Senator Gallegos has been advised that he is in need of a new liver.
My physician has placed me on a waiting list to be a recipient for a liver transplant. He has long anticipated this possibility ever since I became sober almost a year ago. He and I have worked hard together to ensure that I would be in the best possible health, either to prevent the necessity for such a procedure, or to make sure that I would be a strong recipient for the organ in the event the procedure became necessary.
Because of the timing and the seriousness of the surgery, Sen. Gallegos has been advised by his doctors to stay in Houston for the time being and will need at least 18 days of recovery time after surgery.
This will bring the Senate down to 30, and Democrats will have exactly 1/3 of the membership in the western chamber.
We wish the Senator, his family, friends, and staff the best of luck.
