Nechama Rivlin undergoes surgical procedure after lung transplant
search
home page

Nechama Rivlin undergoes surgical procedure after lung transplant

President’s wife in stable condition after procedure

By TOI staff 20 March 2019, 10:14 am 1 Edit
President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nechama cast their ballots at a voting station on the morning of the municipal elections, on October 30, 2018, in Jerusalem. (Mark Neyman/GPO)
President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nechama cast their ballots at a voting station on the morning of the municipal elections, on October 30, 2018, in Jerusalem. (Mark Neyman/GPO)

Nechama Rivlin, the wife of President Reuven Rivlin, underwent a surgical procedure on Tuesday evening, just over a week after receiving a lung in a transplant operation, a spokesperson for the president said Wednesday.

Rivlin was said to be in stable condition and receiving help breathing, as is normal after such procedures, the spokesperson said in a statement.

Rivlin, 73, suffers from pulmonary fibrosis, a condition in which scar tissue accumulates in the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe. She has usually been seen in public with a portable oxygen tank, including when accompanying her husband at official ceremonies.

Last week she was awake and alert a day after the lung transplant. Doctors at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, where Rivlin is being treated, noted at the time that the early days after a transplant are “critical,” and that she faces a long road to recovery.

read more:
less
Earth day at IDC Herzliya (Photo: IDC)
Promoted Content
Feeding 10 billion people
IDC Herzliya’s dual Sustainability & Government major teaches its students to build a new, sustainable food production system
comments
more