First Lady Doing Well After Surgery

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Indonesian First Lady Ani Yudhoyono is doing well after undergoing gall bladder surgery at the Gatot Subroto Military Hospital, presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said here on Saturday.

"The first lady is getting better and hopefully she will be permitted to leave the hospital soon," Julian said, adding that the family was still waiting for the observation of presidential medical team to decide when Ani Yudhoyono could be discharged from the hospital.

Earlier on Friday the presidential team of doctors successfully removed Ani Yudhoyono's gall bladder with stones in it through three holes measuring 0.5 centimeter in diameter.

Spokesman of the presidential team of doctors, Dr. Aris Wibudi, said the surgery started at 8 am on Friday and was completed in an hour.

"From 8 to 9 am this morning, the presidential medical team operated on First Lady Ani Yudhoyono to remove her gall bladder with some stones in it," Aris said on Friday.

He mentioned that the operation ran smoothly without any problems as the First Lady was in a stable condition while the surgery was being carried out.

Ani Yudhoyono was admitted to the Gatot Subroto Military Hospital at 10 am on March 15, in preparation for the surgery on Friday.

Aris added that the presidential medical team discovered the stones in Ani's gall bladder when the First Lady had undergone a general check-up recently.

In late December 2011, the First Lady was treated at the same hospital for typhoid and was discharged on New Year's Day after a five-day treatment.(*/T007)