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Prime Minister Patrick Manning will undergo surgery to remove a malignant tumour in his left kidney at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow, a release from the Prime Minister's office stated last night.
The release added that the Prime Minister's doctors have indicated that the duration of the surgery is expected to be about two hours. Manning will check into the hospital today in preparation for tomorrow's procedure.
The surgery is to be done at the Cimeq Hospital in Cuba. Manning had valve replacement surgery in 1998 and had a pace maker inserted at the same facility.
Sources said yesterday that the fact that the surgery, which was originally due for Thursday and Friday, has been brought forward, suggests that the PM's doctors are confident that the medication which Manning has been taking for his heart for years, and which prevents his blood from coagulating properly, is now fully out of his system and that the PM blood has returned to a condition where it is clotting properly.
Informed sources have said doctors are expected to remove the left kidney. We are all born with two kidneys but, medical sources stress, we only need one to function as human beings.
Manning's two sons are expected to leave today for Cuba to join their father and mother, Hazel.
Yesterday, Manning sent word to the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago that he is resting comfortably and doing well. Manning, who was in good spirits, reported that all was fine with him as he continues to express deep gratitude to those who have wished him well.
Yesterday, Roman Catholic Archbishop, Edward J Gilbert, stated: "It is with great regret that I learned of the illness of the Prime Minister. I have written to Mrs Manning to assure her and the Manning family of the prayerful intercession of the people of the Archdiocese, for the Prime Minister. We pray his surgery will be successful and will lead to a full recovery."
Yesterday, PNM sources said there were lots of prayer group sessions being conducted within the party for the Prime Minister's good health.
The release added that the Prime Minister's doctors have indicated that the duration of the surgery is expected to be about two hours. Manning will check into the hospital today in preparation for tomorrow's procedure.
The surgery is to be done at the Cimeq Hospital in Cuba. Manning had valve replacement surgery in 1998 and had a pace maker inserted at the same facility.
Sources said yesterday that the fact that the surgery, which was originally due for Thursday and Friday, has been brought forward, suggests that the PM's doctors are confident that the medication which Manning has been taking for his heart for years, and which prevents his blood from coagulating properly, is now fully out of his system and that the PM blood has returned to a condition where it is clotting properly.
Informed sources have said doctors are expected to remove the left kidney. We are all born with two kidneys but, medical sources stress, we only need one to function as human beings.
Manning's two sons are expected to leave today for Cuba to join their father and mother, Hazel.
Yesterday, Manning sent word to the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago that he is resting comfortably and doing well. Manning, who was in good spirits, reported that all was fine with him as he continues to express deep gratitude to those who have wished him well.
Yesterday, Roman Catholic Archbishop, Edward J Gilbert, stated: "It is with great regret that I learned of the illness of the Prime Minister. I have written to Mrs Manning to assure her and the Manning family of the prayerful intercession of the people of the Archdiocese, for the Prime Minister. We pray his surgery will be successful and will lead to a full recovery."
Yesterday, PNM sources said there were lots of prayer group sessions being conducted within the party for the Prime Minister's good health.
