Get well soon Secretary Rumsfeld! We miss you. And a belated Happy Birthday, July 9th, to the bestest Secretary of Defense EVER!
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld had three hours of surgery on his left hand Monday.
Doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center performed the surgery to correct a problem caused by arthritis at the base of Rumsfeld's thumb, the Pentagon ( news - web sites) said. The surgery did not require general anesthesia.
Rumsfeld will wear a cast on his left forearm for the next four to six weeks, the statement said.
Rumsfeld, who turns 70 Tuesday, is right-handed.
