A woman sweeps under a photograph of Cuba's President Fidel Castro in Havana, Thursday, May 24, 2007. Castro's recovery from intestinal surgery 10 months ago was delayed because the first of several operations he had went badly, the communist leader said Wednesday in a statement that gave the most detailed account of his health since August. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
“For many months, I depended on IVs and catheters through which I received an important part of my nourishment,”
If he received nutrition through a catheter it’s no wonder there were complications!