US Sen. Heitkamp to have hip replacement surgery next month

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is scheduled for hip replacement surgery next month.

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D) North Dakota

Staff for the North Dakota Democrat say she will undergo a right hip replacement on Aug. 17 in Bismarck.

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases says the average hospital stay for a hip replacement surgery is 3-5 days. Full recovery takes 3-6 months.

The 59-year-old Heitkamp survived breast cancer in the early 2000s.