(CNN) Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said Sunday night that surgery to repair a broken femur was “completely successful” and that he plans to return to the Senate for a vote “next week.”
The Connecticut Democrat broke his femur at A University of Connecticut men’s basketball Victory Parade held in their honor Win the NCAA Championship last week.
“I just got out of surgery to fix a minor fracture in my upper femur. The surgery was a complete success and the staff, doctors and everyone here at Stamford Hospital have been amazing,” Blumenthal tweeted, adding that he had already begun physical therapy.
He had tweeted about his injury Saturday night, responding to Sen. Chris Murphy, a fellow Democrat from Connecticut who was also at the parade and tweeted that his colleague had “finished the procession” after fracturing his femur. “It was the most Dick Blumenthal ever,” said Murphy.
Blumenthal, 77, won a third term in the Senate last fall. First elected in 2010, he previously served five terms as Connecticut’s attorney general.
The Senate is scheduled to meet again on April 17. The Democratic Caucus’ narrow 51-49 advantage in the House means that any absence could affect key votes. Democratic Senator John Fetterman He was recently laid off From a hospital where he was being treated for depression and expects to return when the Senate meets again.
This story has been updated with additional information.
CNN’s Jack Forrest contributed to this report.
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