Former Congressman Peter King (R-Seaford) is recovering from surgery that removed a cancerous tumor from his stomach wall.
King, 79, said Thursday he was “almost pain free” after undergoing surgery Monday at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park.
King, who served 14 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives before deciding not to seek re-election in 2019, said he was confident doctors would not need radiation or chemotherapy.
In late March, during a previously scheduled endoscopy, doctors identified a protrusion from his stomach, King said. was confirmed to be
King, who is a frequent political commentator on WABC-NY radio, called the morning show from his hospital bed the day after his surgery to return to the air.
King joked about his decision not to skip an appearance on The Sid and Friends Morning Show.
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling are among those who visited King at the hospital, according to a photo posted on King’s Facebook page.
King’s son Sean and daughter Erin Sweeney King, a former Hempstead City Councilman, were also in the hospital.
King said he will be in the hospital for the next few days and is doing well.
King tweeted, “Conclusively, I’m back to health. If you get run over by a bus when you get off the curb, you’re going to be in big trouble!”
Laura Figueroa Hernandez is a White House correspondent who previously covered New York City politics and government. She joined Newsday in 2012 after covering state and local politics at her Miami Herald.