--- title: Melania Trump Hospitalized For Kidney Procedure description: First Lady Melania Trump underwent surgery for a benign kidney condition and will likely remain in the hospital for the rest of the week canonical: https://time.com/5276949/melania-trump-surgery/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-14T19:47:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T19:56:42.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Gives Health Update on First Lady Melania og:description: "Our great First Lady is doing really well. Will be leaving hospital in 2 or 3 days" og:url: https://time.com/5276949/melania-trump-surgery/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte91ba42b6b5a8289/69893066656a3f0b02bd46a5/donald-trump-melania-hospital.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Donald Trump Visits Melania Hospital og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Gives Health Update on First Lady Melania twitter:description: "Our great First Lady is doing really well. Will be leaving hospital in 2 or 3 days" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte91ba42b6b5a8289/69893066656a3f0b02bd46a5/donald-trump-melania-hospital.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Gives Health Update on First Lady Melania After Visiting Her in Hospital  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Updated: Dec 12, 2023 7:56 PM UTCPublished: May 14, 2018 7:47 PM UTC  President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. to visit First Lady Melania Trump President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. to visit First Lady Melania TrumpCarolyn Kaster—AP/REX/Shutterstock  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Updated: Dec 12, 2023 7:56 PM UTCPublished: May 14, 2018 7:47 PM UTC President Donald Trump gave a health update on First Lady Melania Tuesday after she underwent surgery for a benign kidney condition the day before. “Our great First Lady is doing really well. Will be leaving hospital in 2 or 3 days. Thank you for so much love and support!” Trump tweeted Tuesday morning. He had spent over an hour visiting her Monday night at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesa, Maryland. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/996366330436648960) The First Lady’s office said Monday afternoon that she was in the hospital following an embolization procedure for benign kidney condition, which had been completed without complications. Her office said she would likely remain in the hospital for the rest of the week, but did not provide additional information on the procedure Trump underwent beyond the statement. Embolization is a minimally invasive surgical technique designed to block blood flow. President Trump had said on Twitter Monday evening said he was going to visit the First Lady at the hospital and that she was in “good spirits.” White House Director of Communications Stephanie Grisham added that Melania was “doing well.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/996135379802755072) > [](https://twitter.com/StephGrisham45/status/996157349688639488) The announcement about the First Lady’s procedure came one week after Trump officially launched [her White House project, “Be Best,”](http://time.com/5268327/melania-trump-first-lady-be-best/) which focuses on cyber-bullying, opioid abuse, and overall child welfare to aid in their emotional and social development. “The First Lady looks forward to a full recovery so she can continue her work on behalf of children everywhere,” her office said in the statement. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5276949/melania-trump-surgery/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5276949/melania-trump-surgery/"},"headline":"President Trump Gives Health Update on First Lady Melania After Visiting Her in Hospital","datePublished":"2018-05-14T19:47:59.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T19:56:42.000Z","description":"\"Our great First Lady is doing really well. 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