WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, who successfully underwent shoulder replacement surgery earlier this week, will be discharged tomorrow from Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Senator Inouye's doctors said they are extremely pleased as to how quickly the Senator has recovered from the operation in which his left shoulder was partially replaced. Initially, it was projected that Senator Inouye could have been hospitalized for as long as two weeks.

"I will be back at my desk on Tuesday, when the Senate reconvenes after its week-long recess," Senator Inouye said. "At this stage, it will be light duty, such as attending committee hearings, and, under special circumstances, presiding over hearings.

"I do not expect to miss any votes during the Senate's consideration of supplemental funding for Iraq and Afghanistan."

Senate Inouye had his operation scheduled for October 6, 2003, during the Senate's recess, so he would not be absent from any votes on legislation.

The Senator also said, "I was very pleased with the post-operation treatment that I received at Walter Reed during my hospitalization. It was professionalism with warmth."

Senator Inouye's left arm and shoulder have done "double duty" for more than five decades. As World War II was drawing to a close, the Senator lost his right arm during combat in which he exhibited, according to the official citation, "extraordinary heroism" that led to his selection as a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for military valor.

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