Ed Port is ‘up and around,’ hospital spokeswoman says

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Ed Port, the Austintown man who underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his face, remains in stable condition at St. Joseph Hospital.

“He’s still in ICU and he’s no longer sedated,” said Margo Schafer, a hospital spokeswoman. “He’s up and around and sitting in a chair and progressing as expected.”

Port, 41, suffers from neurofibromatosis type 2, a genetic disorder that causes tumors. Port’s tumor obscured the left side of his face. He couldn’t see out of his left eye and the hearing in his left ear is diminished because of the tumor.

In this week’s 12-hour surgery, which is expected to be the first of at least three, surgeons removed part of Port’s skull, which they used along with titanium, to help rebuild the orbital bone and cheek. The tumor had destroyed portions of those bones.