Answer Question Chavez Issues Kidney Failure

President of Venezuela, who was battling cancer, appeared in public to deny speculation about his health. He denied a critical condition due to kidney failure.

"I'm here, and here's the answer," said Chavez, clad in a red sweater blends a baseball cap, told journalists at the Presidential Palace, as quoted by CNN.


For about an hour, he answers journalists questions related to news of a Spanish-language newspaper based in Miami, Nuevo Herald. This newspaper calls Chavez was rushed to the emergency room Military Hospital in Caracas, Tuesday morning, due to kidney failure.

"His condition is in general very seriously. When he arrived, his condition was critical, that's why he was taken to the emergency room," said a source quoted by the newspaper, as quoted by the Telegraph.

Before Chavez came, Venzuela Communications Minister, Andres Izarra, has denied reports that the paper written by sending a message on Twitter. "That must be responsible with the news is Nuevo Herald journalists," he said.

To the media, Chavez said his condition improved after undergoing a series of chemotherapy to kill cancer cells in her body. "I even started to practice baseball or softball." I am worried because my legs have to move. Too long in the treatment room is not good for man who used to lead. But, do we have to follow your doctor's instructions, "he said.

Although his appearance look fuller, she admitted in her blood cholesterol levels began to stabilize. "I weight 90 kilograms. Usually only 84 kilograms. Of course, since I rarely exercise. I only do light exercise," he said.

Regarding cancer, he said he had undergone removal of a baseball-sized tumor from his body through a six-hour operation in Cuba, June. "The issue of kidney or colon infection, all of them wrong," he said.