Kennedy 's Monday statement focused on the current presidential race as well his surgery . ` NEW : Kennedy should not have any `` permanent neurological effects '' from surgery . " The problem is that the brain doesn't work like a computer, it's more of an electrical system with many components and each one has to be in perfect working order for you to function ` I feel like a million bucks , '' senator reportedly says after surgery . Chemotherapy and radiation will follow surgery in North Carolina , statement says . Kennedy expected to stay at Duke hospital for about a week .
NEW : Kennedy should not have any `` permanent neurological effects '' from surgery . " The problem is that the brain doesn't work like a computer, it's more of an electrical system with many components and each one has to be in perfect working order for you to function ` I feel like a million bucks , '' senator reportedly says after surgery . Chemotherapy and radiation will follow surgery in North Carolina , statement says . Kennedy expected to stay at Duke hospital for about a week .