With a titanium plate in his jaw, Kelowna city Coun. Charlie Hodge says he feels like 含羞草研究社渢he Bionic Man.含羞草研究社�

Given his reference to the popular 1970含羞草研究社檚 television show The Six Million Dollar Man, it含羞草研究社檚 not clear if the attributes the show含羞草研究社檚 hero had will help Hodge when he returns to council.

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Either way, it含羞草研究社檚 clear, according to Hodge, that his doctors were able do something else that the show proclaimed: They were able to rebuilt him. They had the technology.

Hodge is home after emergency surgery last week hospital that resulted in removal of part office jaw and replacement with a titanium plate. An infection that moved into his jaw after he had a severely impacted tooth removed several weeks ago and that lead to the medical treatment at KGH.

Hodge said he含羞草研究社檚 thrilled to be home but said his jaw will take a while to heal. The pate is held in with six screws and he had to have 200 stitches.

He thanked his doctors and the staff at Kelowna General Hospital, saying 100 years ago, if he had the same problem, he would now be dead.

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Hodge was released from hospital Tuesday afternoon.

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He vowed to return to the council as soon as possible.