U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is home with his family after two days in a Pittsburgh hospital.
In a post on the X social media platform Saturday afternoon, Fetterman shared that he received 20 stitches after falling during a walk Thursday. He also posted a photo of his facial injuries.
In the caption with the photo, Fetterman wrote: “20 stitches later and a full recovery, I’m back home with @giselefetterman and the kids. I’m overwhelmed + profoundly grateful for all the well-wishes. See you back in DC.”
20 stitches later and a full recovery, I’m back home with @giselefetterman and the kids.
I’m overwhelmed + profoundly grateful for all the well-wishes.
Truly.
Grateful for @UPMC for the incredible medical care that put me back together.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
See you back in DC. pic.twitter.com/j81LXZGLBx
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) November 15, 2025
Fetterman was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital Thursday “out of an abundance of caution,” his office posted on X.
“During an early morning walk, Senator Fetterman sustained a fall near his home in Braddock,” the post read. “Out of an abundance of caution, he was transported to a hospital in Pittsburgh.”
Fetterman, 56, a stroke survivor, had a heart issue described in the post as a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up” and lightheadedness that precipitated the fall.
According to the Mayo Clinic, ventricular fibrillation is a type of irregular heart rhythm that impacts the heart’s ability to pump blood to the rest of the body.
Symptoms can include loss of consciousness, chest pain, dizziness, a fast heartbeat, shortness of breath and nausea, the Mayo Clinic’s website said.
Just after his stroke in 2022, Fetterman, a Democrat, underwent surgery to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator.
Haley Daugherty is a TribLive reporter covering local politics, feature stories and Allegheny County news. A native of Pittsburgh, she lived in Alabama for six years. She joined the Trib in 2022 after graduating from Chatham University. She can be reached at [email protected].
