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Kathie Lee Gifford Has Hip Replacement Surgery, Doctor Says It Was One of His Worst Cases

Kathie Lee Gifford shares with Hoda Kotb that she's recovering after her hip replacement surgery she underwent about a month ago.

During Today on Tuesday, the 70-year-old author returned to studio 1A and sat down with Hoda Kotb, 59, to share that she's on the road to recovery while promoting her new novel, Herod and Mary: The True Story of the Tyrant King and the Mother of the Risen Savior. Prior to her procedure, Gifford was in "agonizing pain" and had "one of the worst hips" her doctor had ever seen. In April, Gifford sat down with ET's Rachel Smith for an intimate interview, where she addressed her decision to leave two of TV's most popular morning shows – Today and Live!

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