Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou has taken over the presidential duties while President Fernandez, 60, recovers from surgery. President Fernandez was diagnosed with a brain hematoma after hitting her head back in August. Fernandez was released from the hospital on Sunday, October 13, just five days after the surgery, but is on strict rest for thirty days. She will be monitored closely during her recovery at the Olivos presidential house. The surgery comes at an important time with the midterm election on October 27^th being so close and the court battle with Argentina’s holdout creditors. President Fernandez was campaigning when she became ill. The midterm election will determine whether her alliance will keep control of Congress during her last two years in power.  Argentine spokesman, Alfredo Scoccimarro says the president” is in an excellent mood. ”A subdural hematoma is a blood clot on the brain’s surface located beneath its outer covering of the dura. In people over 60, a brain injury can cause blood vessels to tear and blood to clot. Fernandez had her thyroid glands removed last year after being diagnosed with cancer.