MANILA, Philippines ? (UPDATE) First Gentlemen Miguel ?Mike? Arroyo left St. Luke?s Hospital in Taguig City around noon Wednesday with strict instructions from his doctors to lose weight.

Aortic redissection might recur if he does not meet his ideal body weight which might trigger other symptoms like intense back pain and high blood pressure, said Doctor Juliet Gopez-Cervantes, main attending physician who spoke for a team of doctors who took care of Arroyo.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, accompanied by one of her grandchildren, picked up her husband.

The First Gentleman clad in blue shirt looked slimmer while the President, in a sky blue top, appeared in high spirits.

They left the hospital around noon after a photo op with the team of doctors.

Gopez-Cervantes said the First Gentleman wore a flesh-colored corset ?to stabilize his abdomen and lower back? on the ride back to Malacañang.

Doctor Gary Lopez, cardiologist, said the President?s husband lost about three kilos in over two weeks of confinement.

Lopez said Arroyo should still lose more to meet his ideal weight to prevent another redissection.

Gopez-Cervantes said the First Gentleman would be doing physical therapy in St. Luke?s three times a week to help him get well. His therapy is set to start Thursday, she said.