Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) returned to the Capitol on Tuesday, marking her first time back since February after a bout with shingles. 

Feinstein, who arrived and was put in a wheelchair, was greeted outside by Senate Majority Leader (D-N.Y.) and was led into the chamber for a late afternoon vote. She told reporters upon her arrival that she feels “much better.”

The California Democrat had been sidelined for more than two months after being hospitalized with shingles and suffering complications during her recovery back home in San Francisco. 

Feinstein said in a statement just before her arrival that her doctors have advised her to work a “lighter schedule” as she continue to deal with complications as part of her recovery.

“Even though I’ve made significant progress and was able to return to Washington, I’m still experiencing some side effects from the shingles virus. My doctors have advised me to work a lighter schedule as I return to the Senate.”

She flew back to Washington on Tuesday, but was absent from votes that night and earlier on Wednesday. 

Her return once again gives Democrats their majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee and its one-seat advantage in the full chamber. 

But questions remain about whether she will appear on Thursday for the panel’s weekly mark-up of nominations. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) said that he was not sure whether she will be present. 

“I don’t know if she’s coming,” he said.

The longtime California Democrat has been at the center of criticism in recent months, specifically as the Judiciary Committee cancelled three straight mark-ups and was unable to move a number of nominees through March.

Amid continued questions about her health, multiple House members called on her to step down, saying she is no longer able to carry out her responsibilities as a lawmaker. 

Feinstein, 89, is the oldest sitting senator. 

She asked last month for the Senate to replace her on a temporary basis on the Judiciary panel. Republicans immediately dismissed that idea. 

Even without Feinstein around, the Judiciary Committee has voted out eight nominees in recent weeks, advancing them to final Senate votes. Four nominations remain stalled and need her presence in order to move them along too. 

The most prominent of those is Michael Delaney, a nominee for the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, who remains stuck over his handling of a sexual assault case at a boarding school in New Hampshire and has yet to win the required backing of all Democrats on the panel.

Feinstein announced in February that she will not seek a sixth term in the upper chamber.