Kate Middleton in Hospital - Recovering from Surgery

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Anonymous wrote:Y’all are acting like she isn’t part of the BFR.

You got discharged after your hysterectomy after 3 days because BCBS/Cigna/Kaiser said so, not because it was the best thing for you medically.

My spouse had a transplant (NOT kidney) and was home a week later.

and y;all are acting like the average British citizen under socialized medicine gets a long hospital stay. In the UK, if you are at a NHS hospital, you are considered ready to go home after giving birth after SIX HOURS.

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I could not care any less about Kate Middleton. Who they hell cares what surgery she had. They need to do away with the "royal" family.

[Anonymous]

I think it's just a shock thing. We all saw her looking so happy and healthy on the Christmas day walkabout.

And she is incredibly sporty. She plays tennis. She runs. She is always jumping right in at school appearances, rugby practices and participating, etc.

And with 3 young kids. This feels like it came out of left field.

You expect it from someone in their 70s/80s--not someone who always looks so vibrant and active.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could she have diverticulitis and her planned surgery was to remove a portion of her colon?

Probably something like this.

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The USA, due to its peculiar and inhumane medical costs, sends people home to deal with their problems by themselves WAY earlier than European or Asian first world countries.

So a one week stay in an American hospital for something serious can very well be a two week stay in a European or Japanese hospital.

Yup! For an “easy” birth, 48 hrs for US hospitals, 5 days for Japanese hospitals. I had an emergency C-section and nurses were badgering me about when I would be leaving about 48 hrs afterward; I stayed for 5 days which was as long as my insurance would pay for. In Japan it would have been 10 days.

Maybe Japan is different but in the United Kingdom at NHS hospitals, the stay is SHORTER than at US hospitals. The standard procedure at NHS hospitals is to discharge the patient after 6 to 24 hours after a "normal" birth.

Yep, in a UK NHS hospital, you may not even go to a post-birth ward. They will send you home after delivery after 6 hours if you and baby are doing fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are acting like she isn’t part of the BFR.

You got discharged after your hysterectomy after 3 days because BCBS/Cigna/Kaiser said so, not because it was the best thing for you medically.

My spouse had a transplant (NOT kidney) and was home a week later.

Yes, but the longer the hospital, the higher the likelihood of a hospital borne infection. She could be cared for at home by the best doctors in the UK.

[Anonymous]

Most women want to return home asap after having birth…especially if, like Kate, you have a team to wait on you hand and foot.

Leaving the hospital the same day as giving birth isn’t the same as staying for 2 weeks after surgery; there isn’t much need to stay after giving birth if you’re healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's just a shock thing. We all saw her looking so happy and healthy on the Christmas day walkabout.

And she is incredibly sporty. She plays tennis. She runs. She is always jumping right in at school appearances, rugby practices and participating, etc.

And with 3 young kids. This feels like it came out of left field.

You expect it from someone in their 70s/80s--not someone who always looks so vibrant and active.

Could be a good opportunity for her to speak out about invisible illnesses.

[Anonymous]

Health care professional here, previously a surgical RN. 2 weeks stay is too long to be in a hospital. Something serious here that warrants such lengthy stay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most women want to return home asap after having birth…especially if, like Kate, you have a team to wait on you hand and foot.

Leaving the hospital the same day as giving birth isn’t the same as staying for 2 weeks after surgery; there isn’t much need to stay after giving birth if you’re healthy.

When you're talking about the level of care the BRF has on hand at home and the amount of staffing they have, there isn't much reason to stay after the vast majority of surgeries, unless there is a very high risk of something going so wrong that you need a top tier ICU or surgical ward on hand within minutes.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t the clinic she’s currently admitted specializes in ob/gyn stuff?

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It’s got to be serious. They are very private and it’s already a circus atmosphere outside her hospital.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Y’all are acting like she isn’t part of the BFR.

You got discharged after your hysterectomy after 3 days because BCBS/Cigna/Kaiser said so, not because it was the best thing for you medically.

My spouse had a transplant (NOT kidney) and was home a week later.

Yes, but the longer the hospital, the higher the likelihood of a hospital borne infection. She could be cared for at home by the best doctors in the UK.

Yes, this is why I think it was a surgery with complications that require a longer stay.

The longer you are in the hospital, the higher your risk of infection.

When my dad had a triple bypass, he was out of the ICU after 3 hours. My mom was worried it was too soon but his nurse assured her that moving to the cardiac step-down unit was best because the risk of a HAI (healthcare acquired infection) in the ICU was so high. He was only in the cardiac step-down unit for 27 hours before he was discharged. He had to be able to get himself out of bed into a standing position, pass gas, and have a BM and that was it. As soon as he could do all 3, he was released.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a dumb question. Does she pay for this? Do they have health insurance? Just wondering the logistics.

Britain has universal health care but im sure Kate isn’t waiting a year to see a specialist like everyone else in the UK. Prob private pay or private insurance if such a thing exists there.

It’s at a private hospital.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn’t the clinic she’s currently admitted specializes in ob/gyn stuff?

No, they specialize in plastic surgery. She’s having breast implants, a tummy tuck and ten facelifts.