Kate Middleton in Hospital - Recovering from Surgery

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Anonymous wrote:"No, I said it doesn't have a gyn department. And it doesn't."

Oh my word, such total dedication to being 'right' when most of what you wrote was completely inaccurate yet stated as fact.

If I could be further bothered I'd regoogle and prob find it does have a 'department'. I wonder what 'department' the medics working in 'women's health' and the surgeons performing the hysterectomies would say they are part of? But WAIT, maybe it's called a section, or a specialism or...OK..you are right. You really are. You can't be wrong. Thank goodness you are here to keep us all informed with your CAPS and unequivocal statements.

My sibling was at this hospital.

Nothing from you to say thanks, and no 'oh I was incorrect, oops'. Dislike teaching similar mindsets. I like being wrong and often am.

I love how you're all about the links until you can't find one (because it doesn't exist; TLC doesn't have a gyn department) and now you can't be bothered to "regoogle." Also, you agree with the other poster that it's not the surgery Kate is having (which was obviously their point), but you can't stop arguing about whether they theoretically might do a type of that surgery on someone. But the other poster is the one who is desperate to be right. Yup.

https://www.thelondonclinic.co.uk/specialities/gynaecology

I urge you to click the links and looks at the doctors performing them. They do not have a gyn department, which speaks to the faculty not the services offered. (Apologies if that wasn't clear; I'm a doctor, so it's clear to me, but I realize I shouldn't take that for granted.) It's one of the reasons a royal would never go there for major gyn-related surgery. Not a single service they list on that page is major surgery. Instead, they are all outpatient procedures. Because they don't have a department.

The bottom line is that the surgery is related to the digestive system, because that is the world class department that this clinic has & what they specialize in (also, certain cancer treatment).

[Anonymous]

If she had bowel surgery they might want to monitor her to make sure there are no complications such as sepsis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most countries allow longer hospitalization stays and they care for their patients until healed and well. Hence the longer hospital stay. In USA obviously they want you out asap.

As has been said repeatedly with those of us familiar with the UK, it is no different there. They want you in and out as fast as possible. Now for a princess, who could have home care, this is even more of an indication something is seriously wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No, I said it doesn't have a gyn department. And it doesn't."

Oh my word, such total dedication to being 'right' when most of what you wrote was completely inaccurate yet stated as fact.

If I could be further bothered I'd regoogle and prob find it does have a 'department'. I wonder what 'department' the medics working in 'women's health' and the surgeons performing the hysterectomies would say they are part of? But WAIT, maybe it's called a section, or a specialism or...OK..you are right. You really are. You can't be wrong. Thank goodness you are here to keep us all informed with your CAPS and unequivocal statements.

My sibling was at this hospital.

Nothing from you to say thanks, and no 'oh I was incorrect, oops'. Dislike teaching similar mindsets. I like being wrong and often am.

I love how you're all about the links until you can't find one (because it doesn't exist; TLC doesn't have a gyn department) and now you can't be bothered to "regoogle." Also, you agree with the other poster that it's not the surgery Kate is having (which was obviously their point), but you can't stop arguing about whether they theoretically might do a type of that surgery on someone. But the other poster is the one who is desperate to be right. Yup.

https://www.thelondonclinic.co.uk/specialities/gynaecology

I urge you to click the links and looks at the doctors performing them. They do not have a gyn department, which speaks to the faculty not the services offered. (Apologies if that wasn't clear; I'm a doctor, so it's clear to me, but I realize I shouldn't take that for granted.) It's one of the reasons a royal would never go there for major gyn-related surgery. Not a single service they list on that page is major surgery. Instead, they are all outpatient procedures. Because they don't have a department.

The bottom line is that the surgery is related to the digestive system, because that is the world class department that this clinic has & what they specialize in (also, certain cancer treatment).

Thanks for the professional insight. So in your opinion what is she most likely being treated for?

[Anonymous]

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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.

In the UK for an uncomplicated birth, it’s quite normal to go home a few hours later. Most women appreciate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If she had bowel surgery they might want to monitor her to make sure there are no complications such as sepsis.

I'm pretty sure they know this.

[Anonymous]

Palace statement is that this is not cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No, I said it doesn't have a gyn department. And it doesn't."

Oh my word, such total dedication to being 'right' when most of what you wrote was completely inaccurate yet stated as fact.

If I could be further bothered I'd regoogle and prob find it does have a 'department'. I wonder what 'department' the medics working in 'women's health' and the surgeons performing the hysterectomies would say they are part of? But WAIT, maybe it's called a section, or a specialism or...OK..you are right. You really are. You can't be wrong. Thank goodness you are here to keep us all informed with your CAPS and unequivocal statements.

My sibling was at this hospital.

Nothing from you to say thanks, and no 'oh I was incorrect, oops'. Dislike teaching similar mindsets. I like being wrong and often am.

So I googled 'abdominal surgery' at that hospital and these are the results (I'd love for it to just be abdominoplasty to remove excess skin after pregnancy--but doubtful):

https://www.thelondonclinic.co.uk/services/treatments?keyword=abdominal+surgery



I love how you're all about the links until you can't find one (because it doesn't exist; TLC doesn't have a gyn department) and now you can't be bothered to "regoogle." Also, you agree with the other poster that it's not the surgery Kate is having (which was obviously their point), but you can't stop arguing about whether they theoretically might do a type of that surgery on someone. But the other poster is the one who is desperate to be right. Yup.

https://www.thelondonclinic.co.uk/specialities/gynaecology

I urge you to click the links and looks at the doctors performing them. They do not have a gyn department, which speaks to the faculty not the services offered. (Apologies if that wasn't clear; I'm a doctor, so it's clear to me, but I realize I shouldn't take that for granted.) It's one of the reasons a royal would never go there for major gyn-related surgery. Not a single service they list on that page is major surgery. Instead, they are all outpatient procedures. Because they don't have a department.

The bottom line is that the surgery is related to the digestive system, because that is the world class department that this clinic has & what they specialize in (also, certain cancer treatment).

Thanks for the professional insight. So in your opinion what is she most likely being treated for?

[Anonymous]

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

No

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Chron's or diverticular disease requiring bowel resection/s.

Yes, open colon resection.

This

[Anonymous]

So I googled 'abdominal surgery' at that hospital and these are the results (I'd love for it to just be abdominoplasty to remove excess skin after pregnancy--but doubtful):

https://www.thelondonclinic.co.uk/services/treatments?keyword=abdominal+surgery

It obviously is leaving a lot out that doesn't use those terms--but is 'abdominal surgery'.

[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.

This is very accurate from my parents' hospital experience too but I don't get it...wouldn't you still risk a Hospital Acquired Infection in the step down unit?

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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.

Yep, the UK has a two tier system, there are the public NHS hospitals and then there are private hospitals and clinics which accept either private pay or privately purchased (either by you our your employer) health insurance.

Not really true. The UK has a national health system serving the vast majority of the population and including all the top doctors. And it has a few private doctors and hospitals treating those with insurance (a tiny portion of the population) and the very rich. If you are seriously ill, you’ll get the best doctors on the NHS (though some of them also moonlight privately). More than 90 percent of healthcare is through the NHS.

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This procedure couldn’t have been planned for long because William only today canceled his appointments for the next few weeks. I think it’s rather something serious and unexpected. One can plan a surgery a day before.

[Anonymous]

My brother had 8 inches of his colon removed. he was 2 nights in the hosp and then released.