Kate Middleton in Hospital - Recovering from Surgery

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Anonymous wrote:So the statement from the palace said that she had surgery at The London Clinic. The London clinic does not have a Gyn dept. They have cancer care (reporters have been told it’s not cancer) and “digestive health” which includes Crohns as well as tumors and other procedures.

If it had been Gyn, she’d have gone to St Mary’s or the Portman.

Wow, DCUM folks really sleuthed this out. Never disappoint, DCUM.

So yeah, very likely some sort of digestive or colon issues: Crohn's, UC, or a bowel perforation.

My best friend had a bowel perforation while working overseas as an expat. It took forever to get properly diagnosed (months) and when they finally figured out that it was a perforation, he was in the hospital for about 2 weeks to recover after the surgery. You're on a ton of antibiotics and need round the clock observation.

Wrong - this hospital does treat fibroids and endometriosis so could have been in the gyno department.

No one is staying in the hospital for 2 weeks and then recovering for 3 months from fibroid surgery.

Exactly. It's all keyhole these days. Few days in hospital at best. Something way more going on here - breakdown? And no notification before the surgery, yet a week notification of Charle's surgery and we are told about that a mere few hours to take the heat of her announcenement....

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I didn't even think about an injury

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Maybe she had another trampoline incident.

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I think it is digestive related since that is the expertise of this particular hospital and team of doctors. And some of those surgeries can indeed require lengthy recoveries that fit with the timeline set out. Makes the most sense.

The plastic surgery or "injury" crowd seem a bit far afield.

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Covid can cause damage to organs such as heart and liver. Maybe it became a severe case.

Best wishes to HRH.

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William will now miss the BAFTAs in mid-February, long after she’s supposed to be home recovering. It’s a low bar, what’s considered work for the royals - and William is doing the least.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It also rules out cosmetic surgery, unless they planned some giant elaborate ruse.

And with the 8:30pm convoy to the hospital—that speaks more emergency

The X poster corrected it to say 6.30pm was time of footage. If it was HRH Catherine then it's a possibility she's been in hospital since Dec 28th, maybe a different hospital as an 'acute' case for around 3 weeks, and then admitted for a 'planned' surgery at TLC yesterday.

All just speculation and I'm starting to feel a bit guilty as I'm sure it's last thing she wants.

I think she does a lot for our RF and I wish her a smooth and swift recovery.

Are you a Brit living in DC? I'm shocked by the posts from people who seem to be British. Is DCUM so popular that you have some sort of alert over there that tells you all when someone has posted about the royal family?

There are 700,000 Brits living in the US. DCUM posters are from all over the US.

Many of us aren't even in the US. I'm not. That's the neat thing about the Internet.

I understand how the internet works even though I'm a lowly American. I just truly find it odd that you're on a site for the DC area posting about the royals. Don't you have options for that in England?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is digestive related since that is the expertise of this particular hospital and team of doctors. And some of those surgeries can indeed require lengthy recoveries that fit with the timeline set out. Makes the most sense.

The plastic surgery or "injury" crowd seem a bit far afield.

What digestive-related surgery would possibly require that long of a hospital stay and recovery?

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Anonymous wrote:We’re all operating under pure speculation. Except for the BRF, no one knows. Personally, I find it odd that she’s staying that long in a hospital. Kate’s known to go home right after birth. Besides, it is well known that extended hospitalization can lead to nosocomial infection. It’s just how it is. It’s best to recuperate at home and being with the royal family, I would imagine they can have access to the best care at home. I hope I am wrong, but I feel there’s something concerning about this. The BRF will never divulge anything that would jeopardize their stability. The queen’s bone cancer was well privately kept. I really hope this is nothing but extra precautionary measure.

I will say when you have little ones, they climb all over you. So if they do not want to disrupt the kid’s lives for weeks (ie, have them sent away or know their mom is home but can’t hold them for example), she may have chosen to rest up in some VIP suite (like a fancy hotel).

Her kids are old enough to understand "don't climb on mom, she's had surgery."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is digestive related since that is the expertise of this particular hospital and team of doctors. And some of those surgeries can indeed require lengthy recoveries that fit with the timeline set out. Makes the most sense.

The plastic surgery or "injury" crowd seem a bit far afield.

What digestive-related surgery would possibly require that long of a hospital stay and recovery?

Colon resection can be required for a variety of reasons. Hospital stay and recovery from that surgery can be 2 weeks for a variety of reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the statement from the palace said that she had surgery at The London Clinic. The London clinic does not have a Gyn dept. They have cancer care (reporters have been told it’s not cancer) and “digestive health” which includes Crohns as well as tumors and other procedures.

If it had been Gyn, she’d have gone to St Mary’s or the Portman.

Wow, DCUM folks really sleuthed this out. Never disappoint, DCUM.

So yeah, very likely some sort of digestive or colon issues: Crohn's, UC, or a bowel perforation.

My best friend had a bowel perforation while working overseas as an expat. It took forever to get properly diagnosed (months) and when they finally figured out that it was a perforation, he was in the hospital for about 2 weeks to recover after the surgery. You're on a ton of antibiotics and need round the clock observation.

Wrong - this hospital does treat fibroids and endometriosis so could have been in the gyno department.

No one is staying in the hospital for 2 weeks and then recovering for 3 months from fibroid surgery.

Exactly. It's all keyhole these days. Few days in hospital at best. Something way more going on here - breakdown? And no notification before the surgery, yet a week notification of Charle's surgery and we are told about that a mere few hours to take the heat of her announcenement....

Yet, I think when it comes to planning she HAS to take significant time off. What if she ain’t better and she has rescheduled with people… only to have to postpone again.

People! She doesn’t have a medical reception job. She’s not a lawyer. She’s not a teacher or stay at home mom. She isn’t a govt analyst or technical writer.

Of her lifelong job, she can rest for a while. You don’t even know what it’s been like. Maybe it’s not even the recovery, but a no-pressure rest that is needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is digestive related since that is the expertise of this particular hospital and team of doctors. And some of those surgeries can indeed require lengthy recoveries that fit with the timeline set out. Makes the most sense.

The plastic surgery or "injury" crowd seem a bit far afield.

What digestive-related surgery would possibly require that long of a hospital stay and recovery?

Colon resection can be required for a variety of reasons. Hospital stay and recovery from that surgery can be 2 weeks for a variety of reasons.

DP. My mother had multiple surgeries on her colon for a resection, bowel obstructions, ostomy bag, various complications--you name it. None of those surgeries required a 2 week hospital stay and they certainly didn't require a 3-month recovery period. Even if the BRF was overestimating the hospital stay (for privacy or out of an abundance of caution), the 3 month long recovery is odd.

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Ain’t was supposed to be Isn’t. Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:William will now miss the BAFTAs in mid-February, long after she’s supposed to be home recovering. It’s a low bar, what’s considered work for the royals - and William is doing the least.

He's missed eight BAFTAs, the organization he's the president of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

It also rules out cosmetic surgery, unless they planned some giant elaborate ruse.

And with the 8:30pm convoy to the hospital—that speaks more emergency

The X poster corrected it to say 6.30pm was time of footage. If it was HRH Catherine then it's a possibility she's been in hospital since Dec 28th, maybe a different hospital as an 'acute' case for around 3 weeks, and then admitted for a 'planned' surgery at TLC yesterday.

All just speculation and I'm starting to feel a bit guilty as I'm sure it's last thing she wants.

I think she does a lot for our RF and I wish her a smooth and swift recovery.

Are you a Brit living in DC? I'm shocked by the posts from people who seem to be British. Is DCUM so popular that you have some sort of alert over there that tells you all when someone has posted about the royal family?

There are 700,000 Brits living in the US. DCUM posters are from all over the US.

Many of us aren't even in the US. I'm not. That's the neat thing about the Internet.

I understand how the internet works even though I'm a lowly American. I just truly find it odd that you're on a site for the DC area posting about the royals. Don't you have options for that in England?

They barely have the internet in England.