Princess of Wales: surgery and recuperation

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68009259

Well I can understand why she'd want her private medical information kept private.

They have just finished talking about prostate cancer on radio- signs treatments etc - so that's done what Prince Charles wanted -raised awareness and possible encouraged some men to get checked out.

What did you mean to type? 😕

Quite possibly was a routine op that had complications. That's the only reason I can think of such a prolonged recovery. Most other surgeries even quite serious have a shorter recovery time

At a guess, hysterectomy. They will be worried she will over do it if she goes home too soon.😂

That is not abdominal surgery and definitely doesn't need 14
days in hospital.

Far too long in hospital to be a hysterectomy.

Well exactly. Just because some people were home after one day, and back doing housework and going camping after a couple of weeks, doesn't mean that it isn't a major operation which many women take months to recover from and require a longish stay in hospital. I've no idea why the Princess of Wales required surgery, but some posters seem to be adamant that it couldn't be a hysterectomy because they themselves were out in 2 days, and didn't require a 3 month recovery period. That simply isn't true.

Hope she's ok, i like her.

@Betsyhilton still doesn't mean they would keep you in hospital that long even if everyone recovers at a different rate at home.

How is that not abdominal? Just because it's done via keyhole surgery? It's still the abdomen!

Kate is a young and very fit woman. She is the kind of person who you would expect to have a quick recovery.
Its lardy arses like me that take longer to recover.

Because it's gynaecological not abdominal

Fallopian tubes are not abdominal organs, don't they do it hysteropitcally these days ?

He used to say ‘Remember an anaesthetic is a brain poison’.

"up to 2 weeks' doesn't mean definitely 2 weeks. She could be out in 2 days!

Keyhole hysterectomy you come home the same day nowadays. Whatever it is get well soon.

Abdominal surgery requiring a 14 night hospital stay would usually mean major surgery, cutting through layers of muscle to get to whatever organs need repair or removal.

Tubal ligation can usually be performed laparoscopically and would be day stay. I doubt any announcement would have been needed.

Perhaps they have just said 10-14 days, she could possibly be out earlier than that. It depends on her recovery rate, I doubt she'd want to be in that long and be away from the children. They are probably erring on the side of caution.

This lardy arse is on an nhs waiting list somewhere for a total hysterectomy. It’s a years wait apparently. I’ve been quite ill but clear biopsy so now waiting. I’m dreading it. I had thought a few days in hospital then weeks recovering at home. Then a few months before back to full strength.
the royal family will obviously get very different care and hopefully she has nothing seriously wrong and the timeline is just giving them space for privacy. She can come out quietly in a few days maybe. I wish her well and hope it’s nothing serious.

They wouldn't say she was having a gyne op.

Not on an official announcement no. But she seems like a very nice person so perhaps in the future she would talk about it if it was gynaecological and if it helped women.

I feel so embarrassed needing a hysterectomy. I’m ashamed and embarrassed. It would be good if women’s health could be more openly spoken of.

but the future queen absolutely does not need to tell the country her private and intimate business.

Yes, utterly revolting.

Now where are my reading glasses, I need to look up 'pegging'.

My husband was treated at a private hospital.

It was so luxurious he didn't want to come home.

And the food menu was 4 pages long!!

@Sunday12 I am sorry you feel ashamed of needing a hysterectomy. It is a very common operation. So many of my female friends have had one. It is nothing to be ashamed about. You did not cause this.

Not true.

One example of a condition where you could require 10-14 days hospitalisation is chrons disease. Colitis is another.