State Visit from Ireland; October 14-15, 2009

[Lalla Meriem]

Originally Posted by Katrianna

If the Grand Duchess has had a hysterectomy, just guessing, that is a major surgery and it takes several weeks to a month or two to get back to feeling really good and resuming normal activities and not feeling tired afterward. I'm guessing that she had a general anesthetic and that takes time to get out of the system.
It's just a pet peeve of mine when people think that someone recovering from surgery should bounce back right away especially when it's show on tv and the movies that people are their normal selves the next day. Uh uh, doesn't work that way. I admit that when the Duchess of Cornwall was still being excused for not making appearances practically nine months after her surgery, that was too much especially when she felt fine to take vacations.

If the hysterectomy that the Duchess of Cornwall had was done abdominally it can actually take up to a year to fully recover her strength. It is also possible that she had complications later on that hindered her healing process not to mention she is a smoker which slows down recovery time. Any surgery that cuts the muscular tissue of the abdomen is major and the actual recovery time is much longer than is needed for the skin to heal.

I can't stress enough the hormonal related issues that a women may suffer after a full hysterectomy or during menopause (our ladies are older). Exhaustion is one of the symptoms of menopause and will be a symptom of hormone loss due to hysterectomy. The Grand Duchess looks well enough but she's obviously still not herself yet.

I know it's cliche but every time I see people saying she should be up and about already I think of watching a television episode (Oprah I think) where women suffering from hormonal loss from menopause and hysterectomy were discussing their symptoms...these ladies hardly had the energy (or desire) to get out of bed some days. I know we miss her but let's be patient with her.

I'm really surprised she even made an appearance. I'm fairly certain that the anniversary photos were taken prior to her surgery.

[Marijke]

WORT:

wort.lu | Fotogalerien | Irische Staatsvisite in Luxemburg

RTL:

RTL.lu

TAGEBLATT:

Tageblatt - Visite d’État de la présidente d’Irlande, Mary McAleese, au Luxembourg (Photos)

PICTURES TOM WAGNER:

BNR:44005 - 15.10.2009 - Luxemburg - Echternach - Staatsbesuch Präsidentin Irland Mary Patricia McAleese - Ausstellung Springprozession - Grossherzog Henri, Erbgrossherzog Guillaume - royals © Tom Wagner?

[royalfan84]

I have seen pictures of the Irish visit on a website I'm just not sure what the legal and proper way is to post pictures on the forum. If you want to see the pictures I can most certainly direct you to the website on wich I found them. Sorry if this sounds confusing.

[Lalla Meriem]

Just link the website that you found them on. That's probably the easiest.

[sunshine_93]

yes,do it royalfan84!I will be very grateful! :)

[Lighthouse]

Does anyone know what issues were discussed during this visit? It would paint a better picture for me as I could not understand the language spoken on RTL. I can only guess that trade was one issue. I feel silly asking so please be patient with me,

[Lalla Meriem]

The Lisbon Treaty, the EU, and finance just to name a few.