Hillary recovering from two-hour surgery.
Hillary is recovering from a successful two-hour surgery on her right elbow. The surgery took place at George Washington University Hospital on Friday.
In response to questions from the media, a State Department spokesman said that Hillary is now wearing a cast but is still “fully engaged” in her duties as Secretary of State. A reporter also asked what medications she was on — for now, that information is classified.
The State Department made the following statement:
Secretary Clinton underwent a two-hour surgery to successfully repair her right elbow, her fractured right elbow. Her doctors at The George Washington University Hospital had advised – have advised her that they expect her to make a full recovery without lasting damage to her arm. After the surgery, she returned to her home where she is now and where she will remain with her family through the weekend. We know there’s a great deal of interest in her schedule and especially travel. But we will make those decisions in due course, and will announce those decisions in the days to come.
Today Hillary did go to her office and made some phone calls. On her doctor’s advice, however, she has decided not to travel to Trieste for the G-8 foreign ministers meeting and to Corfu for the OSCE meeting.
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