Hillary Clinton recovering in a cast, but is 'fully engaged'

Posted By P.J. Aroon Monday, June 22, 2009 - 2:53 PM Share

iStockphoto of generic broken elbow Hillary Clinton had a two-hour surgery on her broken right elbow Friday at 7:30 a.m. and spent the weekend with her family at her Washington home.

Some of the details revealed during Friday's press briefing with State Department spokesman Ian Kelly:

--Doctors expect Clinton to make a "full recovery without lasting damage to her arm."
Clinton "remains the secretary of state and fully engaged."
--Clinton will be in a cast for "some time."
--During the surgery, she was "out for a couple hours" under general anesthesia. She didn't have to formally transfer power to her deputy, James Steinberg, while she was under anethesia.
Kelly said he didn't have details on what medications Clinton has been prescribed.
When it comes to her schedule and planned trips to Italy and Greece for this week, Kelly said those decisions will be made "in due course." (Officials have privately suggested that Clinton will probably make those trips, the Washington Times reported.)
When a member of the press said, "We'd love to get a photo of her," Kelly replied, "I understand that. … [We'll] see what we can do."

Photo: iStockphoto of generic fractured elbow

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STACYX

1:39 AM ET

June 23, 2009

Officials in Greece are

Officials in Greece are saying she canceled her upcoming trip there (and Italy), which is probably a good idea given she really needs to rest a bit

I hope she heals quickly but I also hope she doesn't push it and do too much too soon. I also her fracture isn't a sign of osteoporosis. Don't worry, nobody is suggesting it is, but unfortunately women (in particular) have to worry about that with the passing years.

STILL4HILL

2:02 AM ET

June 23, 2009

She's irrepressible!

But Hillary - you just had big surgery - don't push yourself too hard. We're looking for a recovery - not complications, exhaustion, or, Gid forbid another accident. That anesthesia takes MONTHS to wear off. Months! Take it slow!

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