Publicist says Zsa Zsa Gabor returns to hospital due to pain, bleeding
By APFriday, August 13, 2010
Publicist says Gabor returns to hospital
LOS ANGELES — Zsa Zsa Gabor’s publicist says actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has returned to a hospital because of complications in her recuperation from hip-replacement surgery.
Publicist John Blanchette says an ambulance was summoned to Gabor’s home to take her to an emergency room Friday.
Blanchette, who was in touch with Gabor’s husband, Frederic von Anhalt, by telephone, says Gabor was in great pain and was bleeding from the hip.
The 93-year-old Gabor broke her hip in a fall at home on July 17. She underwent hip-replacement surgery at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and was discharged on Wednesday.
Gabor has had to use a wheelchair since a 2002 car accident and a 2005 stroke.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zsa Zsa Gabor’s publicist says the actress is being returned to a Los Angeles hospital because of complications in her recuperation from a broken hip.
Publicist John Blanchette says an ambulance was at her home Friday to take Gabor to the emergency room.
Blanchette says Gabor’s husband told him that the 93-year-old actress is bleeding and in a lot of pain.
But the publicist says he doesn’t know the exact nature of the complications.
Gabor broke her hip July 17, had hip-replacement surgery and was sent home from the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center on Wednesday.
