Physicians pleased with HM's recovery
His Majesty the King is recovering well from spinal surgery and his post-operative pain is lessening, the Bureau of the Royal Household said yesterday.
Examination of his legs and feet showed that their functions were satisfactory, the bureau said in its fifth announcement. The statement said physicians who operated to relieve HM's lumbar spinal stenosis started providing him with a fluid diet late on Friday, while an intravenous saline drip was discontinued yesterday afternoon. "His Majesty can perform breathing exercises well to prevent lung complications, even though his lungs have been normal," the bureau said. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn greeted well-wishers when she paid a visit to His Majesty at Siriraj Hospital's Chalerm Phra Kiart building. She told the crowds that His Majesty was now healthy and able to stand beside his bed. Late in the afternoon HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralong-korn, the Royal Consort HRH Princess Srirasmi and HRH Prince Teepangkorn Rasmichoti arrived at the hospital. HRH Princess Chulabhorn Valayalaksana went back to her palace yesterday afternoon after spending the night at the hospital to take care of His Majesty. General Prem Tinsulanonda, president of the Privy Council, also visited the King yesterday. Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and General Viroj Chantarangsri, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, also visited the hospital. However, they were not permitted to visit the King, since only members of the Royal Family and Privy Council were allowed to see His Majesty. Hundreds of people gathered near the Chalerm Phra Kiart building and looked at the 16th floor, where the King is recuperating. On another side of the hospital, crowds of well-wishers in yellow flooded into the hospital's Centennial Pavilion to sign a get-well book for the King. The bureau had planned to open the book for signing at 7am but brought the time forward to 6.35 in light of the number of well-wishers. High-profile figures who signed get-well messages included caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Suchai Charoenratanakul and Vietnam's Ambassador to Thailand. About 225 Mahidol University medical students paid their respects to the statue of HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the father of Thai medical science, at the hospital. The students sang "Sadudee Maharaja", a song praising the King, in front of the statue.
Duangkamon Sajirawattanakul The Nation
|
