For what it is worth - I had my appendix removed last year and I am a little more than twice Lohan's age. It was done laproscopically. I had symptoms so they scheduled the removal for 2 days later since it did not appear to be ready to burst. I left less than 24 hours after surgery and drove myself to the grocery store the next day. It was no big deal since I was not sliced open. This article shows she came out of the hospital and then yelled for an assistant when she saw the paps. It is misleading to say she was out running around town.
With Lap surgery you don't even have stiches. I had 3 small incisions - the largest was just about an inch and they covered them with steri-strips and sent me on my way.
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