Overview
- Kirchner said she is back at her San José 1111 residence and thanked the Sanatorio Otamendi team for their care in surgery and recovery.
- She was discharged on January 3 after roughly two weeks in the Palermo clinic, according to official information from Sanatorio Otamendi.
- The former president underwent urgent laparoscopic surgery on December 20 for acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis.
- Doctors delayed discharge due to a postoperative ileus, a temporary intestinal paralysis that extended her hospitalization through the year‑end holidays.
- She also thanked Argentines for their support during her stay and, in a separate earlier post, weighed in on U.S. actions in Venezuela.