Published Date:
19 August 2008
SINGER Annie Lennox has undergone surgery for a back injury that forced her to return home early from an Aids conference.
Surgeons operated on the former Eurythmics star at a London hospital at the weekend to release a trapped nerve.
Release of the star's forthcoming album – a retrospective of her hits – has been postponed until next year as a result.
She also cancelled an appearance at the Festival of Politics in Edinburgh.
Lennox, 53, suffered a back spasm while attending this month's international Aids conference in Mexico.
Before leaving Mexico, the Scottish performer and campaigner was treated by a doctor who was attending a chiropractors' conference that happened to be on in her hotel.
In her blog, the star, now resting at her London home, wrote: "I came back to the UK and got wheeled off the plane... Felt a bit like Elizabeth Taylor.
"Got an MRI scan this morning, and am now sitting up in bed with my left foot like a dead fish."
A spokesman for her record company, SonyBMG, said: "Annie is now recuperating at home. She would like to thank all who have sent their well wishes in the past few days."
The full article contains 203 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
18 August 2008 9:57 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
