Marilyn's Appendectomy.

Original Caption: Shown here recovering from a recent operation for an appendectomy is glamorous motion picture actress, Marilyn Monroe as she reads a "get well" card from Joe DiMaggio. Miss Monroe will be permitted to rest before leaving for Niagara Falls, where she will be co-starred with Joseph Cotten in picture titled, Niagara. In background are roses from Joe DiMaggio.

(This photo is a note that was taped to Marilyn that urged her surgeon to "remove as little as possible...no ovaries"). 

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Marilyn Monroe at the Cedar's Of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles after an appendectomy (1952).