Maybe she has a room down the hall from David Miscavige’s wife.
Let’s go BIG.
She was kidnapped by renegade Russian oligarchs in order to control trump, in order to control Putin. Despite being the biggest narcissist on the planet, trump actually cares about her. So he pretends that nothing is wrong publicly, while he tasked the CIAs best secret agent to track her down, and to dispatch the kidnappers with extreme prejudice. But, since the CIA’s best agent is black, and gay, and Muslim, he’s conflicted.
Against a backdrop of the world most exotic locales, the agent follows the trail, until he finally locates the first lady. When he tests her DNA to confirm he has the real one and not an imposter, he finds that they are actually bother and sister.
Together they join forces to bring down the evil President [del]Bloefeld[/del] trump. The world is saved.
The end.
OOOOOOOoooooh!
I’m thinking along the same lines as you but that it may have all started with something as simple as a UTI and then just got out of hand from there.
TV news, perhaps.
It’s certainly possible that the truth is exactly as presented by the current White House, and I will be as astounded as anyone else if this is the case.
I go by Occam’s Razor for this one: She had kidney problems as stated by the White House. In the same way that if the White House claims that clam soup and beef tenderloin were on the menu at a state dinner, I believe that clam soup and beef tenderloin were on the menu.
Not everything needs a conspiracy theory.
OK, when the movie is made, who plays which role?? 
Clam soup? Is that a thing? I always think of clam chowder, never clam soup.
Nah. I think it’s much less dramatic.
She never wanted this gig. She’s tried. Recently she was mocked for her latest attempt at being FLOTUS with her ill-considered BeBest campaign. Between that and the constant embarrassment of being married to someone who daily says and does everything possible to draw her to financial and personal ruination along with himself, she’s checking out.
I can practically hear her: “You do what you want. I’m going back to New York and my normal life for as long as I can, before they drag you down – and us along with you. Fuck you, Donald.”
Ivanka beat the crap out of her, on the grounds that the White House can contain only one feckless cunt.
I’m getting a kick out of some of these.
This is how I feel but I also thought Trump was joking when he stood at a podium and asked Russia to release Hilary’s emails. I might just be too gullible.
I really shouldn’t have laughed at this but I couldn’t help myself.
I can’t know if she’s ill or not. I do believe that she never planned on being FLOTUS, and now finds that she has a cheating, imbecile, president husband who just may be in big trouble. I can’t blame her if she just wants to lay low.
Occam’s Razor
They’re installing fake arm that can hold her husband’s hand so she doesn’t have to.
I’m not sure that’s the bionic replacement part at the top of her wish list.
This is pretty close to what I was gonna say. She’s just checked out-- of being First Lady, of being Mrs. Trump, of everything. Doesn’t really matter if she’s in DC or NYC, she’s just hit the “Fuck it” point.
Imagine if they get divorced while Don’s still president. I wouldn’t be surprised if he rushed a marriage proposal just so he could hold the most lavish State wedding ever, with an eye on beating Harry’s and Megan’s numbers.
“The ratings for my wedding reception were the largest ever, beat Harry/Megan, William/Kate, completely crushed Barack/Michelle. MAGA!”
I’m going for a two-fer - she went in for the procedure, as reported, but while in hospital she got a few nips and tucks, because frankly she’s as big of a shallow narcissist as the Donald.
a) That is what they want you to think.
b) Who put you up to posting that?
I think it was “Melanie” which broke her. Imagine being his wife for 12 years, you go into surgery, and he writes the wrong name on your get well card.
Try it with your wives, gentlemen, and let me know how putting the wrong woman’s name on a card meant for your wife enriches your marriage. 
Maybe she finally got her eyes opened.