Anderson Silva drogs tidigare från UFC 198 efter att han upplevde smärtor i bukenn och behövde sedan operera gallblåsan. Silva har nu genomgått en lyckad operation då gallblåsan har tagits bort och kommer nu att kunna börja träna igen inom 4-6 veckor.
Silva var tänkta att möta Uriah Hall på huvudkortet under UFC 198.
Det här berättade Mauricio Tannure, Silvas medicinska rådgivare:
Anderson Silva started feeling abdominal pain and cramps from Monday to Tuesday. He was seen by a doctor at the hospital, where they did a few (lab tests) and didn’t detect anything out of the ordinary. He came home on Tuesday, but he was still in pain, still feverish, so he contacted me, and I told him to go (to the hospital) to see the medical staff I knew. They did all the labs, and he was diagnosed with acute cholecystitis, which is an inflammation of the gallbladder. It doesn’t really have a specific cause. It can happen at any time.
The surgeon decided it was a surgical case, and he was hospitalized at that same moment. I was there. I followed the procedure. Everything went well. It went as expected. He is expected to be discharged on Friday. The medical staff is going to follow his recovery and see when he’ll be able to get back to doing physical activities. With this type of surgery, recovery usually takes from four to six weeks. We expect everything to go well and that he returns as soon as possible.
Silva upplevde starka smärtor i buken dagen som han skulle flyga ner till Curitiba. Enligt tränaren var det tur att man upptäckte symtomen i tid.
It could have burst, and it would have been more serious. He was doing so well, so motivated. It’s a shame. What a horrible situation. We’ve been in the fight business for so long. We couldn’t imagine something like this. He was so motivated to fight in Brazil, in Curitiba, and this happens. Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do. He did his part. He trained, he worked hard, he was ready … (and) almost on weight. And then out of the blue, the night before (his flight), the unbearable pain (arrived). We’re all shocked.
I can imagine he’s very upset because he did everything he could to fight here. Thankfully, it wasn’t worse – this pain that comes out of the blue didn’t happen during the fight. It’s very dangerous when it bursts.
