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AFL star Brendan Fevola reveals his horrific surgery scar after spending the last few months in and out of hospital for football-related injuries
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Brendan Fevola revealed his horrific surgery scar on Thursday after being rushed to hospital a few weeks ago when he ruptured his Achilles tendon.
The former AFL star, 41, took off the bandage and showed the graphic wound after having his stitches removed.
He posted the gory image to Instagram with the caption: “Take the stitches off. Well healed.’
Brendan Fevola revealed his horrific surgery scar on Thursday after being rushed to hospital a few weeks ago when he ruptured his Achilles tendon
The injury was originally believed to be a broken leg after he uploaded a photo of his leg in a cast with the caption, “Who said footy was fun?”
In the photo, he was seen lying in a hospital bed with his injured limb up while watching Nine News.
Brendan was rushed to hospital in July for emergency surgery on his forearm, again after playing footy.
The former AFL star, 41, took off the bandage and showed the graphic wound after having his stitches removed
The athlete spoke about the terrifying ordeal on his radio show Melbourne’s 101.9 The Fox Fifi, Fev & Nick.
He said he injured his arm after getting a “belt” during a football game.
Brendan initially thought his arm was badly bruised, but after nearly a week of unbearable throbbing, he decided to have it looked at.
The injury was originally believed to be a broken leg after he uploaded a photo of his leg in a cast with the caption, “Who said footy was fun?” In the photo, he was seen lying in a hospital bed with his injured limb up while watching Nine News
“It didn’t really hurt, I thought it was just bruising and it will go down. Thursday night I couldn’t sleep, and it just made sense,” he said.
He went for an ultrasound and X-ray on Friday, before being rushed to the ER hospital an hour later.
“The pressure in my arm, I thought it was going to explode,” he said.
Brendan was rushed to hospital in July for emergency surgery on his forearm, again after playing footy. Brendan initially thought his arm was badly bruised, but after nearly a whole week of unbearable throbbing, he decided to have it looked at
It turned out that Brendan suffered from compartment syndrome — 50 percent of his muscle was dead, he had torn ligaments and torn muscles in his forearm.
Brendan posted a photo from his hospital bed at the time, reassuring his fans that he was resting after surgery.
‘Operation completed. Time to enjoy good food, absolutely starving,” Brendan captioned his post.
It turned out that Brendan suffered from compartment syndrome – 50 percent of his muscle was dead, he had torn ligaments and torn muscles in his forearm