Collingwood star Mason Cox has revealed he’ll miss the normal Anzac Day conflict towards Essendon as his harm is way worse than first thought.
Cox hasn’t performed since spherical two after a bump was deemed to have been a damaged rib.
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But the 32-year-old Texan revealed that he had really suffered a lacerated spleen, which he mentioned brought on vital inner bleeding.
Speaking on KIIS 101.1’s Jase and Lauren, Cox revealed he’d been primarily on mattress relaxation.
“The last time I was in here, I was pretty sick but it’s literally a lacerated spleen, I had two-three litres of blood internal bleeding into the system, which is not ideal,” he mentioned.
“Essentially the next day woke up and went to the doctor and I was in hospital 30 minutes later. I had a little operation like a crazy operation that goes into your spleen and plugs things up and the last two to three weeks, just doing nothing.
“I can’t get the heartrate up, can’t work out or anything like that so just walking around is the most that I can do.”
It was data he in all probability needs he had prematurely after he skilled the week after the harm.
“That was the dumbest thing you could do,” Cox mentioned with amusing.
“After I had the operation, I was okay for a bit but for the first four-day period, it was kind of misdiagnosed.
“We thought it was a broken rib and then we looked at the scans further and the radiologist realised he missed something.
“That was internal bleeding, which is pretty crazy to think.
“It was an interesting week, looking back on it, it was pretty serious and the fact I live alone – if something does happen and it becomes like a ruptured spleen, it would be very serious.”
Cox mentioned he was nonetheless making an attempt to assist on the membership as accidents to himself and Darcy Cameron have the workforce utilizing Billy Frampton within the ruck, and Frampton hasn’t performed a lot within the place.
His return date continues to be up within the air in addition to the membership will want one other medical test up earlier than narrowing down the date.
Unfortunately for Cox, his household had been planning to return out for the Anzac conflict.
“(My family) has cancelled their flights now (for Anzac Day) but they’ll move them to later in the year if all goes well,” he mentioned.
“I love a big game, love Anzac Day but unfortunately won’t be playing probably.”
Source: www.news.com.au
