Une of the good news that the first day of the Premier League brought has been the he came back to the official competition scored by Rául Jiménez. The Wolves forward suffered a skull fracture last November, from which he has miraculously recovered. The Mexican has spoken, in an interview with The Guardian, about his very serious injury and reveals that the doctors they told him it was a miracle that he survived the brutal blow suffered in the head in a clash with David Luiz..
“The doctors said it was a miracle to be there,” recalls Jiménez referring to the first conversations with the surgeons who operated on him. “His skull was fractured and there was some bleeding inside the brainSo the surgery had to be quick. It was a very good job from the doctors, “he says.
You don’t remember anything that happened
The operation was a success, but then some hard news came. Doctors told him that he might never be able to resume his career. “From the first moment I was informed of the risks. They have to tell you the truth and you have to accept it. The skull fracture took a little longer than we all expected to heal, but it’s a miracle to be here“.
The Wolves attacker has vague memories of the moment the day you were injured. “I remember we got to the stadium, I left my things in the locker room, I went out with my teammates to see the court and then we went back to the locker room, and then it was like the lights went out. I don’t remember anything else. I can remember the first time I woke up in the hospital and I can remember some other things from the hospital, but nothing really clear. “
Jiménez passed 10 days in the hospital before going home. He also had the opportunity to see how the coup with David Luiz had been. “I asked the physio to send me videos from different sides of the field. For me it was like it never happened because I don’t remember“.
The recovery has been long and the doctors have been very aware of everything the forward could and could not do. “I was like the best player in the world, I ran past everyone because no one was allowed to enter me. The hardest part was the last month of last season. I felt like I was ready, but the surgeons’ decision was that my skull had not fully recovered. That is something you cannot feel. You think you’re ready, but you’re not. “
1Tied ‘to a protection on the head, for now
As a precaution, the Wolves still limit the number of heads he does in practice. “Just for a couple more months,” Jiménez added. In the first game of the Premier, He wore it and did not give up the challenge of giving the ball with his head against Leicester and, as he used to do, he fought each ball as if it were his last.
“It was very good to be back,” said Jiménez, expressing his appreciation for the reception from fans and even rivals. “Most of the Leicester players came to me, like Vardy, Maddison, Dresser to tell me it was a honor to be there playing with me in my first comeback match. I felt very good about that, “he said.
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