Race: Injury update RaymonvdBiezen.com 11-09-2012

Like I promised, I would let you now how I'm doing after surgery… It's been exactly 7 days after my collarbone surgery and I'm feeling okay now. When I woke up after my surgery I couldn't move at all because my shoulder, ribs and sternum were too painful. I had to stay one night, because it was to soon to leave the hospital with all the medication they gave me. The next day I was able to eat some breakfast, which was so nice, because I didn't eat for 24hours. I also had to make some X-rays to see if the metal plate and 7 screws stayed in the right position. The doctor told me everything looked fine and I could go home.

The first few days at home were not easy and I had to take some strong medication against the pain, but it make me feel sleepy! After a 3 days the heavy pain was gone, so I could slowly take less medication… Now one week later my collarbone is feeling a lot better then before my surgery,

because before surgery the bone was is in a weird position. All the muscles and tendons around my collarbone are still painful, but that's normal. Next week I have to go back to see my doctor. Hopefully he got some good news, so I can start with physiotherapy!

My mom is in the hospital for almost 14 weeks now. She is in the Intensive Care because she has Guillain Barré Syndrome. She making very small improvements like: breathing on her own for 8 minutes (3 times a day), sitting straight by using her abdominals and back muscles. Unfortunately she didn't move her arms and fingers at all. She can't really talk, just whisper because of the breathing system. It's a tough situation for all of us, because we hoped she would improve a bit faster, but we now it's a matter of time to recover from Guillain Barré Syndrome.

I will let you know when there is any news.

-Raymon van der Biezen