Lance Armstrong Post-Op Reports
Armstrong is escorted by hospital staff in Austin, Texas, after surgery on a broken collarbone (Click image to watch video in ABC News)
After crashing out of the Vuelta, Lance Armstrong got a stainless steel plate and 12 screws from a broken collarbone surgery performed last Wednesday at a hospital in his hometown Austin, Texas.
Reports say Armstrong, who is now 37 years old, needs 8 to 12 weeks of rest for the injury to fully mend. No official word yet on how the surgery can affect Armstrong's timetable for his return to the Tour de France. Here's what Lance got to say so far:
Armstrong is scheduled to compete in the Giro d'Italia on May 9. Doug Elenz, the attending surgeon, said that Armstrong's injury turned out not to be just a simple fracture, but broken in four places.
"Lance is going to be a patient who is going to push the envelope," Elenz said. "This first week we're going to make Lance take it easy ... ask Lance not to do a whole lot." After taking a few days off, Armstrong will be allowed to ride a stationary bike.
The Associated Press reports that doctors will monitor his arm strength, range of motion in his shoulder, as well as his pain, to decide what kind of training he can do. Doctors don't want him to strain his upper body in any way for a while.
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