Darren Lehmann is back home after being operated on for a triple bypass surgery right after his 50th birthday.
The former Australian player and coach felt breathlessness on his 50th birthday on February 4. He was treated in Brisbane by a doctor who he called ‘the Ricky Ponting of cardiac surgery’. He was discharged from the hospital earlier than expected and therefore he paid his tributes to the medical team.
Lehmann wrote on Instagram, “Thank You! Just wanted to give all my friends and family an update, and again to say thanks from me and my family for the continued support and messages over the past week. I came home from the hospital yesterday, a little earlier than expected. The operation was triple bypass surgery.”
“I can't thank everyone enough who helped me in big and small ways at the hospital. There simply isn't enough praise I could give this dedicated team of people at the Prince Charles. A couple of big thank you's, Peter Tesar (Head of Cardiology), who performed my surgery, best described by his piers as the Ricky Ponting of cardiac surgery, you are an amazing surgeon, and I loved having chats about both cricket and medicine,” he added.
He also claimed that he will be back to coaching in a couple of months.
“The operation went very well and now it is about recovery and rehab, so I will be taking some rest now, and then getting back to things in a couple of months,” he wrote.
