Legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé has returned to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Sao Paulo three days later, where he is recovering from bowel cancer surgery. ESPN Brasil reported, the hospital’s representatives did not comment on the report.
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Pelé in the picture from 2017.
Alexander Zemlianichenko, ČTK / AP
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The 80-year-old three-time world champion was operated on last Saturday at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo after a routine examination revealed a tumor. On Tuesday, he was transferred to the regular ward. According to ESPN, the reason for returning to the ICU is acid reflux.
So far, the convalescence has been satisfactory and Pelé has been in a good mood. “I am happier day by day, ready to play 90 minutes plus overtime. We will meet again soon,” he wrote to fans after his release from the ICU.
Pelé was transferred from the intensive care unit to the room after bowel surgery
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Today, his daughter Kely Nascimentová-DeLuca, the oldest of Pelé’s seven children, also calmed her fears. “He is recovering well and as far as possible. The normal convalescence scenario for a man his age after such an operation is simply sometimes two steps forward and then a step back again,” she pointed to the instagram.
In recent years, the famous Brazilian, with the help of doctors, has solved problems with the prostate, hip, spine and urinary stones. As a result, the best athlete of the 20th century had to significantly reduce his public activities in a poll by the International Olympic Committee.
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