“He is a gladiator.“With those words full of love and strength, Elba Marcovecchio described her husband, Jorge Lanataafter the delicate surgical intervention he underwent at the Italian Hospital. The journalist underwent surgery on Wednesday afternoon after presenting severe symptoms of intestinal ischemia.a condition in which blood flow to the digestive system is blocked, threatening life itself.
The procedure to which he was subjected, a laparoscopic surgeryhad a clear objective: to restore the flow of blood to his intestines and avoid major complications. Lanata, a man who repeatedly demonstrated superhuman resistance, once again faced a new health challenge, one more in a long list.
But the drama of the situation did not only fall on the operating rooms. On the other side of the door, Elba, with a broken voice, shared what that day of uncertainty was like: “I was there when it happened. It’s already 117 days. Every time Jorge has something, I get very nervous. Everyone here at the hospital knows it,” he confessed. The tension that each complication in her husband’s health brings is inevitable, but, as she herself expressed it, hope remains firm. “I have a lot of faith.”
The emotional weight of these words resonates even more when remembering that this is not the first time that the journalist has fought for his life. “Together we have been hospitalized for ten times, and this is the third of the year.“said the lawyer, revealing the harsh reality of recent times. Ten hospitalizations, a figure that never ceases to amaze.
The operation was successful, but the path is still uncertain. Elba was honest in her statement: “I could go back to the operating room, it is an alternative. But let’s leave it in the hands of the doctors, they are the ones who know.” And, as she highlighted, her husband is “in the best hospital in the country, surrounded by a team of brilliant doctors who are attentive to every detail, including his personal doctor.”
The drama of the story increases when the lawyer reveals a crucial piece of information: “Lanata did not arrive conscious at the operation”. A short, but devastating sentence. It is in those moments when human vulnerability is shown at its maximum expression. The strength and public figure fade away, leaving only the man, the husband, the loved one fighting for his life.
Even with the tension on the surface, Elba Marcovecchio She maintains a serene posture, confident that the worst is over, but aware that the battle is not over. Jorge, “a gladiator,” as he defined him, once again faces the designs of a body that played tricks on him. But, as always, faith, medicine and your own tenacity will be the pillars that will sustain your recovery.
It is worth remembering that the last medical report issued corresponds to Monday and detailed that “the patient Jorge Ernesto Lanata is hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit from the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, and is under study for an infectious condition. His hemodynamic condition is stable, with a low requirement for vasopressor medication.”
“Besides, is connected to mechanical ventilatory assistance with reduction of sedative drugs. Currently, he is evolving with slight deterioration in kidney function; However, he has not required dialic support so far,” it was detailed, and then closed by stating that “the patient will continue to be admitted to said Intensive Care Unit to receive the necessary specific treatment.”
Driver’s problems Journalism for Everyonewho is a risk patient due to his complex clinical history, began on June 14 of this year, when he was admitted to the medical institute with pneumonia. He remained there for most of these almost four months, except for two transfers to the Santa Catalina Clinic on medical recommendation to attempt a rehabilitation process.