>>523続き
In other words, he suffered from a rare infliction,
in which the fibrous remnant from his umbilical cord failed to dissolve as he became an adult.
Orser said Hanyu developed a cyst that became infected and had to be exised.
Fortunately, doctors did it by arthroscopic surgery, Orser said.
“They didn’t have to cut any muscle, but they did have to cut the fascia.”
Although the hospital stay was expected to be two weeks with another four weeks away from the ice,
Hanyu actually was laid up and off the ice for five weeks.
Orser thinks Hanyu remained in hospital for most of that time.
“I know that he has some allergies to a lot of medications, so he has to be careful about that,” he said.
The black clouds never parted. Soon after Hanyu returned to the ice, he sprained an ankle,
perhaps because he began trying too much too soon.
“Of course, it would be typical for him to want to get going and do everything right away,” Orser said.
Coming back to Toronto to train didn’t seem to be an option.
None of this has put Orser in an ideal situation to prepare Hanyu to defend his world title next week.
He admits he’s been a little frustrated with the lack of communication.
But the channels have been cleared since, and Orser says he hears from Hanyu by email every day.
”I’m giving him some things to think about and do on every session,
and what kind of run-throughs to do,” Orser said. “I think at this stage, it’s just refreshing to have a little bit of instruction,
rather than going out and wondering what you should do and how you feel.
This way, you have a bit of a plan and you follow it.”
Currently, Hanyu is training without a coach in Japan and by himself.
Orser finds it hard, because he doesn’t see what Hanyu is doing.
He’s trying to advise him from a distance. “It’s a little bit of a challenge,” he said.
“He says he’s skating well and he’s doing his run-throughs, so that’s all I can ask for.
I guess when I get there, I’ll see.”
