Former Liverpool forward Fernando Morientes revealed he was ‘scared to death’ after a spending five days in hospital.
The Spaniard suffered a pulmonary embolism, which is when a blood clot travels to the lungs, blocking a blood vessel.
GettyMorientes played for Liverpool and Real Madrid and now works as a pundit[/caption]The clot originally formed in his knee which he feels was the result of too much air travel..
“I was feeling ill after so many trips,” Morientes told COPE show ‘Tiempo de Juego’. “On one of them, my chest started to hurt, a stabbing pain below my sternum.
“I thought it was something stomach-related and didn’t want to go to the hospital. But that night I felt something and immediately went to the doctor.
“They started looking at my heart and saw nothing until they found an effusion in the pleura. It was a pulmonary embolism.”
He continued: “It’s a clot that formed in my knee due to the excess air on the plane and in the stationary car.
“My blood began to thicken in the air and rose to my lungs. I spent five days in the hospital, almost dying.”
Morientes stressed the importance of knowing about the dangers of travelling and what can be done to prevent it.
“It’s important that people who travel several times a week know about these dangers,” Morientes said.
“It’s a good idea to carry heparin, and you can travel if necessary. If you don’t, I recommend making better decisions and not traveling all the time like I do.”
The former Spain international said that he is expected to make a full recovery.
GettyMorientes played in Spain, France and England, winning trophies in every country[/caption]He also thanked the doctors for ‘saving his life’.
Morientes is most known for his stint at Real Madrid, starting in 1997 after spells at Albacete and Real Zaragoza.
In nearly eight years at Madrid he played 272 times, netting 100 goals and assisting 34 times, while combining with club icon Raul.
He won the Champions League three times and LaLiga twice before a loan spell at Monaco in 2003/04.
A move to Liverpool followed the next season in January and in 2006 he was a part of the FA Cup winning squad managed by Rafael Benitez.
He scored 12 goals in 61 games before his moves to Valencia and then Marseille, picking up trophies at both clubs including a Ligue 1 title.
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