Ricardo Arjona reveals that he was able to stand at concerts only thanks to the doctors who performed spinal infiltration. What disease does the “Mujeres” singer suffer from?

Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona has decided to announce his retirement from the stage after finishing his successful “Blanco y negro” tour in Chile. The artist, who has more than 40 years of musical career, surprised his followers with this decision prompted by the health problems he is suffering from.

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The interpreter of “Ladies with four decades”, “Women” and “Jesus is a verb, not a noun” decided to take a break from his career and say goodbye to his fans with an emotional message that he shared on his Instagram profile. .

“My name is Ricardo, those who love me call me Suhi, and happier and fuller than ever, although with an illness that will soon become history, I say to them: ‘Goodbye and thank you, with all my heart,'” he wrote. in part of his extensive statement.

Although Arjona, 59, did not go into detail about the origin of his condition, it seems suffers from a degenerative disease of the spine which prevents him from standing without pain.

As he explained in his testimony, in order to perform his concerts, he underwent several spinal infiltrations. However, this solution is not final and you will have to face a delicate operation that you have been putting off for a long time.

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“I thought I wasn’t ready to take the plunge and ended up running a marathon. To all the cities that this tour of 159 concerts touched, my eternal gratitude. To the doctors who got me back on my feet to finish this journey, thank you very much,” he wrote in a post where he shared several photos and videos from his tour.

What are spinal infiltrations and why are they done?

Spinal injections are a medical procedure used to treat low back pain caused by various disorders, such as: herniated disc, sciatica, spinal osteoarthritis or spinal stenosisrefers to a painkiller.

The same medium explains that they consist of injecting an anti-inflammatory drug and anesthetic into a specific area of ​​the back to relieve discomfort.

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There are different types of infiltration depending on the area where they are applied: epidural, facet, sacroiliac or radicular. These infiltrations can have side effects, such as bleeding, infection or allergy.

Reactions to Arjona’s retirement

In the same post announcing his retirement, the artist thanked his work team and his followers for helping him create a “miracle.”

“Life and people were immensely generous to this Guatemalan next door, a public school teacher, who by playing the guitar, adding a few words and trying out a melody, achieved a miracle he never imagined,” he said.

Followers reacted with surprise and posted comments of support and disbelief.

“I don’t know if I’m in shock or devastated. You know better than anyone what respect and love I have for you. I know you’ll be fine. You are a strong man. What I don’t understand is whether you’re talking about a tour farewell or a stage farewell. Take as much as you need, but come back. “Don’t leave me,” wrote one follower.

Others expressed gratitude for so many successes in more than four decades of experience.

“Thank you for making so many of us feel this way”, “Get well my DRY”, “Don’t be late coming back”, “We will miss you on stage but see you soon, Thanks for not giving up”, “See you soon ”, are some of the messages that can be read in the publication. (AND)