2 weeks ago, while jogging, he started feeling an accute pain. He was transported to the hospital, being suspect of having kidney stones. After several tests, the verdict was "acute appendicitis".

He was moved to a private hospital where he underwent more tests. The doctors discovered the peritonitis with ultrasound. They immediately got him into surgery. The operation lasted for more than 3 hours due to blood poisoning. He was administrated a vey potent antibiotic.

Doctors declared that he was 1 hour away from death.

Ion recovered very fast, is on a diet and is feeling OK.
He will most probably miss the 2011 WAF World Championship in Kazakhstan.

Message from Tiberiu Mihalcea on North East Board - source: http://armwrestling24h.blogspot.com/