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Louis Aguirre<\/p>\n
Local 10<\/p>\n
A routine workout earlier this month turned into a tough, late summer medical ordeal for Louis Aguirre.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend, the WPLG-Local 10 anchor revealed on Instagram he suffered a \u201cfreak gym accident,\u201d tearing more than 75 percent of his tricep tendon while lifting weights on Aug. 7.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast rep. Last set. Incline barbell press. My left arm suddenly buckled, I heard and felt a POP and my arm basically turned into a noodle. Not exactly how I planned to end the workout,\u201d said the post, which added that surgery a week later to reattach his triceps tendon was successful.<\/p>\n
Among the pictures in the carousel is the TV journalist at Baptist Health wearing a cast. Another graphic photo (trigger warning) shows a snippet from the operation he had a week after his unfortunate trip to the gym.<\/p>\n
Now that the hard part is over, the 59-year-old Aguirre just has to give his body time to heal and get used to his temporary new normal. He\u2019ll do so with his signature cheeky sense of humor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am on the mend, convalescing, and following doctor\u2019s orders,\u201d Aguirre told the Miami Herald on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m already going a little stir crazy. But I told myself, \u2018You were going at a pretty fast pace. Now you\u2019re going to have to sit your butt down.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The Belen Jesuit grad can still text and email if you send well wishes his way.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always been a hunt-and-pecker,\u201d the Miami native said, laughing. \u201cI can type with one hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
WARNING: POST CONTAINS A GRAPHIC IMAGE<\/p>\n
Aguirre said he did notice a few symptoms like a sore elbow before the incident, but brushed them off. Doctors later told him he had tendonitis that went unchecked. The condition eventually turned serious when Aguirre put too much pressure on it that day \u2014 185 pounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot my most graceful moment,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI removed myself from the machine in pain, walked out of there hoping there was no video and drove myself to the ER.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for when Aguirre will be back behind the news desk: Recovery should take about three weeks. Until then, Local 10 colleagues Jenise Fernandez, Glenna Milberg and Calvin Hughes will rotate and cover for him on newscast duty, Aguirre reports.<\/p>\n
The Emmy winner is so hopelessly devoted to his job, especially the environmental beat, he can\u2019t wait to get off the couch. He jokes he\u2019d be back to the grind in a heartbeat if it weren\u2019t for that \u201cunfashionable\u201d cast.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as being presentable on the air, the verdict\u2019s still out,\u201d Aguirre said. \u201cI can\u2019t get my arm through long sleeves. Miami is a progressive town, but I\u2019m not sure we are ready to see an anchor in a sleeveless T-shirt!\u201d<\/p>\n
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