Simon Cowell is ‘doing really well’ just days after surgery for broken back
Simon Cowell is ‘doing really well’ as he recovers from falling off his new electric bike and breaking his back in several places.
The media mogul, 60, underwent six hours of surgery to insert a metal rod into his spine on Saturday night after falling from his new Swind EB-01 electric bike.
According to MailOnline, sources close to the family said: ‘He’s in good spirits and knows he had a lucky escape and that this could have been worse.’
And although reportedly facing ‘weeks’ of physiotherapy, Simon is already back on his feet walking around and even taking work calls.
The family sources added to MailOnline: ‘He’s doing really well considering everything.
‘Simon has even been working yesterday and also today he’s been on emails on his iPad since early morning. He’s in good spirits and knows he had a lucky escape and that this could have been worse,’ they added.
Simon’s ex Terri Seymour has also revealed that he has already taken a few steps and been trying to get back to his busy work schedule.
Speaking with ExtraTV, Terri revealed that Simon is in good spirits and said she had spoken with his long-term partner Lauren Silverman on Monday.
Terri said: ‘He’s on his iPad, making phone calls, working. He actually just took a few steps. Lauren just told me he’s already bossing her around.’
However Terri, who dated the mogul from 2002 until 2008 and has remained on good terms with her ex, said it will be some time before Simon is back to his usual self, adding that he’s ‘going to need a lot of physical therapy’.
She said: ‘It [the impact of the fall] was one centimeter away from his spinal cord, that is true. It’s bad and he is in agony. It could have been so much worse.’
A source also told The Sun it could take Simon ‘weeks’ to recover from the accident and that he could have to wear a back brace.
They said: ‘He has a long and difficult road ahead. It’s going to take him weeks, and maybe months, to get back to where he was. And if ignores the doctor’s orders then it will be very bad news for him long term.’
