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FishermanTim · 05-21-2009, 11:40 AM

Here is what they say about prognosis of this injury:

Spinal cord ischemia (and its irreversible tissue injury of infarction) is a myelopathy, generally associated with substantial motor, sensory, and bladder and/or bowel dysfunction. The short-term mortality rate is 20-25% over the first month following onset of symptoms. The overall life expectancy is diminished because of the vascular, infectious, and other medical complications. The striking improvement in medical care and rehabilitation has led to an improvement in quality of life for patients with spinal cord strokes since World War II.
Because the extent of damage is less than that sustained in most traumatic cord injuries, and the potential for recovery is greater because ischemia is reversible in part, these patients may have better function than patients with traumatic cord injuries though the prognosis for substantial motor recovery should be guarded

So although he may never be the same, there is possible hope for him.

While I find his approach a little over-the-top, I do admire his honesty.
How many of the "so-called sports greats have ever admitted when they failed, ON TV to boot? I hope he makes as complete a recovery as possible.

05-21-2009, 11:40 AM	#19
FishermanTim Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hyde Park, MA Posts: 4,152	Here is what they say about prognosis of this injury: Spinal cord ischemia (and its irreversible tissue injury of infarction) is a myelopathy, generally associated with substantial motor, sensory, and bladder and/or bowel dysfunction. The short-term mortality rate is 20-25% over the first month following onset of symptoms. The overall life expectancy is diminished because of the vascular, infectious, and other medical complications. The striking improvement in medical care and rehabilitation has led to an improvement in quality of life for patients with spinal cord strokes since World War II. Because the extent of damage is less than that sustained in most traumatic cord injuries, and the potential for recovery is greater because ischemia is reversible in part, these patients may have better function than patients with traumatic cord injuries though the prognosis for substantial motor recovery should be guarded So although he may never be the same, there is possible hope for him. While I find his approach a little over-the-top, I do admire his honesty. How many of the "so-called sports greats have ever admitted when they failed, ON TV to boot? I hope he makes as complete a recovery as possible.