Schumacher ski accident, coma and recovery

[ringo]

I think they should just wake him, even if he will have a disorder.
I don't like the idea that he should be in a coma until he is back to how he used to be. He'll never be the same person. Might as well wake him, be he paralyzed or speech impeded.
He's in God's hands now, guess we can just hope for the best. Human Knowledge is limited when it comes to the brain. Don't think the doctors can infer much.

[timbo]

You sure think a lot

[Spacepace]

Schumacher's 1998 Ferrari f300 was sold at Barrett jackson auction for 1.2 million. Guy selling was probably thinking he could make some good money from it considering the circumstances.

[SectorOne]

And the most insane post ever written on F1Technical goes to none other then *drumrolls* ......RINGO.

[turbof1]

He probably meant well but got it out poorly.

To be honest, I have my own worries about him being in a coma for a long time. My grandma was stuck in a induced coma for a month (heavy lung infections conceived by... hospital bacteria...). She fully recovered from the infections and what put her in the hospital, but her short term memory is damaged to the point she mostly can't remember things for more then 5 minutes, which is a direct result from just being that long in a coma.

People do can come back from it. There are cases where persons had to learn everything again from scratch, even how to use knife and fork. But they got to that. It's a matter of luck now. We don't even know what part of the brain is hit and which functions that part controls.

[cossie]

Why speculate? Just hope.

yep I agree with you, prayers for Michael

[strad]

I think that all of us, even those whose posts might seem othwerwise, hope for the very best outcome for Michael.

[Vasconia]

As a long time fan of Michael I felt absolutely shocked when I was aware of the accident. His flag is on my bed until he leaves the hospital, though I dont when it will happen, if it happens.

His brain injuries are severe and a full recovery wont be easy but I can only pray for him and expect the best from him, once again, give us another flying lap Michael!!!.

[WillerZ]

Dr Hartstein gives us very little reason to hope.

I hope Michael is one of the lucky ones who inexplicably returns to (near-)normal.

[munudeges]

Sadly, everything is transpiring here as I'd thought.

What made me immediately suspicious from the start was how Schumacher's people handled the story. At first he was OK, he was only with his son and then they told us that he'd went to help someone and been launched over a rock, which his video footage later showed was a falsehood.

This wasn't just some head injury where he had fallen over (Natasha Richardson) or a "low speed" injury at twenty miles an hour, which is serious enough, and is more serious than most other skiing head injuries there have been. From the damage that his brain has endured with the multiple haematomas this was a massive head injury with a lot of energy. We'll never know what difference it would have made if he had been sedated immediately on transfer to Grenoble, but it's entirely possible that the damage was already set in and irreversible.

The Daily Mail article is accurate about his general prognosis, if somewhat premature and heavy-handed. There is really no way the Michael Schumacher anyone knew is coming back. Frankly, it's a miracle they've got him into any kind of 'stable' condition at all.

[Chuckjr]

Dr Hartstein gives us very little reason to hope.

I hope Michael is one of the lucky ones who inexplicably returns to (near-)normal.

After reading that very helpful article, I looked up a name from the comments section below the artical regarding one Randall McCloy, who suffered enormous head injuries in a mining accident in Virginia. He was a lone survivor. His brain trauma from carbon monoxide poisoning was so bad his brain was considered incurable, no drug could help, and he would likely be in a vegetative state for life at best. Here's where it's interesting, they treated him with high dose fish oil, and he recovered to the shock of all the medical doctors.

http://www.menshealth.com/health/govern ... fish-story

Maybe they could consider such a treatment for Michael, especially considering there are not adverse side effects with fish oil since this is a natural product made by organic living life. I hope they are considering all options--even those shunned by modern medicine.

[yener]

All we can do is speculate since they give nothing away. To be honest, i think the situation is more critical as we think. What i still don't know is how his condition was when the helicopter arived. Somesay he was at conscious and somesay he wasnt.
I am afraid that his eyes were open but didn't response because they told that Michael was confused and didnt response.

I hope he will recover and i wish him the best.

[acosmichippo]

Dr Hartstein gives us very little reason to hope.

I hope Michael is one of the lucky ones who inexplicably returns to (near-)normal.

After reading that very helpful article, I looked up a name from the comments section below the artical regarding one Randall McCloy, who suffered enormous head injuries in a mining accident in Virginia. He was a lone survivor. His brain trauma from carbon monoxide poisoning was so bad his brain was considered incurable, no drug could help, and he would likely be in a vegetative state for life at best. Here's where it's interesting, they treated him with high dose fish oil, and he recovered to the shock of all the medical doctors.

http://www.menshealth.com/health/govern ... fish-story

Maybe they could consider such a treatment for Michael, especially considering there are not adverse side effects with fish oil since this is a natural product made by organic living life. I hope they are considering all options--even those shunned by modern medicine.

unfortunately one case is poor evidence, especially in the health/medical field. Additionally, just because something is "natural" doesn't mean it's perfectly safe. even in that article, they include a dissenting opinion from another doctor.

[megz]

Dr Hartstein gives us very little reason to hope.

I hope Michael is one of the lucky ones who inexplicably returns to (near-)normal.

After reading that very helpful article, I looked up a name from the comments section below the artical regarding one Randall McCloy, who suffered enormous head injuries in a mining accident in Virginia. He was a lone survivor. His brain trauma from carbon monoxide poisoning was so bad his brain was considered incurable, no drug could help, and he would likely be in a vegetative state for life at best. Here's where it's interesting, they treated him with high dose fish oil, and he recovered to the shock of all the medical doctors.

http://www.menshealth.com/health/govern ... fish-story

Maybe they could consider such a treatment for Michael, especially considering there are not adverse side effects with fish oil since this is a natural product made by organic living life. I hope they are considering all options--even those shunned by modern medicine.

I don't mean to be a massive arse but saying that an all natural product has no side effects because it's natural and produced by organic life is incredibly short sighted.

Countless venoms are entirely natural and produced by organic life, side effects include death. Countless plants are entirely toxic to the human body due to organic compounds produced by living organisms...

I too hope for Schumacher's recovery and do hope that any and all avenues are explored by the family and medical team if that would have been Michael's wish.

[adrianjordan]

Dr Hartstein gives us very little reason to hope.

I hope Michael is one of the lucky ones who inexplicably returns to (near-)normal.

After reading that very helpful article, I looked up a name from the comments section below the artical regarding one Randall McCloy, who suffered enormous head injuries in a mining accident in Virginia. He was a lone survivor. His brain trauma from carbon monoxide poisoning was so bad his brain was considered incurable, no drug could help, and he would likely be in a vegetative state for life at best. Here's where it's interesting, they treated him with high dose fish oil, and he recovered to the shock of all the medical doctors.

http://www.menshealth.com/health/govern ... fish-story

Maybe they could consider such a treatment for Michael, especially considering there are not adverse side effects with fish oil since this is a natural product made by organic living life. I hope they are considering all options--even those shunned by modern medicine.

I don't mean to be a massive arse but saying that an all natural product has no side effects because it's natural and produced by organic life is incredibly short sighted.

Countless venoms are entirely natural and produced by organic life, side effects include death. Countless plants are entirely toxic to the human body due to organic compounds produced by living organisms...

I too hope for Schumacher's recovery and do hope that any and all avenues are explored by the family and medical team if that would have been Michael's wish.

To back that up, Cocaine and Heroine are also both natural products...