The Mash Telegram channel reported that Olympic ice dancing champion Roman Kostomarov, paired with Tatyana Navka, continues to be under the supervision of doctors in intensive care. Sepsis progresses in the skater, his arm and leg tissues continue to die, and Kostomarov never fully regained consciousness, according to the channel. While the athlete responds to simple commands: open your mouth and blink, but even these movements are difficult for him. The source states that the doctors were unable to make full contact with the skater.
Also, doctors do not exclude the possibility of another amputation surgery. They believe the tissue must be removed to stop the infection.
In early March, news began to appear in the media about the positive dynamics of the figure skater’s condition. TASS, citing its source, said that Kostomarov is starting to recover and is already able to move a little. According to the source, it took some time to fully heal.
According to Sport-Express, the wife of the Olympic medalist, Oksana Domnina, is constantly next to the skater. She closely monitors what the doctors are doing, finds out what medicine they gave her husband, asks him not to make a sound when Kostomarov falls asleep. Domnina sits next to the skater, talks to him or reads a book to him.
“SE” noted that the psychological state of the athlete leaves much to be desired: he does not understand what is happening to him, he is not satisfied with being in the hospital, therefore, soon a psychologist will begin to work with him.
Also, the source of the publication said that Kostomarov’s left hand began to turn blue, which is why doctors suspected that sepsis had begun.
Well-known coach and choreographer Ilya Averbukh said that the vast majority of media reports about Kostomarov are false.
“Some journalists and bloggers heard about Oksana Domnina’s request. I would like to appeal to them once again: the situation is very difficult now. Novels are battling a serious illness and there is no need to fuel passions by posting 90% fake information. No one has the right information except doctors, parents, Oksana and partially me.
Only Domnina communicates with the doctors, who decide for herself what to share. We expect and hope for improvement. I want to say to everyone: Consider how the influx of information leaking into the public domain could affect Roman’s family and children. If you really empathize, go to church and light a candle for Roman’s health, ”Averbukh told RIA Novosti.
Petersburg private ambulance “Koris” Lev Averbakh noted that the skater will be very lucky if he survives.
“To be honest, from all the facts that we know from various sources, we can conclude that Kostomarov will be very lucky if he survives. Unfortunately, known facts say otherwise. But let’s hope for the best result.
The body is crumbling and under constant stress, the immune system cannot stand it. Even waking up, opening his eyes and continuing his reaction to the outside world does not guarantee recovery in any way.
In any case, it is a disability – and probably no less dangerous repeated treatment, ”said Averbakh.
Kostomarov has been in the hospital for two months. The first information about his hospitalization appeared on January 10. His condition was severe due to bilateral pneumonia and he was immediately placed in an artificial coma, placed on a ventilator, and also ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) was applied to saturate the blood with oxygen. Due to this procedure, the vessels were damaged, cell death began, and doctors had to perform amputation surgeries: Kostomarov’s feet and fingers were reportedly removed.
After the amputations, the athlete suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and two minor strokes, after which doctors medically put him in a coma.