Olympic figure skating champion Roman Kostomarov spent 175 days in Kommunarka. Doctors fought desperately for his life. The situation at a certain point was critical, but ended with an extract from the hospital. Sport tells the story of the fight against death, in which Kostomarov «lost a lot».
«The chances of survival were 2%» Roman ended up in intensive care on January 10, 2023 with a diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia. Because of the developed necrosis, he underwent several amputations. It was later reported that part of his brain was damaged, a hemorrhage occurred and a hematoma formed. Honored coach of Russia in figure skating Alexander Zhulin revealed some details of the athlete's condition at the beginning of the illness and gave a terrible figure that was given for survival.
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"It was a shock for all of us when they found out about Roma … Then they told me that his chances of surviving were 2%. As far as I know, he pulled his shoulder on January 1st. To continue riding, he was injected with an anti-inflammatory. What does it do? Removes the temperature, the person does not feel pain. I think that's when I got pneumonia. And due to the fact that due to the injection, the temperature was lowered, there were no symptoms, except for coughing, the picture turned out to be blurry. This brought him to such a state in 10 days, «Zhulin said on the air of the Russia 1 TV channel.
The whole country was shocked by the news about Kostomarov. A stream of news about Roman's health came in every day, and the information was very contradictory. When the figure skater's wife Oksana Domnina first commented to the media and thanked the doctors, it became clear that the situation had turned in a positive direction. And on May 8, the athlete himself got in touch and published a post on social networks.
After that, the Olympic champion posted several videos from training sessions that help him recover. A huge number of people admired the strength of will and spirit.
A touching message from Kostomarov to doctorsToday something happened that everyone had been waiting for so long. After 175 days, Kostomarov was discharged from the hospital. Roman posted a very touching video. He admitted that after hospitalization he thought about returning home soon. However, this turned into a complex illness that almost took my life.
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“Thank you for saving my life, six months ago I did not understand, did not feel it. I just thought I had coughed at home and would leave in an ambulance to give me an injection in the ass or rinse my mouth. And I'll be back in an hour. But it happened, what happened — a complex disease that almost took his life. Unfortunately, much has been lost in this joint struggle with death. But there was no other way,» Kostomarov said in an address to doctors.
One of the first to be happy for Roman was Tatyana Tarasova, Honored Coach of the USSR. She is sure that the Olympic champion will be able to return to the ice and do what he loves.
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“Roman's discharge from the hospital is now the most important thing for him, for his family and friends, honestly. And for everyone who supported him. He has a real character, so there is no doubt that he will be able to return (to figure skating),” Tarasova quotes.
It is impossible to imagine what Kostomarov and his family had to go through. The work of the Kommunarka doctors causes exceptional admiration. If earlier the possible return of Roman to the ice seemed like an evil irony, now, looking at the progress in the restoration of the Olympic champion, it looks inevitable.
The skater still has a long way to go. it became known that Kostomarov would need to visit the hospital after discharge. The process of prosthetic hands has not yet been completed. There is no talk of a full-fledged victory, but the main step has already been taken.