collease Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I need some advice please. Unfortunately one of my work colleagues was knocked off his road bike before Christmas and has been in a coma ever since. He is now breathing on his own and he has some brain activity but they are unsure if he will ever come round. Was just wondering if anyone has any information on this kind of brain injury that could give me a little information on how likely it is of a recovery in layman's terms. I know without all the details it is difficult to give an explanation but all the people i have spoken to about it make it too confusing for my little brain to understand. Just need an idiots guide if there is one. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'm not sure if anyone can ever really say with precision in such matters. Head injuries are in the hands of the gods when serious, two similar injuries can have different outcomes and even from a medical perspective it's near impossible to offer a forward diagnosis. The nature of such injuries tends to mean the body goes in to protection mode, and shuts down all non vital function. Sometimes bruising and swelling subsides and function returns, sometimes brushing and swelling subsides and then reveals the true nature of damage and injury. All I can suggest is that everyone remains upbeat and positive, head injuries and amazing recoveries are not unheard of and until a suitable period of time post op happens you are unlikely to find a doctor that will comment further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collease Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Thanks Chris that has made more sense than all the other people i have spoken too. I appreciate that every situation is different with regards to any injury and we are all keeping positive. Just wish that some doctors would speak in a way that us mear numpties would understand. Thanks again+++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewcam Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Sorry to hear about your work colleague collease. I'm difinitely not in a position to give any medical advice but just wanted to say sorry about their situation and thinking of their family also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Sorry to read this Collease. I think it will be extremely difficult to give any generic help to you in this regard which will be meaningful as even the type of brain activity detected has a bearing as well as all the other factors. His recovery will be as much art as science (so to speak) You might want to PM GCab - he is your man for this although the good man is not around very often anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Feck me, sorry to hear this. The other party stop / caught? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collease Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 For those that wanted to know here are the details. My colleage (Mike) had dropped his son off at the grandparents house and had gone out for a quick ride just an hour or 2 to work up a bit of a sweat. He usually did 40 - 50 mile rides with a group of friends at least twice a week. On this occasion he decided as he was needing to be back to pick up his son shortly he would just go on his own for a short one. On his ride he was dropping down a hill on a main A road near Evesham and a man in a volvo did not see him coming and turned across infront of him making Mike go over the bonnet and straight into his front windscreen and over the roof. Fortunatly the man did the right thing and stopped and imediatly called for the emergency services. Mike had no identification on him and no phone. The Police had to trace his bike back to the shop it was bought from (fortunatly a new purchase) to be able to contact his wife. This took 9 hours so his son was not picked up from the grandparents which is what notified the family to him being missing. Fortunatly the police managed to contact his wife and he has been in a coma ever since in the QE in Birmingham. My work has been very good and are paying for all the fuel for the family to get to him in hospital as well as paying him full sick pay until he comes out of his coma. HE is a long serving member of staff so everyone knows him. We are also doing a charity walk from our workplace to his house in March (about 30 miles) all proceeds are going to his family and the local air ambulance to help them financially. So far from our site alone we have raised £800 It just goes to show that life is a very fragile thing and one minute all is well and the next your life is changed for ever. All we know is his brain stem is healing and that he responds to his wifes voice by moving his fingers slightly but has not yet come round. Hopefully in time he will make a recovery of some sort but to what extent you just never know. Sorry for any speeling errors and for the bad punctuation i know it irritates some of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 What a sorry story, but to echo comments above, stay positive and hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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