Bret Michaels is still in ICU, still suffering from a headache, is heavily sedated and doctors are still trying to find the source of bleeding that caused his brain hemorrhage. "In some patients, doctors never find the source," says Dr. Keith Siller of New York University's Comprehensive Stroke Care Center. The bleeding could be very small, or the rupture itself can "cure" the source of the problem, says Dr. Siller. It seems hard to believe that with all the advancements of medical technology that you can't see blood inside the brain leaking.
I really hope Bret makes a speedy recovery and gets back to doing what he does best which is giving me more Rock Of Love to watch on the weekends and letting me post his head smack into the backdrop video.
Wow how does one's brain just hemorrhage? Don't you usually require a fall or trauma to the brain? This is bananas
ReplyDeleteSpeedy recovery to BM!
i still blame the bandanna.
ReplyDeleteI think that I read that this type of injury can happen to diabetics and smoking is another contributor. I don't know if he smokes. I also read (People, I think) that it is unlikely his fall several months back would have resulted in the problem.
ReplyDeleteIt is a very serious problem and I do hope he recovers fully. It doesn't look good, though. Makes me sad. I'm not a huge fan but did watch Rock of Love and am currently watching the Celebrity Apprentice.
For as much as medicine knows about the human body I think there is still much that they don't know and are still learning about.
ReplyDeleteAt least he is being treated and that he began receiving medical attention soon enough for it to help him.
We had a young family member who had a malformed congenital vein at the base of her brain that bled. She complained of a horrible headache and then collapsed. We almost lost her, but now she is talking, walking somewhat, and can finally swallow foods without difficulty. She had her first brain surgery in Feb. Based on this experience and others we have since learned about, Bret is looking at a long and slow recovery. Slow as in months, not weeks.
ReplyDeletei blame the tony's =(
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope Bret recovers. Really sad.
ReplyDeleteSuby - Sounds like you are describing an AVM. Does that sound familiar? Best wishes to your family member.
He had a concussion. Anytime you have a concussion, it can cause future bleeding.
ReplyDeleteSee every NFL QB that ever played for the Chargers. Just kidding. I'm picking on San Diego. Stay Classy!
I never saw Rock of Love, but I'm loving him on Apprentice. He seems like an honest guy who doesn't throw his team mates under the bus. I hope he recovers soon, but I've got a bad feeling. I hope I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteLittle Miss: Yes, it was an AVM. She had follow-up surgery to correct it, but the docs still see hot spots on the scans.
ReplyDeletethey may never know whether the concussion had anything to do with this. he's a juvenile diabetic---which is a big risk factor.
ReplyDeletewhat they're looking at now is a head full of blood. that's obscuring the picture. until it reabsorbs, they won't know where this started or even what it is.
this is so sad....i hope his daughters have a good support system right now.
ReplyDeleteIt's a symptom of "Graft vs. Host"
ReplyDeleteRevali may have a point. What if the smack on the head at the Tony Awards left him with a microscopic tear that got bigger over time? Bret's lucky someone believed him. Clooney smacked his head on the set of Syriana, and developed bad headaches, and was shooed away by doctors. When he got someone to actually examine him, they found he had torn his dura and brain fluid was leaking out of his nose. Yikes.
ReplyDeleteDidn't he get hit in the head by some moving scenery during an awards show recently? Lawsuit?
ReplyDeleteI am a fan. Maybe not so much of post-Poison Bret but he was an object of my throbbing teenage affections way back when. I wish him a speedy recovery.
ReplyDeleteI didn't like Bret much from Rock Of Love - thought he was just another douche.
ReplyDeleteBUT NOW - on the Apprentice, I really really like him a lot. I suppose we all have multiple sides. He seems like a decent guy (not that I'd want to date him). I loved how he said "Guyliner gives you superpowers" very funny.
I've heard the past 2 winners of ROL comment about Bret, but I haven't heard anything about ROL: Bus winner Tanya. I doubt they are still together, but you'd think she'll make a comment to get some publicity for her career.
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