Bills' Kevin Everett in surgery

That, and the injection of Solu-Medrol. (That's a strong corticosteroid, right, Doc?) Still a long, difficult road to recovery, but there's a lot more optimism than there was just 36 hours ago.

On a personal note - my seats in section 109 are probably no more than 30 feet from where Everett fell. I watched tape of the Utley and Byrd injuries on TV, but this is the first time I've seen it happen right in front of me... and I hope to God it's the last.

 

I finally saw the video and he falls in such an unnatural way. I can't imagine being there.
Sorry you had to see that.

 

Great Dave Hyde column from the Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/columnists/sfl-flsphyde12nbsep12,0,2403442.column

Point being that Buoniconti's foundation has played a key role in preventing what happened to him from happening to someone else. Pretty fucking amazing all around.

 

High dose steroid (solumedrol) use in spinal cord injury has always been controversial. Initial studies but the National Institute of Health were suspended because the data seemed to overwhelming support usage of the drug. Since then, the use of the drug has come into question and is no longer considered the standard of care.

 

Did not know that, Doc. Thanks for the info.

 

I forgot to include a couple of refernces or links about steroid use in spinal cord injury. Mea Culpa.

http://www.caep.ca/template.asp?id=6ac5624e27aa4cba8bbcc037ee2d4355

 

Doctors in this area of practice are ALWAYS baffled when patients' get up and walk out of their hospitals.

This doctor should be SLAPPED for his initial interview. It was highly grim. Then Everett's body healed itself.

Now he's stuck with egg on his face. This goes to show medicine especially neurological medicine is in an embryonic state.