Latest News on Scott Steiner's Throat Injury

June 17 - Scott has improved much since our last update and was close to being released from the hospital but since his white blood cell count was high (normally due to an infection), he has to stay at least for another day.

The doctor's are deciding whether or not they should allow him to leave today or not.

More updates on Scott's progress tomorrow.

June 12 - Scott has improved but is still in the hospital in Puerto Rico and is hoping that the doctors will let him out and do some more recovery at the hotel. He is supposed to be getting the tube out that is conncted through his ribs draining blood but he can't have it removed until it stops leaking blood. The next few days will determine if he can leave the hospital and when the tube can be removed.

June 8 - Not much new information to report on Scott today. He has improved again more than yesterday but is still in a lot of pain and still very groggy from the pain medication. There is still blood draining from hs lungs so that process will have to continue.

June 7 - Scott is still in ICU. He is doing better again today but is still heavily sedated due to the amount of pain he is experiencing due to the injury and the surgery.

The doctors are still draining blood from his lungs so things are still quite serious.

He said that the most frustrating part of being in the hospital is the lack of communication between the nurses and Scott because of the English/Spanish language barrier.

Scott would like to again thank the staff and especially Dr. John Jones, Dr. Jorge Hernandez and Dr. Pablo Rodriguez. These doctors have helped out throughout the entire process from everything from the surgery to the recovery process.

June 6 - Scott was officially diagnosed with a lacerated trachea. To avoid injuring his repaired trachea, the doctors put him in a medically induced coma. This morning he was taken out of this coma and doctors were very pleased with his progress. Scott is still not out of the woods yet so each day is very important that he stay as healthy as possible.

Scott is currently in ICU and will remain there for at least the next few days. Scott is in very good spirits and is still expected to fully recover.

Scott's doctor said that after he has fully recovered, there is nothing restricting him from returning to the same level of physical stature and activty that he was in prior to the accident.

Scott would also like to personally thank all of the doctors and staff at Puerto Rico Central Medico Trauma One (the hospital that is treating him). They are a top notch facility and are doing everything to make Scott's recovery quck and easy.

June 5 - Scott suffered a throat injury due to a kick to the throat on Sunday night at a TNA house show. The injury was not thought to be that serious after the match but later, Scott had some complicatons and went to the hospital. Scott was listed in serious condition and underwent surgury to repair his trachea.

The surgury went well and Scott is currently resting in a hospital in Puerto Rico and is expected to make a full recovery.
Please keep Scott in your prayers as trachea injuries can develop into Pneumonia .

ENTER
THE FREAK STORE