Originally Posted by xr-stu
were round a mates house having a few drinks, everyone was in the hot tub/pool, i went for a piss came back just as my brother and another mate were helping him out the pool. he'd done a flip of some sort and landed on his head on the bottom of the pool, no feeling below his waste to begin with which spread upto his chest after 10 mins or so. been xrayd and cat scanned, broken C6, hes in the ICU under observation now, theyre hoping its just swelling thats caused the lose of feeling but seems unlikly as it was instant.
fucking insane.....could have been anyone of us.....properly surreal night
i hope to god hes not gonna be wheelchair bound....
very sorry to hear of your mate, i was a spinal injuries auxiliary nurse , the lad i looked after broke his back at c6 also,in a car accident and he could still walk, however when they sent him home with neck exercises after failing to spot that he had broken it, he is now a paraplegic, lost all feeling on the way home in the taxi and couldnt get out
im not being harsh but if it was an instant loss of feeling id be exceptionally surprised if he wasnt paralysed
the amount of people who are paralysed by silly things is unbelieveable when you work in that line.
Im sure if he is going to be wheelchair bound, he will get excellent care and have a good life still, it doesnt stop the lad i used to look after.
Sarah