MICHAELS’ RECOVERY COULD TAKE MONTHS
BRET MICHAELS’ recovery from last week’s (22Apr10) brain hemorrhage could take months, according to a worrying new post on the rocker’s official w ebsite.
The Poison singer’s condition has been upgraded from critical to stable - but the rocker’s aides are keen to point out he has a long way to go.
The post reads, "With further testing and rehabilitation, we’re hopeful that Bret will gradually improve as the blood surrounding the brain diss olves and is reabsorbed into his system, which can be a very painful reco very and take several weeks to months.
"Michaels remains under 24-hour observation in the ICU and is in positi ve spirits. He is responding well to tests and treatments. Even though to day was a minor setback, doctors remain hopeful for a full recovery." And there’s also more information about the near-fatal medical emergenc y that sent the Every Rose Has Its Thorn singer to hospital: "Michaels’ m edical work-up demonstrated findings of a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a type of stroke that causes bleeding in the fluid-filled spaces around the bas e of the brain.
"It presents itself suddenly as the sound of a loud gunshot or thunderc lap at the back of the head, causing severe cranial pain and muscle spasm s… Additional studies are planned throughout the week to hopefully dete ct the exact cause of the rupture.
"The most common cause of this condition is a spontaneous rupture of a cerebral aneurysm, however 15 to 20 percent of spontaneous episodes of th is hemorrhage are found to have no cause. Michaels has undergone a contin uous series of tests while in the ICU including angiograms, CT scans, MRI s and transcranial dopplers (TCDs). Doctors state Michaels is very lucky as his condition could have been fatal." According to the website update, a new problem has also emerged: "Test results indicate a setback in Bret Michaels’ condition, a side effect fro m the brain hemorrhage, called hyponatremia (a lack of sodium in the body which leads to seizures)."
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