The 46-year-old skater is in the intensive care unit at Kommunarka. The athlete cannot breathe on his own, he is connected to a ventilator. Roman’s body is fighting sepsis. The treating doctors explained that the patient needs an arm amputation, however, surgical manipulations in such conditions are associated with a high risk – a new intervention can lead to cardiac arrest.
“Doctors noticed Kostomarov’s extreme thinness.” Since he is immobile, an anti-decubitus mattress has been placed on the bed. In addition, paramedics change the position of the patient’s body every two hours, ”said the source of the Izvestiya newspaper.
Next to Kostomarov in intensive care is one close person – his wife Oksana Domnina. The couple has two children, a 12-year-old daughter Anastasia and a seven-year-old son Ilya.
“Roman has such a wonderful wife that she will pull her beloved man out with the power of her love. I’m sure of it,” said actress Ksenia Alferova.
However, Domnina’s close friend is very worried about her condition. “God forbid it ends,” he recovered and left the hospital. I have no idea how Oksana is doing there. You might go crazy. How does it feel there?” – Elena Berezhnaya, 2002 Olympic champion, shared with Channel Five.
Kostomarov suffered two strokes, has serious problems with his lungs, kidneys and liver. To stop tissue necrosis, surgeons performed two operations on Roman in February – amputating his feet and several fingers.