“Surgeries were performed on the legs”: Roman Kostomarov survived a new surgical procedure 30.05.2023, 07:50

The Olympic champion has been in the Kommunarka hospital for the fifth month. A 46-year-old athlete is preparing for prosthetics. The doctors talked about Kostomarov’s physical and mental condition.

“Preparations for the prosthetics are ongoing – the leg operations have already been done, the healing phase is underway,” explained a source from the hospital. – As for the hands, there are still many preparatory activities and subsequent healing. We’re not even talking about the timing of the discharge, because that all takes time.

A psychologist deals with the skater regularly, but the strong feelings due to the amputation of the limbs have not yet been overcome. Roman tries to return home, but in the next three months it is not possible. Last week, information appeared that doctors have not yet succeeded in bringing the participant of the Ice Age show out of depression.

“Roman’s mood is normal, although of course there are ups and downs – after all, he’s been in hospital for four months. But no depression, everything is fine, “TASS reported with reference to a source.

Kostomarov was hospitalized on January 10 with pneumonia. In connection with sepsis and blood circulation problems, doctors amputated the patient’s legs in February and the fingers on his left hand in March. “They pulled me out of the other world,” assured Roman. The skater’s friends say the worst is behind us. Oksana Domnina helps her husband recover from operations. By the way, the figure skater explained that the father of her children will have prosthetics in Russia.

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