Damar Hamlin - Now (1/11/2023) discharged from Buf Gen & “recovering at home”

[HappyDays]

4 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

 

 

 

 

Holy crap! This is about as good an outcome as we could have hoped for at this point, right?

[Process]

Wow!!

[LABILLBACKER]

Whether we win or lose Sunday, this is a week of celebration. So blessed and happy Damar is improving every hour. 

[NI Bills Fan]

More great news. Keep it coming.

 

What a fighter.  He'll be some inspiration to this team going forward.

[BuffaloBaumer]

Denny Kellington should lead the charge!!!!!

[GolfandBills]

7 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

Holy crap! This is about as good an outcome as we could have hoped for at this point, right?

Oh absolutely.  Next step is they’ll get him up walking, eating etc to get his strength back 

[BillsFanSD]

5 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

Holy crap! This is about as good an outcome as we could have hoped for at this point, right?

From what I've been told to expect, this outcome is on the very upper end of what was possible.  

 

It's probably fair to start thinking more about what this injury means for Hamlin career-wise.  Obviously that wasn't the main focus yesterday.  If this was really commotio cordis, my understanding is that there's excellent chance that he returns to football.  Things change if there's an underlying heart issue that nobody knew about.  That will all get sorted out of course.

[Jauronimo]

12 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

Holy crap! This is about as good an outcome as we could have hoped for at this point, right?

Feels that way to me.  I really thought that we had witnessed the unthinkable Monday night.  Just waiting to hear that he is going to live a normal life, free of any nasty side effects.  It all sounds very promising thus far.

[Beck Water]

21 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

 

 

 

 

This is awesome

 

A little background on just why it's so awesome. 

 

Yesterday in the hospital press conference, one of the physicians stated that Damar was proned because he was suffering from ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome).  This is common in "post resuscitation syndrome".  Briefly and simply, while CPR and defibrillation save lives, the loss of circulation/oxygenation and the mechanical compression and ventilation of CPR cause an inflammatory response similar to sepsis not just in lungs but in other organs such as liver and kidneys.  There is sometimes aspiration of saliva or stomach contents into the lungs as well, causing pneumonia (reducing this is the reason why intermingled compressions and breaths were nixed from CPR protocols, BTW).

 

So in addition to needing ventilation while in the post-CPR hypothermia protocol, Dane likely needed breathing assistance because of the chemical soup and goop in his lungs (from his body's inflammatory response) hindering gas exchange.  That he's been able to get off the ventilator and breathe on his own less than 96 hrs after the event, is a testament to 1) the speed and quality of the emergency response minimizing this 2) Damar's innate physical condition and health fighting it 3) the quality of the care he's been receiving in hospital treating it

 

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by Beck Water

[Dablitzkrieg]

 

 

 

[rusty shackleford]

They just said on NFL Network that he has been facetiming with people all morning and is currently having a facetime meeting with the Bills.

[Beck Water]

11 minutes ago, BuffaloBaumer said:

Denny Kellington should lead the charge!!!!!

 

The entire Bills medical team should lead the charge. 

 

Except, that might be too emotional to be safe for the players.

[RiotAct]

Omg!!!  Incredible!

[BillsFanNC]

 

[Doc]

Excellent. 

[StHustle]

Cant wait to see Hamlin will be back out there next season!!

[Andrew Son]

1 minute ago, Beck Water said:

 

The entire Bills medical team should lead the charge. 

Led by....  Damar himself.  Imagine if Damar came walking out of that tunnel Sunday?

[Playoffs?]

Just amazing. Amazing. I get choked up periodically throughout all of this, but the recent incredible news really got me!  Way to go, Damar!  Can’t begin to imagine the joy his family is feeling. 

[Motorin']

2 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

 

 

 

 

This is as good of news as anything anyone could have hoped for! Thank God. 

 

[taglientep]

I hope he can send a video to play on the Jumbotron before the game on Sunday. The place will explode!!