arizojp Wrote:
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> An article from New Zealand Herald (9th may
> edition) :
> Not very good news in it..."he would likely be
> back to normal "within a few months"... MONTHS
> !!!!
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> Richards' op won't cause lasting harm
> 09.05.06
> By David Eames
>
> [
www.nzherald.co.nz]
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> Hard-living rock icon Keith Richards - who once
> famously went nine days without sleep while on a
> drug bender - is not likely to suffer long-term
> effects from surgery to relieve bleeding in his
> skull, says an Auckland neurologist.
>
> The 62-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist is
> believed to be recuperating in Auckland after
> falling from a palm tree in Fiji about 10 days
> ago.
>
> He is reported to have undergone surgery to
> relieve a subdural haematoma . That involved
> drilling a hole in his skull to drain the blood
> leaking from ruptured veins between his skull and
> brain.
>
> The neurologist, who did not want to be named,
> said though he was not familiar with Richards'
> case the procedure was "relatively
> straightforward", and he would likely be back to
> normal "within a few months".
>
> Richards' rock 'n' roll debauches are legendary,
> but the neurologist said his past excesses would
> not normally affect his recovery.
>
> Subdural haematomas were more common in elderly
> patients, particularly those aged in their 80s and
> beyond, but at 62 Richards should be "fine".
>
> It was unlikely, however, that he would play the
> next scheduled shows in the Rolling Stones' Bigger
> Bang tour, which are set for Barcelona at the end
> of the month, the neurologist said.
>
> Mystery still surrounds Richards' whereabouts and
> the details of the accident. His New York-based
> agent, Fran Curtis, could not be reached
> yesterday.
>
> It is not the first accident to befall the man
> reputed to have "five strings and nine lives". He
> has previously fallen from a ladder while reaching
> for a book in his library, and fallen ill with an
> infected finger after cutting it on a guitar
> string.
>
> Richards' sleep-free nine-day drug binge ended
> when he fell asleep while standing up. He fell
> face first into an amplifier, breaking his nose.
>
> Richards is widely rumoured to have undergone a
> total blood transfusion in 1973 in an attempt to
> kick heroin.
The last paragraph of that story speaks volumes for the writer's credibility
I wouldnt look too hard at a journalist's prognosis as its basically guesswork. After all, the BBC even reported today that although the tour was scheduled to re-start in June, the Stones publicist wouldnt confirm if Keith would be fit to join them in time!
As if the tour would proceed WITHOUT him....