Due to ongoing blood flow issues, Deion Sanders, the new head football coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, may need to have his left foot amputated.
The NFL Hall of Famer, who already had his left big toe and second toe amputated in 2021 as a result of blood clots that formed following a routine surgery, recorded a meeting with doctors to discuss the seriousness of his condition.
Sanders claimed that the same foot has been both painful and numb.
The 55-year-old Sanders stated, “I have absolutely no feeling in the bottom of my foot. “I just want to know what we can do because I want to do it this summer. I won’t have time to do it once we get going. ”.
“You simply need to be aware of the risks. Things “can cascade,” vascular surgeon Donald Jacobs warned Sanders on Thee Pregame, adding that “he could lose the foot. ”.
Another vascular surgeon, Max Wohlauer, then elucidated that Sanders’ lower leg’s blood pressure, which had previously been equal to his arm’s blood pressure, is now only roughly two-thirds that of his arm.
Wohlauer explained, “So those arteries have closed.
Sanders later shared the video on Instagram with a message encouraging his followers to remain upbeat in trying circumstances. Although it’s unclear if he will undergo the amputation surgery, he promised to update his social media followers on his health situation.
As you are aware, I have experienced some medical difficulties with my foot, but I have never asked “WHY ME”; rather, I have continued to advance. We can trust and believe that we are all going through something; just keep the faith and know that if He brought you to it, He will bring you through it to the end.
“See you never know what a person may be going through while I sit in your seat of judgment.
CoachPrime, and I was created for this. Trainer First. ”.
Sanders first acknowledged having his left big toe and second toe amputated the previous fall in March 2022.
Sanders had routine surgery to treat a dislocated toe and irritated nerve a few weeks prior to the traumatic event. The two toes began turning black a few weeks following the procedure.
In addition to having three potentially fatal femoral arterial blood clots, the former athlete also suffered from compartment syndrome, which increased pressure in his leg and limited blood flow and swelling.
At the time, Sanders remarked, “They were discussing the amputation of toes.”. After that, they discussed amputating my leg below the knee. Then, they were attempting to preserve my life. “.
According to Dr. Steven Sheskier, an orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone Health who specializes in foot and ankle surgery, “the clots prevented him from getting good circulation to his leg, lower leg, and foot, and his calf muscle swelled up.”. “The fascia, which covers the muscle, grew incredibly tight, crushing the muscle, veins, and artery. He was suffering because of this. “.
Doctors had to perform a procedure called a fasciotomy on Sanders, which entails slicing the tissue surrounding the muscle to release pressure and reduce swelling.
As a result, his body sustained less severe long-term harm.
Sheskier continued, “In the end they saved his leg, but the lack of blood flow to the second toe and the first toe caused gangrene. The toes most likely died in the first place. As a result, those toes were amputated, and the wound was patched up with skin grafts. “.
