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Nottingham Forest's striker, Taiwo Awoniyi has reportedly regained consciousness after induced coma following urgent surgery to address a critical abdominal injury, Newspremises reports.

The Nigerian international sustained an injury after a collision with a goalpost in the final moments of Forest’s 2-2 draw against Leicester City on Sunday.

Awoniyi suffered a ruptured intestine from the impact and on Monday, he was rushed to the hospital where he underwent the first phase of a complex surgical procedure to repair the damage.

It was gathered that the 27-year-old was placed in an induced coma on Tuesday to allow doctors to closely monitor his condition.

On Wednesday, the second stage of the surgery was completed, and the medical staff successfully brought him out of the induced coma.

In a chat with BBC Sport, consultant colorectal surgeon Professor Gillian Tierney said injuries of such nature are dangerous.He said:

"The injury is really serious. It is potentially life-threatening. It is very easy to miss at the point of contact and can take hours to diagnose.

"In a hospital setting we would send a patient for a CT scan which could take up to 10 hours.

"If it occurred to an athlete who was super fit, very muscular and was running on adrenaline then I think it would be extremely understandable to miss it. Fluid leaking from the intestine would not be easy to diagnose straight away."

Source: https://newspremises.com.ng/good-news-taiwo-awoniyi-regains-consciousness-after-critical-surgery/

Thanks goodness

Thank God he made it. The coach and medical team have questions to answer.

Good News

When I buy Nairaland I will ban football threads.

Speedy recovery
God be with you and wish you sucess

When I buy Nairaland I will ban football threads

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Thank God.
Wishing you speedy recovery, Taiwo.

Speedy recovery great star

Thank God he wasn't in Nigeria sha

Thank God for him oo... The family can't afford to lose a bread winner

Wish him accelerated recovery.

saphiere:
When I buy Nairaland I will ban football threads.

Rederede!

Get well soon brotherly





Our thoughts and prayers are with you

It's induced coma. He was deliberately sedated so that the surgery can be done. Stop making it look as if he went into coma. Good to hear all is fine

Your attention is noticed

saphiere:
When I buy Nairaland I will ban football threads

Glory be to God..More goals in the offing

Get well soon bro

Get well boy

Get well soon soccer boy.

God's healing hands rest on you.

May the doctors be praised.

Get well soon.

9jaBloke:
Thank God he made it. The coach and medical team have questions to answer.

Why?
Because he hit goal post?

AntiChristian:


Na so life be!

One player dey fight in between life and death while the other dey carry trophy!

Alhamdulillah in all situations!

But inside life...

Believe it or not, some players na total NPC...

Thanks to God Almighty for His protection over him, I wish him quick recovery. 🙏🙏🙏

bennybuhari:
It's induced coma. He was deliberately sedated so that the surgery can be done. Stop making it look as if he went into coma. Good to hear all is fine

So, what other name should it be called

BTW, anaesthetics is what they give for surgery.

The induced coma was for healing....

saphiere:
When I buy Nairaland I will ban football threads

If pikin say, when he grow he will be using tortoise's head to eat eba. Tortoise's head will not let him grow.

Na gode Allah, for bringing him back.

Ruptured intestine? Hmm that is fatal the offender should have been sent off the field unless he was white.

Good news...... If nah to say nah NPL, d guy don kpai be that