Actor Tridsadee 'improving slowly' after 3 surgeries and amputation
AFTER undergoing four surgeries, including the amputation of his left foot, famous actor Tridsadee "Por" Sahawong has finally showed some signs of improvement.
“He can now open his eyes and move his body,” Dr Winit Phuapradit told a press conference yesterday afternoon in his capacity as the dean of the Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital.
Top executives as well as medical specialists of the Ramathibodi Hospital turned up in full force before media yesterday, apparently in response to the overwhelming interest in Tridsadee’s case.
Winit confirmed that the 37-year-old star, who has suffered from severe hemophagocytic syndrome, did not need muscle relaxant and medication for improved blood circulation anymore.
The public began praying for Tridsadee, after he was transferred from another hospital to the Ramathibodi Hospital on November 9 as a critically ill patient.
Media coverage of his condition has been extensive throughout the past few weeks.
A high number of people were quite shocked to find that the dengue haemorrhagic fever, which is quite common in Thailand, could have caused such severe complications and were grieving over the fact that their favourite actor had to face such a sad fate. The news of his foot amputation has upset his fans.
Ramathibodi Hospital director Assoc Prof Dr Surasak Leela-udomlipi explained yesterday that the amputation was made to save his life.
“So there were three other surgeries,” he said. According to a statement from the Ramathibodhi Hospital, blood shortage in Tridsadee’s feet was detected since he first arrived at the hospital.
Winit also explained that blood now flowed well to Tridsadee’s right feet.
The latest surgery for the actor was on his large intestine on Tuesday, after which the actor’s condition showed signs of improving.
“We don’t need to give him more blood now,” Winit added, “Conditions regarding brain, liver and lungs are getting better”.
Dr Porpon Rotjanapan, who works at the infectious-diseases unit of the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, said when a patient had serious infections, there was a risk of complications.
“We are monitoring his conditions closely. We have detected fungi in his lungs and have already prescribed anti-fungal medicines. Overall, we believe the conditions should be controllable,” he said.
Dr Nongnuch Sirachainan, who holds a degree in Paediatric Haemophilia-Oncology, said the actor needed fewer platelets now.
Dr Sarinya Boonkerd, an expert in kidney diseases, said there was a possibility that Tridsadee’s kidneys would return to its normal function.
“But at this point, he is still in the process of receiving treatments,” she said.
