Drenched in blood, Saif Ali Khan walked in ‘like a lion’ with Taimur: Lilavati doctors

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who had undergone a surgery at Lilavati hospital after he was stabbed by an intruder at his home early on Thursday morning, was shifted from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital to a special room on Friday, an official said.

Dr. Nitin Dange who performed the surgery, updated the media about his health on Friday and said that, "Saif Ali Khan was admitted to the hospital at 2 am with alleged history of assault by some unknown person on Thursday.

He sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a lodged knife in the spine. A surgery was performed to remove the knife and repair leaking spinal fluid. Two other deep wounds on his left hand and one other on his neck were repaired by the plastic surgery team. He is completely stable now and has been discharged from the ICU and has been shifted to a special room.

Dr Dange also said that Saif's condition is better and he can walk now, there's no problem in walking. "Mr Saif Ali Khan is doing excellent and we made him walk, he can walk well, there's no problem, there's no much pain or any other symptoms, so looking at his parameters, his wounds and all the other injuries, he was advised to be shifted out of the ICU to a special room.

Only thing what we have advised and the rules for him that he has to take rest for some time because of the wounds on the back especially which can have chances of infection and his movements are restricted for a week almost for the most important reason that he had an injury in the spine and which has been repaired."

There are restrictions on the number of guests coming to visit him as his spine injury is delicate and may get infected. The doctor added, "The fluid which was coming out has been repaired which has a potential chance for infection. That's why his movements and also the restriction of the movements as well as visitors movements have been strictly restricted for his faster recovery and he is doing excellent and he is recovering very fast and God is kind."

Niraj Uttamani, Chief Operating Officer of Lilavati Hospital said, "I was the first one to meet Saif Ali Khan when he came to the hospital.

He was drenched in blood but he walked in like a lion with only his small kid, Taimur. Saif Ali Khan is a real hero...He is doing well. He has been shifted from ICU to a special room...." he added, "I sat with him and he walked in like a lion. And only with his mother's side. He is a real hero that way. In films, it is okay to act like a hero. But in real life, you have to act like a hero. He is doing presently very well."