Help Cara Noir get back on his feet

OVERVIEW

I’m raising £7,500 to cover the specialist sports medical support I need to recover from a potentially career-ending injury.

THE STORY SO FAR

My name is Thomas Dawkins and my wrestling career recently came to an abrupt STOP during the final instalment of my recent story arc at Progress - where I sadly sustained a major injury to my foot & ankle in a hotly anticipated cage match.

I sustained 3 fractures and major ligament damage to my foot but battled on for a further 20min to complete an 18-month-long storyline.

This potentially career-ending injury has left me devastated, unable to walk, and in need of surgery.

Without specialist sports medical support, it is unlikely I’ll be able to make a return to the ring.

The pain from the injury itself was bad enough, but what came next was a litany of misdiagnosis and poor medical treatment thanks to multiple chaotic visits to my local over-stretched NHS hospital.

Initially sent home from A&E with the fractures missed, it took 18 days for the fractures to be picked up & now 10 weeks on from the accident the fractures have not healed; a major bone chip has not reattached, there’s unexplained swelling throughout the foot, surgery is looking likely, but it’s proving impossible to get MRIs through the NHS to establish a proper diagnosis.

If I continue with NHS treatment, the prognosis is that it will be a year before I can begin rehab and I may not make a full recovery to get back in the ring to entertain my fans.

HOWEVER…

A trip to Harley Street last week for a second opinion has provided a ray of hope…

I am now booked for a private MRI next week, with a follow-up consultation to establish an accurate diagnosis and surgery plan.

This also means medical bills are mounting up at a time when I am also unable to work.

Please help me get back on my feet, so I can continue to entertain my fans around the world and fulfil my upcoming wrestling commitments in the US & Japan.

WHAT I NEED

Diagnosis: £1300

⁃ Initial consultation & follow up with orthopaedic sports specialist £500

⁃ Two MRIs for foot & ankle: £650

⁃ Handsfree crutch: £150

Surgery: costs unknown

⁃ Without an accurate diagnosis using MRI scans it’s still unclear what the path to recovery looks like, so for now my target is £5,700 to put towards surgery & specialist physio treatment. Still, this figure will be updated once we know the true costs involved in recovery.

DIAGNOSIS & PROGNOSIS

The current diagnosis is:

A complex injury sustained to both the foot & ankle

intra articular fracture to the cuboid

chip on the calcaneus

chip on the navicular

Possible rupture to the plantar fascia

Additional unspecified ligament damage

Unexplained swelling

The current prognosis is:

Unclear why the fractures have not healed after 10 weeks

Unclear why the foot is still so swollen

Surgery likely required

If relying on the NHS, current waiting lists mean making a full recovery is unlikely

Please give what you can to help get me back on my feet: