Lynn Ban shared photos following her emergency brain surgery.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Lynn Ban/Instagram
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Lynn Ban/Instagram
A ski accident that “didn’t seem that bad at the time” causedBling Empire: New Yorkstar Lynn Ban to suffer near-fatal brain bleed that required emergency surgery.
“And In a blink of an eye … life can change,” Ban, 51, wrote in a Dec. 30Instagram postwhere she shared photos of herself in the hospital following an emergency craniotomy, which required her to have half of her head shaved and multiple surgical staples.
Lynn Ban in Aspen before her injury.Lynn Ban/Instagram
Lynn Ban/Instagram
Ban — who said she was wearing a helmet at the time — wrote that the tip of her ski caught on something and she “face planted … It didn’t seem that bad at the time and I was able to ski to the bottom.”
“This saved my life,” Ban said, explaining that her husband, Jett, took her in a taxi to the hospital, where “within 30 minutes they told us I had a brain bleed and needed to be airlifted to the trauma hospital.”
Head trauma can cause a brain bleed, theCleveland Clinicexplains. During a craniotomy, a surgeon will remove a portion of the skull to relieve pressure and resolve the bleeding.
“There’s a long road of recovery ahead but I’m a survivor and grateful to ski patrol , the incredible team of doctors and nurses and the ❤️and support my family and friends 🙏🏼 GOD IS GOOD 🙏🏼Grateful and blessed to see the new year 🎉🙌🏻”
Lynn Ban on “Bling Empire: New York.".Netflix
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