Inside Christa Pike's recovery with 'handcuffs and shackles' in ICU bed

Inside Christa Pike's recovery with 'handcuffs and shackles' in ICU bed Death Row inmate Christa Pike is recovering in hospital after shocking the world when she survived two doses of the lethal injection. She is awake and talking according to her lawyers Christa Pike remains in hospital recovering after surviving two doses of the lethal injection last week. The Tennessee death row inmate is awake and speaking after her botched executionleft her unconscious and on a ventilator. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as executioners attempted to put her to death last Wednesday for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. Six days after the botched execution her lawyers have issued an incredible update on her health. Her lawyers said her arms were left burned and blistered. Attorneys for Pike said in a statement: “Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care. Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented." Her attorneys said they are grateful for the first responders and the medical team at the hospital “who treated Christa like a human and have provided exceptional care to her.” Since regaining consciousness more information about her recovery has come to light. Here's everything we know so far The prognosis Her attorneys said her prognosis remains unclear and that she faces a long recovery. They added: "Christa is a survivor and will take recovery one day at a time." Pike remains in ICU Dr. Joel Zivot, a professor of anesthesiology and surgery in Atlanta who consulted as an expert for Pike’s legal team, said the development “bodes well for a good recovery.” But, he added, it could be weeks or months before anyone knows exactly what her recovery might look like, and whether her competency could be restored to a level that might enable the state to try again to execute her. Giving an update on her hospital ward he said: “She’s still in the ICU." Hospital staff who 'provided exceptional care' Pike's attorneys said they are grateful for the first responders and the medical team at the hospital “who treated Christa like a human and have provided exceptional care to her.” Shackled and handcuffed Her attorneys have shed some light on her position in hospital as she recovers, saying: "Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented." Court date set Pike’s attorneys are set to go to court Wednesday as they seek to learn more about what happened in the failed lethal injection. The attorneys are seeking a court order requiring the Tennessee Department of Correction to preserve evidence, including drug lot numbers, records and other information from the September 30 attempted execution. Chancery Court Judge I’Ashea Myles scheduled a Wednesday morning status conference in the case. Pike’s attorneys said in their Tuesday statement that they continue to ask outgoing Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to commute Pike’s sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted further executions following Pike's hospitalisation and ordered a “comprehensive, third-party review to determine exactly what occurred.” U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the state’s Republican candidate to replace him, called on the state to explore other methods of execution to ensure it can continue carrying out capital punishment.