Chris Simms hospitalized

Rangersfan · 09-24-2006, 10:18 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2601555

bababui · 09-24-2006, 10:19 PM

I thought it was the Leigh RMI striker for a sec.

magnet · 09-24-2006, 10:24 PM

Crazy kid gets his team on top with no spleen. Anyone know how long this will keep him out?

MorseMoose · 09-24-2006, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by magnet

Crazy kid gets his team on top with no spleen. Anyone know how long this will keep him out?

It says on the right "six weeks is normal recovery time". I bet for an QB, that is a lot longer. Here:

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A splenectomy involves a major incision, and the recovery time is at least six weeks, according to Dr. Michael Kaplan, ESPNEWS medical analyst.

Kaplan said an athlete can play without a spleen and that it's not unusual for somebody to rupture the organ in a game or in a car accident and continue his normal activity until the pain is too much to bear. Kaplan said people with ruptured spleens will bleed into their bellies and either feel pain or may pass out as a result of blood loss.

Kaplan said under normal circumstances, Chris Simms should be able to resume his football career after he recovers from the surgery. The lack of a spleen puts a person at some higher risk for infection.

Philadelphia Flyers forward Peter Forsberg had his spleen removed May 10, 2001, after it ruptured. He missed the entire 2001-02 regular season but returned for the playoffs.

The spleen is an organ in the upper left side of the abdomen that filters the blood by removing old or damaged blood cells and platelets and helps the immune system by destroying bacteria and other foreign substances. It also holds extra blood that can be released into the circulatory system, if needed.

The spleen is a useful but nonessential organ. It is sometimes removed in people who have blood disorders, such as thalassemia or hemolytic anemia. If the spleen is removed, a person must get certain immunizations to help prevent infections that the spleen normally fights.

Prodigal Son · 09-24-2006, 11:39 PM

What do Chris Simms and the OTBA have in common?

They're both better off without their spleens.

magnet · 09-24-2006, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Prodigal Son

What do Chris Simms and the OTBA have in common?

They're both better off without their spleens.

I was waiting for a joke like this. I just couldn't come up with it on my own.

Can of Corn · 09-25-2006, 12:38 AM

Best wishes to a guy who seemed to be finally getting his season turned around

canadiancreed · 09-25-2006, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Prodigal Son

What do Chris Simms and the OTBA have in common?

They're both better off without their spleens.

ROFL!

Yet another example of why this board needs rep back

Vris · 09-25-2006, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by magnet

Crazy kid gets his team on top with no spleen. Anyone know how long this will keep him out?

They were saying last night about 2-3 months of recovery. No confirmation on that of course.

What's the spleen do anyway?

canadiancreed · 09-25-2006, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Vris

They were saying last night about 2-3 months of recovery. No confirmation on that of course.

What's the spleen do anyway?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spleen

CHCfan · 09-25-2006, 09:48 AM

why, medically speaking, can a player have his appendix removed and miss only one week, while a player who gets a spleen removed, miss 2-3 months?

Gastric ReFlux · 09-25-2006, 10:14 AM

Shouldn't someone have pinged Spleen1015?

canadiancreed · 09-25-2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CHCfan

why, medically speaking, can a player have his appendix removed and miss only one week, while a player who gets a spleen removed, miss 2-3 months?

more invasive surgery

jaxmagicman · 09-25-2006, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CHCfan

why, medically speaking, can a player have his appendix removed and miss only one week, while a player who gets a spleen removed, miss 2-3 months?

Because the appendix can be removed with lasers and three little holes. A spleen needs more surgery. Or what cc said.

RchW · 09-25-2006, 11:25 AM

Also it was emergency surgery as opposed to a planned excision.

Dagrims · 09-25-2006, 05:37 PM

Chris Simms', on the prospects of his joining a support group for those with removed organs: "No. I'm not interested. No Ex-spleen Nation necessary."

Vris · 09-25-2006, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

Chris Simms', on the prospects of his joining a support group for those with removed organs: "No. I'm not interested. No Ex-spleen Nation necessary."

:2groans:

canadiancreed · 09-25-2006, 09:18 PM

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:2groans:

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damn dood your'e getting sloppy

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