Injury Blue Healers Medical Room 2022

[Michael Jezz]

Spinal surgery is a last resort remedy, hence not undertaking the operation sooner. Realistically, recovery is closer to 6 months than 3 months. This one should not be rushed

 

[mrjones]

Wishing Sam all the best & hoping for a speedy but complete recovery for him.
The back stuff scares me & young men shouldn’t have to have worry about it.
Footy can be so harsh on the body & it brings into perspective how amazing the players are that reach 300 + games.

 

[thylacine60]

Im an unabashed fan of Cuners. Massive point of difference for our team.

Another who just needs a clean run at injuries. If he can get going this year it would be massive.

Last chance saloon for him I think.

bang

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Spinal surgery is a last resort remedy, hence not undertaking the operation sooner. Realistically, recovery is closer to 6 months than 3 months. This one should not be rushed

Yep and especially for Walshy's quality of life after footy should be of most importance, more then us winning games of footy (least to me)

Our depth will be tested again early, but we have to soldier on in a manner of speaking and hopefully give some lesser and or unknown quantities (kids) a chance to step up and hopefully make a positive impression during Walsh's absence.

Would love to see Ollie Hollands play round 1.

 

[IronMan29]

Scroll up the page, up a bit more, a bit more, there. The club statement literally says bulging disc.

Bulging disc compressing a nerve, yes I didn't misread. I have had the surgery so I think im suitably more qualified than google experts.

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[IronMan29]

They're all different. Microdiscetomy in and of itself is a fairly minor procedure, patients usually go home day after.

Let's see how he recovers.

Nothing minor with back surgery but yes I agree that most patients go home the next day after a micro discectomy. The nerves if impacted or crushed by the bulging disc can take months and sometimes years to heal. In the unfortunate event that the cauda equina nerves are impacted, then if not caught within day's, it can affect the rest of your life and will never fully recover.

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[thylacine60]

"in a cauda equina, baby, don't you know that I love you"..........love the butterfly............

 

[le dominateur]

Huge blow, all the best Walshy and a speedy recovery.


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[skadoosh]

Can we please get a 'Blue Healer's Medical Room - Doctor's opinions only'?
Proof of PhDs MDs to be sent to Aph.

 

[carlton_99]

Can we please get a 'Blue Healer's Medical Room - Doctor's opinions only'?
Proof of PhDs to be sent to Aph.

MDs probably more applicable

 

[thylacine60]

at least we know mr plowman owns a copy of mims..........

 

[Mr_Plow]

Nothing minor with back surgery but yes I agree that most patients go home the next day after a micro discectomy. The nerves if impacted or crushed by the bulging disc can take months and sometimes years to heal. In the unfortunate event that the cauda equina nerves are impacted, then if not caught within day's, it can affect the rest of your life and will never fully recover.

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Agree, the healing process is extremely variable depending on acuity and severity.

There's acute cauda equina compression syndrome on one severe end of the scale (risk of irreversible damage with permanent weakness, loss of anal tone and bladder function) and then indolent lumbar radiculopathy on the other end (e.g. sciatica type syndrome).

Can we please get a 'Blue Healer's Medical Room - Doctor's opinions only'?
Proof of PhDs MDs to be sent to Aph.

As requested... although you'd be best served taking advice about the management of this stuff from an orthopaedic or neurosurgery trained person. I can only diagnose these things on imaging.

 

[thylacine60]

Agree, the healing process is extremely variable depending on acuity and severity.

There's acute cauda equina compression syndrome on one severe end of the scale (risk of irreversible damage with permanent weakness, loss of anal tone and bladder function) and then indolent lumbar radiculopathy on the other end (e.g. sciatica type syndrome).

exactly

 

[GoBlues!]

Agree, the healing process is extremely variable depending on acuity and severity.

There's acute cauda equina compression syndrome on one severe end of the scale (risk of irreversible damage with permanent weakness, loss of anal tone and bladder function) and then indolent lumbar radiculopathy on the other end (e.g. sciatica type syndrome).



As requested... although you'd be best served taking advice about the management of this stuff from an orthopaedic or neurosurgery trained person. I can only diagnose these things on imaging.

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Nice work Dr Plow…tell me did they use a retractor?

 

[Dadda Dave]

Seriously - again? Yet another injury to a key player mismanaged in the offseason.

But hey, lets drop the news the day before Christmas when people are busy and on holidays so that the complete ineptitude of the club isn't on public show (again).

Bunch of absolute clowns running the joint - still.

lol

 

[Carl Tone]

This creates real opportunity for Cuningham to work his way back into the midfield. His form right before injury was If he’s flying over preseason then hopefully he puts in a couple a ripping practice matches.

 

[mrjones]

Seriously - again? Yet another injury to a key player mismanaged in the offseason.

But hey, lets drop the news the day before Christmas when people are busy and on holidays so that the complete ineptitude of the club isn't on public show (again).

Bunch of absolute clowns running the joint - still.

Let’s get our pitch forks & storm the place b.

 

[Revenant1965]

This creates real opportunity for Cuningham to work his way back into the midfield. His form right before injury was If he’s flying over preseason then hopefully he puts in a couple a ripping practice matches.

 

[athensblue]

See this as a sacrifice to the injury gods

Rest well Sammy
There's a big finals campaign waiting for you in 8 and a bit months

 

[windows1]

Would love to know the hypothesis of the cause of injury. Shouldn’t be ‘No idea’ or as vague as ‘loads’.

I can’t recall very many 21 year olds needing back surgery….in my whole long life following the sport.

 

[ESKIE]

Shit

 

[Mr_Plow]

Would love to know the hypothesis of the cause of injury. Shouldn’t be ‘No idea’ or as vague as ‘loads’.

I can’t recall very many 21 year olds needing back surgery….in my whole long life following the sport.

My bet is gym accident/overuse.

 

[macky99]

Spinal surgery is a last resort remedy, hence not undertaking the operation sooner. Realistically, recovery is closer to 6 months than 3 months. This one should not be rushed

Slightly over dramatic commentary, clearly the club were confident a few months of rest would resolve the issue, hence it has not now they have taken the next step, think we should wait 3 months and hopefully he is back on track, sure the issue with sort itself with rest & recovery .

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Slightly over dramatic commentary, clearly the club were confident a few months of rest would resolve the issue, hence it has not now they have taken the next step, think we should wait 3 months and hopefully he is back on track, sure the issue with sort itself with rest & recovery .

Herein lies the problem... how many times have they been confident that "a bit of rest" will resolve the issue, only for it to turn out worse than thought...

At what point does it stop being bad luck... are we allowed to question Russell's competence here?

 

[thylacine60]

If it helps you sleep better.