Sports Hernia?????

[Drewwho]

OK, not trying to start something here, but did anyone else hear that Brady has a sports hernia? I read it on another site and it was allegedly reported by ESPN as the reason he is not playing in the Probowl.


Anyone..anyone?????

 

[spacecrime]

OK, not trying to start something here, but did anyone else hear that Brady has a sports hernia? I read it on another site and it was allegedly reported by ESPN as the reason he is not playing in the Probowl.


Anyone..anyone?????

got a link to the espn story?

 

[fgssand]

I know this to be true and knew about it back in November. I decided to say nothing as my information came from a friend of a trainer, but is quite accurate and very much true. FWIW, he will be just fine when he starts training again.

 

[Bella*chick]

Can anyone tell me the difference between a regualr hernia and a sports hernia? I've been wondering about it since McNabb's injury.

 

[BelichickFan]

McNabb's injury after surgery was said to be an 8 week thing so even if surgery is required, fgssand's comment seems correct.

 

[Drewwho]

If I had a link I would post it. I'm not one to start rumors. Just what I had heard from another board and apparently it was mentioned on ESPN.

If it were true, I would think the papers would have said something as it is significant.

 

[PATSNUTme]

If that is true, it proves again that Brady is a tough SOB. This is very painful and when you get hit it's extremely painful.
I saw no signs from Tom that he was in that type of pain. Doesn't mean that he did not have it.

 

[workhorse]

There is a mention as item #3 by Peter King.

 

[Tony Collins]

If that is true, it proves again that Brady is a tough SOB. This is very painful and when you get hit it's extremely painful.
I saw no signs from Tom that he was in that type of pain. Doesn't mean that he did not have it.

I can't believe he had the courage to struggle on after he pulled his groin....

It must have flared up while he was chasing Champ Bailey. Didn't look like he was in a full out sprint.

 

[marty]

Another insignificant troll gets shrunk down in that ignor listing. Even then such wasted space! What's ya say Ian?

 

[JoeSixPat]

If that is true, it proves again that Brady is a tough SOB. This is very painful and when you get hit it's extremely painful.
I saw no signs from Tom that he was in that type of pain. Doesn't mean that he did not have it.

I can't speak from the perspective of a pro-athelete nor Tom's situation, but having a congential hernia diagonosed and corrected as a "sports hernia" I don't view this as an exceptionally serious issue

Certainly having your intestines slipping out in a hole in your abdominal wall certainly causes periods of discomfort - sometimes its a little and sometimes its a lot.

Clearly in McNabb's case it got to be the latter. But the surgery couldn't be more straightforward, inserting a bio-mesh that is eventually replaced by tissue.

Its not an injury that I believe is recurring and in the end you have a stronger abdominal wall than you did before, as there are lot of people - athletes and non-atheletes alike, who are prone to such hernias.

I'd guess that Tom will take it easy for 1 week after surgery - and be walking around like he normal after that, and completely recovered and ready for the football field even before the draft!

 

[dryheat44]

If that is true, it proves again that Brady is a tough SOB. This is very painful and when you get hit it's extremely painful.
I saw no signs from Tom that he was in that type of pain. Doesn't mean that he did not have it.

And the legend grows....

To my understanding (and I was at a Holiday Inn last week), is that a sports hernia isn't an actual hernia, i.e. your intestines leaking into your ball-bag. A "sports hernia" is a weakening in the front wall of the stomach. Usually they can be treated with minor surgery.

 

[PATSNUTme]

I've had a stomach hernia and even though it cause chest pain and upset, it's nothing like a "sports hernia". I'm sure that there are different degrees but my understanding is that it, a sports hernia, is very painful when moving the wrong way or getting hit.

I am surprised the McNabb was able to play as long as he did with it.

I guess we don't know when Tom got his, if he does indeed have it. Was it during the Denver game? Prior to that?

 

[fgssand]

I've had a stomach hernia and even though it cause chest pain and upset, it's nothing like a "sports hernia". I'm sure that there are different degrees but my understanding is that it, a sports hernia, is very painful when moving the wrong way or getting hit.

I am surprised the McNabb was able to play as long as he did with it.

I guess we don't know when Tom got his, if he does indeed have it. Was it during the Denver game? Prior to that?

I found out about it just before the Dec home Jets game - 12/4/05. He may have suffered it before then, but it was at least dunring the week leading up to that game that I received my information. Again, I did not think it was right to report third hand information on here, although it did turn out to be 100% accurate afterall.

 

[PATSNUTme]

Can anyone tell me the difference between a regualr hernia and a sports hernia? I've been wondering about it since McNabb's injury.

try this: www.orthopedics.about.com/od/sportsinjuries/a/hernia:htm

it may be more than you want to know but gives good info as to what is involved.

 

[T-ShirtDynasty]

Couldn't get that link to work. Was looking at this one earlier.
http://www.webmd.com/hw/hernia/hw170927.asp

 

[PATSNUTme]

Couldn't get that link to work. Was looking at this one earlier.
http://www.webmd.com/hw/hernia/hw170927.asp

Try it now that I corrected the typo errors.

 

[kwf]

And the legend grows....

To my understanding (and I was at a Holiday Inn last week), is that a sports hernia isn't an actual hernia, i.e. your intestines leaking into your ball-bag. A "sports hernia" is a weakening in the front wall of the stomach. Usually they can be treated with minor surgery.

I have one right now...Sometimes it hurts if I bump it, but most of the time I don't notice it. It's turned my inny bellybutton to an outty. It looks bad though...

 

[JoeSixPat]

I found out about it just before the Dec home Jets game - 12/4/05. He may have suffered it before then, but it was at least dunring the week leading up to that game that I received my information. Again, I did not think it was right to report third hand information on here, although it did turn out to be 100% accurate afterall.

I believe you when you say you knew and applaud you for keeping it to yourself.

A lot of people would have loved to look like a hot shot around here touting their inside knowledge, but obviously you were smart enough to know you had inside information that could have:

1.) backfired on the person who told you and
2.) Potentially been used against the Patriots

Bravo for keeping that to yourself!

 

[PATSNUTme]

I believe you when you say you knew and applaud you for keeping it to yourself.

A lot of people would have loved to look like a hot shot around here touting their inside knowledge, but obviously you were smart enough to know you had inside information that could have:

1.) backfired on the person who told you and
2.) Potentially been used against the Patriots

Bravo for keeping that to yourself!

:agree: !!!!!!!!!!