Comments on: Guardado to have TJ surgery http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/ Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion with David Cameron and Derek Zumsteg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ralph Malph http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142852 Ralph Malph Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:57:12 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142852 <i>People live happy lives with tears in their UCL (and ACL for that matter), its just they aren’t professional athletes.</i> Sure, I could have lived a happy life with my knee buckling under me half the time when I got up from a chair. I just chose not to. People live happy lives with tears in their UCL (and ACL for that matter), its just they aren’t professional athletes.

Sure, I could have lived a happy life with my knee buckling under me half the time when I got up from a chair. I just chose not to.

]]> By: Grizz http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142848 Grizz Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:37:10 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142848 While talking to a doctor, I brought up Guardado. He said that UCL tears in elbows ordinarily do not require surgery. The person would retain full movement after the ligament heals, although they might experience minor loss of strength. Under such circumstances, the risks of surgery (primarily nerve damage or infection) would outweigh the modest benefits of surgery. Only a severe tear would require surgery. But even then, some people opt against surgery, as the potential consequence would be an inability to raise their arm all the way up. While talking to a doctor, I brought up Guardado. He said that UCL tears in elbows ordinarily do not require surgery. The person would retain full movement after the ligament heals, although they might experience minor loss of strength. Under such circumstances, the risks of surgery (primarily nerve damage or infection) would outweigh the modest benefits of surgery. Only a severe tear would require surgery. But even then, some people opt against surgery, as the potential consequence would be an inability to raise their arm all the way up.

]]> By: msb http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142833 msb Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:23:15 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142833 here is a list :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_who_have_had_Tommy_John_surgery here is a list :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_who_have_had_Tommy_John_surgery

]]> By: oNeiRiC232 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142832 oNeiRiC232 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:03:02 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142832 Crazy thought, but consider: [deleted, off-topic]? Crazy thought, but consider:

[deleted, off-topic]?

]]> By: David* http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142831 David* Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:41:58 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142831 [ot] [ot]

]]> By: Tom http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142828 Tom Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:52:40 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142828 In '98 I believe, but then he came back in time for Opening Day '99. He was never the same though after all those injuries starting pouring onto his plate in '98, aside from the 2000 season of course. In ‘98 I believe, but then he came back in time for Opening Day ‘99.

He was never the same though after all those injuries starting pouring onto his plate in ‘98, aside from the 2000 season of course.

]]> By: CSG http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142826 CSG Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:34:21 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142826 Didn't Jay Buhner have TJ surgery at one point? Didn’t Jay Buhner have TJ surgery at one point?

]]> By: Steve Nelson http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142824 Steve Nelson Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:06:04 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142824 #35: <i>Don’t some guys gain a MPH or two after TJ surgery?</i> #37: <i>#35: Yes, but it’s because they spend a long time without pitching during rehab.</i> It's likely that after prior to TJ surgery, the guys have lost velocity. After TJ, they get back closer to where they wore at the start of their pitching. And that is often a bit faster than they were immediately before the surgery. #35: Don’t some guys gain a MPH or two after TJ surgery?

#37: #35: Yes, but it’s because they spend a long time without pitching during rehab.

It’s likely that after prior to TJ surgery, the guys have lost velocity. After TJ, they get back closer to where they wore at the start of their pitching. And that is often a bit faster than they were immediately before the surgery.

]]> By: David J. Corcoran I http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142823 David J. Corcoran I Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:02:10 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142823 Oh good lord. I'm losing it. Oh good lord. I’m losing it.

]]> By: Lauren, token chick http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-142822 Lauren, token chick Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:01:10 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/09/07/guardado-to-have-tj-surgery/#comment-142822 [ot] [ot]

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