Chris Simms has spleen removed

[Fenian_Bastard]

Wasn't there a hockey player who had the same thing happen to him a couple of years back? I thought it was Forsberg, but I might be wrong there.
NBC was clueless last night. First, they reported that Simms was in critical condition, then Peter King said that was wrong, then Peter King reported that the spleen had been removed. I'm fairly sure Simms was in critical condition for at least a couple of minutes in there.

 

[goalmouth]

So, who's Gruden's spleen-object now?

 

[Gutter]

Wasn't there a hockey player who had the same thing happen to him a couple of years back? I thought it was Forsberg, but I might be wrong there.
NBC was clueless last night. First, they reported that Simms was in critical condition, then Peter King said that was wrong, then Peter King reported that the spleen had been removed. I'm fairly sure Simms was in critical condition for at least a couple of minutes in there.

Yes, it was Forsberg... ruptured it during the playoffs and ended up missing the next regular season with a variety of injuries (not just because of the spleen).

 

[Lugnuts]

It's unusual to remove speens in trauma, unless it is completely beyond repair. Most of the time it is allowed to heal by itself without surgery. With Simms' requiring a blood transfusion, it is likely that his shattered and the bleeding was not contained within the spleen capsule but extended into his abdominal cavity.

While his recovery to return to football will probably be 10-12 weeks, depending upon how his abdominal muscles recover, becausw he has had a laparotomy, he runs the risk of small bowel obstrucions fro the rest of his life.

You really should be working on-air, so we could get true medical background in cases like this.

My brother once said of the spleen, "Scientists are still trying to figure out why it's there." But from your background, I can see why his surgery puts him at a higher risk of complications.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

It's unusual to remove speens in trauma, unless it is completely beyond repair. Most of the time it is allowed to heal by itself without surgery. With Simms' requiring a blood transfusion, it is likely that his shattered and the bleeding was not contained within the spleen capsule but extended into his abdominal cavity.

While his recovery to return to football will probably be 10-12 weeks, depending upon how his abdominal muscles recover, becausw he has had a laparotomy, he runs the risk of small bowel obstrucions fro the rest of his life.

You really should be working on-air, so we could get true medical background in cases like this.

My brother once said of the spleen, "Scientists are still trying to figure out why it's there." But from your background, I can see why his surgery puts him at a higher risk of complications.

It's the vestigial telepathic organ left behind by our distant alien ancestors.
The appendix is the amplifier, by the way.

 

[terrier]

Acoording to Cold Pizza's reporter down there, his mother said it was a critical situation at one point.
Young Simms is very lucky (as was Drew Bledsoe five years ago) that his major internal injury happened in an NFL stadium with sophisticated emergency care available and a major hospital not far away. If this happened to some kid from Podunk High in western Nebraska, he'd probably he dead.

 

[DocTalk]

Acoording to Cold Pizza's reporter down there, his mother said it was a critical situation at one point.
Young Simms is very lucky (as was Drew Bledsoe five years ago) that his major internal injury happened in an NFL stadium with sophisticated emergency care available and a major hospital not far away. If this happened to some kid from Podunk High in western Nebraska, he'd probably he dead.

May I please disagree: The American College of Surgeons has worked hard with hospitals and emergency groups to establish regional trauma centers around the country and not just at major hospitals. Their designation of Level 1,2 AND 3 Trauma centers blanket the country and delay times from accident to operating room may be shorter there than in inner city hospitals. Rural medicine can be very sophisticated with the same resuscitation and diagnostic techniques available.

That said, outcomes depend on experience. The more frequent a system is used, the greater likelihood of success.

 

[Armchair_QB]

It's unusual to remove speens in trauma, unless it is completely beyond repair. Most of the time it is allowed to heal by itself without surgery. With Simms' requiring a blood transfusion, it is likely that his shattered and the bleeding was not contained within the spleen capsule but extended into his abdominal cavity.

While his recovery to return to football will probably be 10-12 weeks, depending upon how his abdominal muscles recover, becausw he has had a laparotomy, he runs the risk of small bowel obstrucions fro the rest of his life.

You really should be working on-air, so we could get true medical background in cases like this.

My brother once said of the spleen, "Scientists are still trying to figure out why it's there." But from your background, I can see why his surgery puts him at a higher risk of complications.

It's the vestigial telepathic organ left behind by our distant alien ancestors.
The appendix is the amplifier, by the way.

I thought it was the sub-woofer.

 

[farmerjerome]

Did Doctors find any heart while they were in there working on the spleen?

I'm pretty sure nobody can EVER give Chris Simms shirt for not having heart or guts. I think you get a lifetime pass when you finish out an NFL game with a splattered spleen.

Well, to be technical, he has less guts now.


Seriously, get well wishes to junior.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

It's unusual to remove speens in trauma, unless it is completely beyond repair. Most of the time it is allowed to heal by itself without surgery. With Simms' requiring a blood transfusion, it is likely that his shattered and the bleeding was not contained within the spleen capsule but extended into his abdominal cavity.

While his recovery to return to football will probably be 10-12 weeks, depending upon how his abdominal muscles recover, becausw he has had a laparotomy, he runs the risk of small bowel obstrucions fro the rest of his life.

You really should be working on-air, so we could get true medical background in cases like this.

My brother once said of the spleen, "Scientists are still trying to figure out why it's there." But from your background, I can see why his surgery puts him at a higher risk of complications.

It's the vestigial telepathic organ left behind by our distant alien ancestors.
The appendix is the amplifier, by the way.

I thought it was the sub-woofer.

That would be the canine teeth.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Was his spleen replaced by Major Applewhite's spleen?

 

[steveu]

Someone best tell Chris to watch his back during this time. QB's have been replaced over this. (Right, Mr. Belichick?)