Jose Reyes Might Have Overactive Thyroid, Heads Back To New York
by Eric Simon on Mar 5, 2010 1:02 PM EST
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PrintJose Reyes has been shut down from performing baseball-related activities after he was diagnosed with a possible overactive thyroid, per Marty Noble (among others). Apparently something came up in the blood work that was done for Reyes on Thursday that might indicate a thyroid condition.
"I don't know what's going on, this is the first time I've ever had something like this," Reyes said. "I have to be worried. I can't do anything."
It could be a fluke in the results, it could be something benign, or it could be a thyroid problem. Reyes is heading back to New York for further tests so until we know the results of those we'll only be speculating about the eventual prognosis.
I've got my money on achy-breaky pelvis.
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Is it treatable?
Horrible start to the year. Is an overactive thyroid career threatening?
JOSH THOLE > carlos santana
didnt they say he was good to go yesterday
another wacky Mets health problem, thye release a statement contradicted themselves
Well, free agency is a half day old and that is exciting.
It is only a matter of time when people won’t catcall me for wearing my Lions gear. Just the Mets stuff.
by Jamesir Bensonmum on Mar 5, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
It would be interesting if an overactive thyroid turned out to be responsible,
in whole or in part, for his hyperactivity and boundless energy. After all the talk over the winter about the possibility that he may be a different player after his leg issues, it’s possible a regulated thyroid could actually make him a somewhat different player.
yea i was worried about the same thing
I don’t think he would lose any speed necessarily, but he just would not be the same guy. Less energy, maybe slower bat speed or reaction time. Both of those would be huge detriments. I don’t know how much hyperthyroidism actually effects you. I sure hope it either isn’t that, or its treatable while he can remain productive. If not then the Mets have a HUGE hole for SS (he would probably be able to play, but he wouldn’t be as good.)
It could also be the opposite
If his hyperactivity settled down a bit he might be able to marshal his energy even better in-game. And as Gina says, getting regulated could help him avoid being rundown in the later part of the season.
He could be less of a jumping bean in the dugout and we’ll get a whole dumb media meme about Jose’s newfound maturity.
Yeah according to my quick google search
which is practically as good as having an MD, an hyperactive thyroid can cause fatigue and weight loss and for the most part things that, if corrected, you’d think would help him rather than hurting him.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
I'm wondering if they are overreacting after last year. Like if the result of the exam is high but within the acceptable interval, but they decided to shut him down to make more exams.
I would certainly rather them being conservative with the players health, but I keep wondering if they are more cautious after all the fingers people pointed to the medical staff.
Sure, this might be my optimistic side talking, hoping there is absolutely nothing wrong with Reyes.
In lobby campaign for Chris Carter.
Well if he actually has a thyroid problem
that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I don’t think it would have been something that just developed so he could have been playing with it all this time. Which could explain his “wearing out” at the end of seasons so if it’s treated he could actually end up better than what he’s been.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
I'm Ready...
To speculate that we will never again see Jose contribute to the Mets.
We need new owners and we need them now!
Seriously.
I’m really pissed off about how the Wilpons gave Jose a thyroid imbalance. Those guys have to go!
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Mar 5, 2010 2:20 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
fucking Fred and Jeff, man
They just can’t keep their hands off the endocrine system and let it do its job.
I blame the media
His thyroid heard all the chatter that Jose was lazy, so it worked hard in the off-season and showed up ITBSOIL.
The point, silly, is that we have the Mets announcing that the blood work came back OK-DOKEY, and less than 18 hours later saying “oops.”
There are precious few areas in which this team is NOT poorly managed (and I don’t mean Manuel, who I think is aces), and the entire medical area is just a cock-up of enormous proportions.
This team will disappoint us as long as its owners are the Wilpons.
Just sayin’.
"There are precious few areas in which this team is NOT poorly managed (and I don’t mean Manuel, who I think is aces)"
You lost me here.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
OK...
It’s a double negative. It means “the team is poorly managed in nearly every area.” Hope that helps.
Sorry, should have provided more emphasis.
You lost me here:
There are precious few areas in which this team is NOT poorly managed (and I don’t mean Manuel, who I think is aces)
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think the team is poorly managed, in the sense that I think the Manager is doing a bad job — I like Jerry, not Jeff/Fred.
what is there to like about Jerry?
I think that’s the question…
by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 5, 2010 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I give up.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Mar 5, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
I'm going to assume there's a typo in there
“Manuel, who I think is aces” must mean “Manuel, who I think is feces” or “Manuel, who I think is an ass”
by Bieser's Balk on Mar 5, 2010 5:35 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Lol, he likes Jerry.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 5, 2010 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
new record for replies?
yea, that is all i wanted to say
no that is not what happened
Nobody said his blood work was OK-DOKEY . The doctors in Florida cleared him to play which seems perfectly fine since he has said he feels fine and has no symptoms. However the doctors in New York viewed this as a long term health issue as well and probably decided to have further tests done right away. If you have a thyroid imbalance it is easily treatable but it is better to start treatment sooner even if you feel fine. And Reyes went along with it. All perfectly resonable so far. Now if you just want to be the paranoid type and assume that everything the Mets deal with now turns to dross, you have that right and you may even be proven correct in this case down the line. But right now there is zero evidence that the Mets did anything wrong.
And Manuel is aces???
Side note
If blood tests are part of routine physicals in spring training, why is the MLBPA so opposed to using them for drug testing? The primary argument of them being too invasive seems to be moot.
Lol i googled blood tests spring training HGH
and this article came up
Contrary to some reports, the union’s adamant position against blood testing for HGH isn’t based on invasiveness or privacy concerns. Players give blood in spring training as part of an annual physical and the blood is then tested for a variety of medical conditions. It’s the reliability of the HGH test and the confidentiality of the testing procedures and test results that concern the MLBPA.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
I stand corrected
But I don’t get the confidentiality issue. If they ban and test for HGH, and player gets caught and punished, how would you protect confidentiality? It seems to me like they are saying, “We don’t mind the test, we just mind if people get caught because of the test.”
Wakey Wakey
Eggs and Bac-ey
Achy-Breaky
Thyroid make-ey season shaky
Jose Cake-ey
Pills I take-ey
by bones_boy on Mar 5, 2010 2:50 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
An overactive thyroid has the following symptoms....
too much smiling
a tendency to dance after hitting home runs
an unstoppable desire to develop fancy handshakes
it makes you run really fast
there are several ways to correct this condition….
therapy
straight jacket
legal drugs
illegal drugs
however, the hospital for special surgery is partial to complete removal of the thyroid by amputating the patient’s neck.
you know what I'm sayin' ?
by fxcarden on Mar 5, 2010 2:53 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
This just in...
Reyes will travel to New York, to have his blood spun in a centrifuge going in the opposite direction from the one in Toronto, in an effort to take out the HGH that was “not” put in.
you know what I'm sayin' ?
at this point,
the likelihood that there isn’t anything more to this is low, imo. Matters of the thyroid are very common and can easily be dealt with in FL. Flying him back to NY just for this seems stupid to me. So either it’s just stupid or in typical Met fashion there is something more going on here…
by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 5, 2010 4:02 PM EST reply actions
Why am I not surprised?
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
its allready starting
crap, we’re doing to suck
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No hating on Jay Fiedler, please.
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Hmm...
Signs and symptoms
Common major clinical signs include weight loss (often accompanied by an increased appetite), anxiety, intolerance to heat, hair loss, muscle aches, weakness, fatigue, hyperactivity, irritability, apathy, depression, polyuria, polydipsia, delirium, tremor, pretibial myxedema, and sweating. Additionally, patients may present with a variety of symptoms such as palpitations and arrhythmias (notably atrial fibrillation), shortness of breath (dyspnea), loss of libido, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Long term untreated hyperthyroidism can lead to osteoporosis. In the elderly, these classical symptoms may not be present. Neurological manifestations can include tremors, chorea, myopathy, and in some susceptible individuals (particularly of Asian descent) periodic paralysis.
All of those things are things that I would rather Jose Reyes not have.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 5, 2010 5:43 PM EST reply actions
Most seem to fit.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 5, 2010 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
Hmm...
So Reyes is linked to a trainer who supplies HGH. HGH increases thyroid function. Reyes has an overactive thyroid now.
Eh, probably just a coincidence.
Been listening to the Fan, huh?
We all know what that does to your brain…
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 5, 2010 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
One of my best friends
was diagnosed with that shit when we were 17. He is really skinny and fidgety and eats a lot and talks a lot, and has A TON of trouble concentrating. But he was never given any medicine and lives a normal productive life. He isn’t a major league baseball player, however he can play full court basketball for like four hours w/o tagging out. Don’t know if that allays any fears.
www.thisguysucks.org
by HoJoHeff on Mar 5, 2010 9:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
It's funny you should say that
because he is definitely one of those dudes who works out obsessively because he hates being skinny, but it never really did him any good. In fact, his head started to look really SMALL because his traps got so big.
www.thisguysucks.org
by HoJoHeff on Mar 5, 2010 10:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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