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Where do you see "out a month"?
Its not in Rubin’s tweet or on Mets.com. Not saying its not true, just haven’t seen it anywhere.
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by Mark Himmelstein on Mar 9, 2010 7:06 PM EST reply actions
I gather that if he's out 1 month
he’s having a thyroidectomy done. Better safe than sorry I suppose.
Coming this April, fun times with Jeff and Gary!
Where did you see anything about the thyroid being removed ?.
If anything he should have a smile-ectomy so he can be more like Alex Cora, because it will add grission to his game.
you know what I'm sayin' ?
by fxcarden on Mar 9, 2010 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Originally Syler had him
out for a month in the title of the fanpost. I made a random guess as to what might lead him to be out for that long. It was pure speculation on my part.
Coming this April, fun times with Jeff and Gary!
I see.
My friend had hyperthyroid, and they nuked it. Out of action for a few days, but she was not an athlete needing to compete at the highest level. I could see Jose being out 3-4 weeks if they did this to him.
What happens down the line if you are not careful is more important. Weight gain being one of the things. A slow and fat Jose Reyes doesn’t have as much value as a baseball player.
you know what I'm sayin' ?
A call-in doctor on WFAN yesterday said he expected 4-6 weeks
Paraphrasing, and I’m not sure how credible a source the caller is:
He said that an overactive thyroid provides considerable strain on the body—akin to continuous exercise. Additional exercise with an overactive thyroid could cause stress fractures and other problems, so Reyes can’t do anything strenuous until the thyroid problem is under control.
Speculation, but maybe an overactive thyroid causes injuries as a side effect
And that once his thyroid is under control, Reyes would be less likely to get injured. Would be interesting to see a study of thyroid levels vs. injury frequency.
Going off of my school notes
you’re probably right. With hyperthyroidism, there is generalized muscular wasting & weakness.
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Here's the official release from the team:
The Mets said late Tuesday that tests administered in New York on Monday confirmed the original diagnosis. The club said little else except that Reyes is to remain in New York for additional blood tests, which will determine how he is treated. The results of those tests are not expected before Thursday.
No matter what is decided, the results of the third set of blood tests will delay Reyes’ training camp at least one more day and perhaps longer. The best-case scenario the Mets had envisioned had him returning to camp Wednesday and playing by the weekend.
Can we please stop using Tweets as sources as if they carry any sort of authority?
Just my opinion
But I think he’ll be in the opening day lineup, this is relatively minor.
I'm also optimistic
“The doctors reading those tests Thursday cleared the shortstop to play in an exhibition game Friday. But, the club said, the Mets doctors in New York preferred to be conservative in their approach.”
Which seems to mean that maybe his thyroid levels are high but not ridiculously so. And the fact that he feels fine is cause for optimism. You’d think he’d have symptoms if it was very high.
by DoghouseBlues on Mar 9, 2010 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
I think he will be good for opening day
All those who speculate 4-6 weeks, i believe, are being a bit over dramatic. Hyperthyroidism doesn’t require surgery (it is an option.. but not necessary). Medication can easily control the thyroid problem. This finding it troubling in a few ways though. 1) Could his injury last year could have been avoided last year if we had tested for this earlier? 2) Will Reyes lose any quickness on the bases or the field? 3) Will he be able to get energized and pumped when he needs to?
These are all questions to be answered during the year. I think that his speed might remain normal, but he just wont be the same Reyes in the clubhouse. Though some do speculate treating the thyroid would allow him to focus more at the plate? Not sure what to believe anymore.
Also, who thinks Hyperthyroidism will be tested more prior to signings, and drafts now?
It's possible it could keep him from wearing
at the end of seasons like he has.
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That's interesting.
Perhaps we have a “valid”, medical reason for Reyes’ sub-optimal Septembers?
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 9, 2010 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
I think thyroid levels are a standard check in blood tests involving a complete physical.
I would guess they do complete physicals including blood tests on FA signings/trades, I would assume they do the same on draft picks, but I’m not really sure.
Since Reyes didn’t have symptoms, I guess that’s how they found out about Reyes’ hyperthyroidism—as part of a complete Spring Training physical.
Just guessing though.
by DoghouseBlues on Mar 10, 2010 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
No you're right
I just had my blood checked for my annual (read:7 year) physical and they tested for “thyroid regulating hormone.” They also tested my wife’s for her annual (read: annual) physical, so I assume it’s a pretty standard blood panel test.
He was a boy of soft demeanor
And he loved his caburetor cleaner
In summary...
the Mets’ doctors will treat Reyes’ thyroid problem and by doing so it will reduce the amount of hormones that are in his body. These hormones are probably responsible for him being a skinny kid with blazing fast speed.
After treatment is complete, he will be fat and slow, and will then be accused of taking steroids to bulk up.
you know what I'm sayin' ?
The good news
is that the people I know who have been treated for hyperthyroidism have been able to stop treatment once the thyroid was under control. A co-worker went on PTU (propylthiouracil) and he said he was on it for about 3 months and his thyroid went back to normal and he hasn’t been on it since.
One of the side effects for PTU is hair whitening. I work in the pharma field and that’s the first drug I ever heard of that could cause hair whitening—weird.
He was a boy of soft demeanor
And he loved his caburetor cleaner
Jose flying around the bases in white hair would be epic.
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by fxcarden on Mar 10, 2010 8:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If his hair turned white, then he NEEDS to keep the dreads.
"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 10, 2010 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
He'd look like Bob Marley
if Bob Marley had been given the opportunity to grow old.
Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?
His hair is more awesome than his lightning streaks.
"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 10, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
Hallelujah!
Once again, Player is right, team is wrong:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/sports/baseball/10reyes.html?ref=baseball
Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?
seriously?
Greenberg said Reyes had recently been eating a lot of seafood, especially shellfish, and the extra iodine might have contributed to the imbalance in his thyroid levels.
Next we’re going to hear that some player is in rehab for opium addiction because he ate a poppy seed bagel.
by hotspur on Mar 10, 2010 4:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
it's also good to hear that Jose goes for the high value items at the free spring training buffet
That demonstrates good character.
Ha Ha Ha !
Next we’re going to hear that some player is in rehab for opium addiction because he ate a poppy seed bagel.
you know what I'm sayin' ?
it's amazing isn't it?
so far what I’ve gathered is that there’s absolutely nothing wrong with Reyes’s thyroid but it’s overactive which is rare and could be caused by HGH if it wasn’t for the fact it’s common and has no ties to HGH use and he won’t miss anytime except the 4-6 weeks he’ll miss when they fix his thyroid that isn’t overactive.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
by Gina on Mar 10, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
rec'd
It’s not even the medical stuff itself that seems so loony at this point, so much as the garbled, constantly changing PR messages about the medical stuff. Jay Horwitz may be a nice guy and all, but this organization sure seems like it needs a head-to-toe overhaul in how it communicates. (Though the constantly self-contradictory confusion does seem like an honest reflection of what’s happening inside the organization.)
In the end
it worked out that rabble rousers like myself who somehow thought he would be out for an extended period were proven wrong. Although, Jay Horowitz & Co. really need to communicate better to avoid suspicions about their medical staff.
Coming this April, fun times with Jeff and Gary!
Take heart.
You’re not proven wrong yet! God knows when he’ll actually play and for how long!
by pologroundling on Mar 10, 2010 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
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