Cooper Taylor's back....

[law_bee]

it seems the post about a possible medical redshirt was inaccurate

http://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/johnson-says-tech-will-161214.html

Safety Cooper Taylor practiced with the team on Monday. It was the first time back on the field since leaving the Miami game on Sept. 17 with dizziness and a rapid heartbeat.

He was diagnosed a day later with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and underwent subsequent surgery to correct the condition.

Johnson said "we'll see" about the chances Taylor will play Saturday.

 

[gtcu17]

man, I see some potential in this kid. He and Rashaad Reid got my support after the FSU win last year. I think they'll be stellar athletes next year.

 

[wesleyd21]

That'd be awfully fast to come back from friggin' HEART SURGERY!

Imagine if Tebow had done that!

 

[hiveredtech]

That'd be awfully fast to come back from friggin' HEART SURGERY!

Imagine if Tebow had done that!

this is not open heart surgery....it is a scope essentially that enters through the groin. People are running one week later.

It is up to Cooper as to when he returns....I am betting November.

 

[The Jacket]

this is not open heart surgery....it is a scope essentially that enters through the groin. People are running one week later.

It is up to Cooper as to when he returns....I am betting November.

Can we PLEASE stop talking about this portion of the story?

 

[WreckTheRest]

Can we PLEASE stop talking about this portion of the story?

Just wait till your in your late 50's early 60's and it happens to YOU!

 

[BuzzMD]

Can we PLEASE stop talking about this portion of the story?

Is through the leg better? Because that is technically more accurate. Also, with the catheter most likely going only into the femoral vein, then recovery is not as bad as if the catheter had gone in the femoral artery -- as arterial caths require no lifting over 10 lbs for about a week. Vein caths are not as stringent, because it is significantly less pressure in the vein than the artery.

 

[BuzzMD]

Just wait till your in your late 50's early 60's and it happens to YOU!

With McD's and Starbucks on every streetcorner, and people driving everywhere instead of walking -- it is not occuring in late 50/early 60s -- it is now late 30s/early 40s much more frequently now, unfortunately.

 

[midatlantech]

As I understand it, Cooper's heart was cauterized to deaden some spots that were allowing a second electrical charge path. The surgery is very common today and I'd think the toughest thing to overcome would be the mental aspects of running hard and hitting hard again. Hence why PJ probably said it was up to Coop.

 

[BuzzMD]

As I understand it, Cooper's heart was cauterized to deaden some spots that were allowing a second electrical charge path. The surgery is very common today and I'd think the toughest thing to overcome would be the mental aspects of running hard and hitting hard again. Hence why PJ probably said it was up to Coop.

Exactly. midatl, that is exactly what they did.