Can Anyone Clarify Something For Me

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Big Buck

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I read an article that stated that AJ Suggs has
crohns disease without giving any details. Can
any one give some light on this? Crohns disease is a very serious malady that is incurable but can be controlled by medication in most cases. I know three people that have crohns and one of them had to have their large intestine removed completely. All three are on heavy medications. including prednisone, remicade and other medications. I hope that this article is wrong but if it is correct it may explain some things
about AJ's decision making. When we read things like this we are faced with the cold reality that football is not all that important in the broad sense.
Crohns disease attacks the gastrointestinal track
and causes extreme diahrhea and if not treated the patient will pass blood in their stool to the extent that many times blood transfusions are required. The three people that I know have been
disabled to the extent that they will never live a normal life. My prayers are with AJ.
 
I know 3 people with Crohns. They all lead normal lives because they take medication and they caught on to the thing before it wreaked too much havoc. If Suggs has it, I feel sorry for him, because it is very serious.
 
Jimbo, I do not have a link, i read it in the waiting room at my Doctors office. The article just alluded to the disease without giving details as if it was common knowledge.
 
Big Buck,

My wife has Chron's Disease. She was diagnosed approx 9 years ago, and had radical surgery as you indicated, removing a part of her intestine. She initially was placed on steriods, as you mention, (prednisone was one of them for a while), but was weaned off of all the medications within 6 months-1 year. She has been doing fine ever since, and has not exhibited any of the symptoms for over 8 years.

Having done a lot of research on the subject, I think I can tell you that Chron's is like many auto-immune diseases, in that I think it can vary widely in its severity, symptoms, and treatment.

Some people can be diagnosed and treated with as mild a form as careful diet. Some require medication, but no surgery, and some require radical surgery.

Do to the nature of my wife having had the disease, I do know many who have been diagnosed as well, and they can fall into any of these categories.

I don't know about AJ's case, but usually Chron's is associated with weight loss and the inability to eat much. I've seen AJ at the practices and spring game, and he looks pretty strapping, a big kid, so I would guess that he either had been diagnosed a while ago while he was a teenager and been treated, or they are able to treat him with diet and medication.

BTW, I would have to say my wife has led a "normal life" (whatever that is
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BTW, on a slightly related but different subject (prednisone and what it can do to your body), before my wifes surgery and subsequent medication with prednisone, she required glasses. After about 4 months on the steroid, her eyes had "improved" to better that 20/20, and she has never needed glasses since. I kid you not.
 
Crohn's disease is highly variable, both comparing different individuals (some have mild disease and some have severe disease), and its highly variable over time (over time one can have symptoms ranging from Severe to mild)...Its very hard to predict who will do what with this disease...

My prayers will certianly be with this young man.
 
Tiar B, I rejoice with you over your wife's victory over crohn's and yes I do believe you concerning the medicine correcting her vision.
Since you mentioned the vision part you should be on the lookout for cataract as well. A young man that I know with crohns had to have cataract surgery recently and the Dr, said it was brought on by the prednisone. Maybe your wife won't have any trouble since she only took it for a short while. This is truly a great story and thanks for sharing it with us.
 
Goldtimer, thank you for the link. You are absolutely correct about criticism of our players.
I must admit my guilt as I have been frustrated
about our failure to click on offense but I had no
idea this kid had such a hurdle to overcome. I regret having said any unkind thing about AJ. The link revealed quite a story about this kid's grit and determination. AJ certainly has my prayers.
 
I personally think that was totally uncalled for Bobby Dodds Ghost especially in view of A.J.'s medical condition. Foot ball is not that important compared to this news.
 
I believe coach Gailey showed his wisdom in the GG situation so if there were any medical or physical effects with AJ as for as football is concerned he will make the right decision.
 
Certainly adds perspective. One of my ex's had Crohn's and had a couple of feet of intestine removed. The prognosis included a mild diet, etc., to lessen any stress on the bowel but specifically it could be aggravated by emotional stress similar to what you've heard about ulcers.
 
I am going to try to put this in the proper perspective.

First, most of you know, I have never attacked a student athlete on the Hive nor Stingtalk, so I feel free to post on this subject. However, it is well known, that the coaches are paid handsomely for their jobs and are fair game for criticism. I still hold to the premise, a team and individual's performance is a mirror of the coaching he is receiving.

After stating the above, it is still within the rights of the posters to discuss the decisions of the coaches, and, to some extent, the play of the individuals and team.

It seems proper for a poster to say a player looks slow in performing his job, or a player seems to fumble a lot, etc. Those kind of activities are obvious, and I see no reason not to discuss them.

A players illnesses has nothing to do with his expected performance. I really feel for a person with a debillitating disease, however, the coach cannot allow it to affect the team's performance.

If a coach leaves a player in the game with a physical problem, and the problem or the medicine affects his play, then the coach is at fault again. The coach cannot let the team down because of this. If medication is slowing down a person's thinking processes, it could affect his play.

On the other hand, he may not have a problem with the medicine or the disease in his performance. Whatever the reason, the player should be in the game solely on his performance. The physical problems are another matter entirely, and should be treated as such.

Sympathy should have nothing to do with a person playing or not playing. Sympathy should be reserved because you really care for the person's physical well-being, and you wish to let that person know you care, and that you are pulling for them to overcome the adversity.

Yes, you have to be careful of the things you say about an amatuer athlete, but it is proper in some instances to discuss the obvious items you see on the field. After all, the boards are a place to discuss these matters. It is not good to personnaly attack an athlete on the board, and there is sometimes a fine line between okay discussions and taboo discussions.

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ncjacket, I didn't find bdghost's attacks on Suggs funny at all either.

Suggs didn't fumble the ball for one, but to make a joke regarding a serious medical condition in that regard is glassless if you ask me. I know. I know. Here come the boo birds for calling someone glassless.

I am of the opinion that the post is glassless in regards to Sugg's condition. Is that better Ahsoiee?
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Then to top it off he makes a racial remark in regards to a disease. That post was classless as well. This is my opinion.

Ahsoiee, posting this does not make me a better fan than anyone here. It's just my opinion.
 
GTTerrific, I have no problems with your posts, nor your opinions. It is just one of my past-times to pick out items from posts and make comments on them. I try not to get personal feelings involved with my replies, only the content of a given item.

As far as I am concerned any post could have come from any person on the board, but I sometimes see a post where I choose to give the opposite view. Nothing more than that.

Yes, I sometimes chide a poster for a given remark, but my aim is not to make it personal, but to high-light the subject and make it more debatable.

If there are two sides presented in a debate, then all posters on the board have a chance to appreciate the item more. I often learn something from the stated points of the opposing posts.

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Ahso I don't think anyone is saying a player should play if he has a condition which makes him less effective on the field. I agree that sympathy for what someone is going through personally and wanting the best on-field performance are two different things.

I also don't see anything wrong with criticizing players to some extant if it's done is a reasonable way. For instance, questioning someone's ability to make a certain throw versus "he sucks".

I took the comments made by bobby dodd's ghost as pointless/classless remarks making fun of a Tech player. As such he's opened himself to as much criticism as others wish to send his way IMO. If that's not how he meant it he needs to work on his delivery. If he meant it to be cute or funny he really needs a sense of humor transplant.
 
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