Thursday, February 22, 2007
A Punch To Our Collective Guts...
No word yet on the second round of tests on Dwyane Wade's dislocated shoulder. Several news reports, including this here blog, are reporting that Wade could be out for up to six weeks. That means the Heat's playoff hopes have gone from bleak to near-dead.But that's not the worst of it.
Now I'm not a doctor. This is a blog, so take this however you want. But this is what I've gathered from stuff I've read, people I've known who suffered the same injury and a friend of mine who works in the medical field.
The Heat are calling Wade's injury a dislocation. A partial dislocation means the head of the upper arm bone is partially out of the socket. A complete dislocation means it's all the way out. We don't know which he suffered. Rehabilitation for either takes a while because once your shoulder is jammed back into the socket, you have to re-strengthen the muscles that surround the shoulder.
Here's the bad part: Once the shoulder has been dislocated, it's very easy to dislocate it again and again. And given the way D-Wade plays the game, there's always going to be a good chance of him re-injuring himself. He could wear a brace but that might not work and would hinder his playing. If the injury is bad enough or if it keeps happening (and all signs point to that it will), he may have to undergo surgery to repair or tighten the torn or stretched ligaments, which help hold the joint in place.
This really sucks. Wade's career may be on the line here. The fact that they couldn't pop the shoulder back in last night and the fact that he was in such pain tells me it was a severe dislocation. Enough to where I think they should just call it a season for D-Wade and have him jump right into rehab. I'm likely jumping the gun here. We haven't heard anything concrete. But it doesn't look good.
I guess we'll see.
Update: According to the Sun-Sentinel: Wade's injury was a partial dislocation. He is apparently mulling over his options which includes surgery or a six-week rehab program. This according to one of the newspaper's sources. The report also says Wade was placed in a wheelchair solely as a means to make sure he was not bumped by spectators or others on the way to the locker room.
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Things are not looking good Dude, not at all. Black Thursday in South Florida. Wade is not coming back this year. Count on it. There is no way he is risking his career to rush back to help this mediocre team.
Let's just say it's a good thing baseball is starting up soon, b/c I can't watch the rest of the old geezers on this team. In fact I am thinking about selling my tickets for Sunday's game.
Let's just say it's a good thing baseball is starting up soon, b/c I can't watch the rest of the old geezers on this team. In fact I am thinking about selling my tickets for Sunday's game.
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KILL ME NOW. WHY DWYANE WADE??? WHY COULDN'T IT BE 'TOINE OR EDDIE OR DOLEAC OR J-DUB??? WHY D-WADE OF ALL FUCKING PEOPLE???
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