QB Tyrod Taylor Gets His Lung Punctured by Chargers' Team Doctor

[Tex Long 4,685]

I'll see your drunk-tripping pneumonia and raise you a hemorrhoidectomy complicated by severe flu coughing up chunks of lung accompanied by injections from bottles labeled "DEMEROL" which turned out not long after to have been filled with H2O by an RN who was emptying the bottles and avoiding detection by filling them back up with the afore-mentioned H2O. No fun was had.

[HornsOverIthaca 2,339]

You know my doctor, Dr. Vinnie Boombatz?  What a doctor.  Last week he had five cases of VD.  He’s all right now though.

[El Diablo 4,232]

 

[Guadaloopy 11,139]

Where’s Matthew Modine when you need him?

[millhouse 2,733]

Deflate-gate II: Electric Boogaloo

[UTGrad98 2,343]

Peter Principle 

[El Squared 1,857]

If the backstory  mentioned  above on the doc is true wtf are the Chargers hiring this guy to manage their prime beef?

Sounds like the GM needs a kick in the balls. there is no shortage of docs, particularly in SD, that would jump at the chance. Just need to be vetted. Seems like a very lazy and/or cheap front office.

Edited September 24, 2020 by El Squared

[Underdog 29,249]

6 hours ago, MadBurgerMaker said:

Yeah but did his ribs hurt anymore?

They were removed and sold to a ribs place in Chicago. 

[Underdog 29,249]

.

Edited September 24, 2020 by Underdog
DP'd

[shakahorn 1,660]

7 hours ago, 'stache said:

 

Oh that's the problem.  He stabbed him 3 times.

[Trey3216 15,456]

3 hours ago, El Diablo said:

 

A little part of it in everyone 

[Anastasis 23,718]

1 hour ago, El Squared said:

If the backstory  mentioned  above on the doc is true wtf are the Chargers hiring this guy to manage their prime beef?

Sounds like the GM needs a kick in the balls. there is no shortage of docs, particularly in SD, that would jump at the chance. Just need to be vetted. Seems like a very lazy and/or cheap front office.

Makes me wonder what shady shit was going down and he was over seeing in that locker room. 

Edited September 24, 2020 by Anastasis

[dingleberryswitzer 2,724]

49 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Makes me wonder what shady shit was going down and he was over seeing in that locker room. 

I'm guessing a  players union lawsuit is bring explored.  

[conVINCEd 21,477]

I think the backstory was about the  previous team doc.  

[HornsOverIthaca 2,339]

Lung shouldn’t have gotten in the path of that needle.

[hookemATL 12,330]

The pussification of football continues.  Who needs lungs anyway?  Just breathe witcha ass.

[NeverMarryAStripper 22,336]

3 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

Just breathe witcha ass.

Seems logical since most people in this country talk out of theirs

[GRHorn 105]

19 hours ago, El Squared said:

If the backstory  mentioned  above on the doc is true wtf are the Chargers hiring this guy to manage their prime beef?

Sounds like the GM needs a kick in the balls. there is no shortage of docs, particularly in SD, that would jump at the chance. Just need to be vetted. Seems like a very lazy and/or cheap front office.

The backstory was about profootballdoc on Twitter. Longtime Chargers Doc. I believe he was able to stay on for a long time because he was favorite of Phillip Rivers. 

[Randolph Duke 4,034]

16 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

I'm guessing a  players union lawsuit is bring explored.  

Quote

NFLPA to Investigate Tyrod Taylor’s Punctured Lung and Lawsuit Liability: Five Questions

The accidental puncture of Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s lung by a team physician could trigger legal consequences.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the incident occurred prior to the Chargers’ home game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The physician, Schefter reports, was attempting to administer a “pain-killing injection” to treat Taylor’s cracked ribs. The puncture caused Taylor to miss the game. He’s out indefinitely.

On Wednesday, the NFLPA’s George Atallah tweeted that the players’ association is investigating the matter. He added that members of the NFLPA’s “medical and legal team” have contacted Taylor and his representatives.

At least five questions must be considered in forecasting a potential lawsuit:

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2020/tryod-taylor-lung-legal-questions-1234613629/

 

[Sawbonz 28,261]

On 9/23/2020 at 12:40 PM, naija said:

there are not that many things that need to be injected locally to take effect, and if you are needing to do that to quell the pain, the player should not be anywhere close to being considered for playing.

sports medicine continues to simultaneously surprise and unsurprise me.

When I was in training one of my young attendings had just completed his sports fellowship in Pittsburgh with the group that took care of the Steelers. Bettis had been rehabbing a groin tear and was ready to come back. It was still hurting but he felt like he could go. It was either a playoff game (or maybe a must win game to make the playoffs) that would be his first game back. the team doc talked him into letting him inject the torn tissue right before the game. Of course he used marcaine which is a long acting agent so his pain relief would last the whole game

Either the doc used too much marcaine or he went too deep, because bettis wound up with a complete block of his femoral nerve. His quad function was completely out for hours and he missed the game

[Degenerate Gardner 4,160]

I don't care about his credentials or degrees. 

Any idiot could tell you hiring Edward Scissorhands as the team doc was doomed from the start. 

[Huckleberry 34,751]

On 9/23/2020 at 4:29 PM, Trey3216 said:

I got super drunk at an out of town function one time and when I got back to my room, circa 4am, couldn’t find the lights, and I tripped over my suitcase and fell straight into the corner of the waste high dresser rib cage first (no bracing the fall whatsoever).  Broke 2 ribs and bruised another two.   I ended up getting pneumonia a few days later.  Let’s just say having severe coughing fits from pneumonia and broken ribs makes for a forgettable experience.   

Apparently not. And ouch. 

[CycleTex87 3,047]

On 9/23/2020 at 4:40 PM, touchthemonolith said:

The trick is to scream the jokes at the top of your lungs.

 

[ChiTownDoc 21,362]

On 9/24/2020 at 4:15 PM, Sawbonz said:

When I was in training one of my young attendings had just completed his sports fellowship in Pittsburgh with the group that took care of the Steelers. Bettis had been rehabbing a groin tear and was ready to come back. It was still hurting but he felt like he could go. It was either a playoff game (or maybe a must win game to make the playoffs) that would be his first game back. the team doc talked him into letting him inject the torn tissue right before the game. Of course he used marcaine which is a long acting agent so his pain relief would last the whole game

Either the doc used too much marcaine or he went too deep, because bettis wound up with a complete block of his femoral nerve. His quad function was completely out for hours and he missed the game

The type of docs who typically wanna be team doctors are usually a problem.  That guy sounds like a prime example.  
And I’m not talking surgeons affiliated w the team.  The actual jock sniffer on the sideline is the object of my scorn...

[Sawbonz 28,261]

5 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

The type of docs who typically wanna be team doctors are usually a problem.  That guy sounds like a prime example.  
And I’m not talking surgeons affiliated w the team.  The actual jock sniffer on the sideline is the object of my scorn...

This guy is literally a world renowned specialist in ACL reconstruction. 
If you want to do sports medicine you have to do shit like this. It was only notable for the fact of who fucked up the injection coupled  w the fact Bettis wanted to try to go without it. Sports docs get pressure from coaches, the athletes themselves (hell even parents of high school kids) to get them back ASAP regardless of long term health risks. Despite it being my favorite part of my field I figured out early on I didn’t want to deal with that aspect of it. 

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

WTF ??!!  Just rub some dirt on it, and get back in the game........ pussy.....

Edited September 26, 2020 by Onboard 2.0

[ChiTownDoc 21,362]

1 hour ago, Sawbonz said:

This guy is literally a world renowned specialist in ACL reconstruction. 
If you want to do sports medicine you have to do shit like this. It was only notable for the fact of who fucked up the injection coupled  w the fact Bettis wanted to try to go without it. Sports docs get pressure from coaches, the athletes themselves (hell even parents of high school kids) to get them back ASAP regardless of long term health risks. Despite it being my favorite part of my field I figured out early on I didn’t want to deal with that aspect of it. 

Yes we worked w Midwest ortho who did the Bulls and WhiteSox...they were always on point and never fell for BS. But the doc on the sidelines was a an internist who was cheering like a 12 yo watching the game.  He would do anything. The ortho guys didn’t usually attend games and could be trusted to do what was right.  I’m sure it varies team to team but more often than not the guy who’s crazy excited to be at every game can be a problem. 

[Sawbonz 28,261]

17 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Yes we worked w Midwest ortho who did the Bulls and WhiteSox...they were always on point and never fell for BS. But the doc on the sidelines was a an internist who was cheering like a 12 yo watching the game.  He would do anything. The ortho guys didn’t usually attend games and could be trusted to do what was right.  I’m sure it varies team to team but more often than not the guy who’s crazy excited to be at every game can be a problem. 

My only experience is with the actual orthopedists that take care of the teams. Whether it be pro or college, the guys I’ve trained with were on the sidelines, but there is tremendous pressure to get athletes back not just in game on the sidelines but in clinic. Id be pretty surprised if it doesn’t occur in Chicago as well  

 

ETA i’m not saying the guys I worked with buckled under the pressure to cut corners, just that there was constant pressure to do so from the coaches, players themselves, and even parents for the high-level high school athletes and even kids that wouldn’t wind up at a D1 level in college. That is just something that was way too much of a pain in the ass for me. The funny thing is we would see second opinions of athletes who thought their team doc was just trying to get them back as soon as possible, then when you offer them anything except the procedure to get them back ASAP they refuse it

Edited September 26, 2020 by Sawbonz

[ChiTownDoc 21,362]

3 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

My only experience is with the actual orthopedists that take care of the teams. Whether it be pro or college, the guys I’ve trained with were on the sidelines, but there is tremendous pressure to get athletes back not just in game on the sidelines but in clinic. Id be pretty surprised if it doesn’t occur in Chicago as well  

 

 

I’m sure there’s crazy pressure.  Zero doubt.  I just feel (and I could definitely be wrong) the guys with a great name like James Andrews and Brian Cole (Rush/Midwest) aren’t caving to that pressure.  My bozo program dir. intern year definitely was going to cave in and do whatever the fuck to keep access. 

[Sawbonz 28,261]

1 minute ago, ChiTownDoc said:

I’m sure there’s crazy pressure.  Zero doubt.  I just feel (and I could definitely be wrong) the guys with a great name like James Andrews and Brian Cole (Rush/Midwest) aren’t caving to that pressure.  My bozo program dir. intern year definitely was going to cave in and do whatever the fuck to keep access. 

I’ll just say it’s a very fine line you have to walk and no one is perfect

[Underdog 29,249]

Isn’t there a book out from a former Raiders trainer that was fairly controversial about the antics of team doctors/trainers and pressure from team officials regarding treatment of injured players? 
 

Jr thought about going into sports training field but ultimately decided PT was a better fit for him. 

Edited September 26, 2020 by Underdog

[Parliament 14,635]

1 hour ago, Sawbonz said:

ETA i’m not saying the guys I worked with buckled under the pressure to cut corners, just that there was constant pressure to do so from the coaches, players themselves, and even parents for the high-level high school athletes and even kids that wouldn’t wind up at a D1 level in college. That is just something that was way too much of a pain in the ass for me. The funny thing is we would see second opinions of athletes who thought their team doc was just trying to get them back as soon as possible, then when you offer them anything except the procedure to get them back ASAP they refuse it

 

[runthebone 8,380]

Not a tension pneumothorax?  Get out there, Taylor!