2019 RB Derrian Brown

[futureman 22,439]

8 minutes ago, Texas Wahoo said:

If we're guessing, I'll guess a bad case of mono.

[MoJames 8,244]

Flu would be unlikely. He isn't 3 or 65.

[futureman 22,439]

2 minutes ago, MoJames said:

Flu would be unlikely. He isn't 3 or 65.

ah, so you don’t follow the news. 

[MoJames 8,244]

3 minutes ago, futureman said:

ah, so you don’t follow the news. 

Nope they tend to sensationalize stuff.

https://gis.cdc.gov/GRASP/Fluview/FluHospRates.html

[Tex Pete 20,326]

1 hour ago, Teamdirtyleg said:

I was trying to post something like this but couldn't figure out how to not sound like an insensitive dick.  Thanks

Digdogger never worries about things like that. 

It’s why we love him. 

[totallynotabuttpirate 5,395]

32 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Since we’re throwing out differentials I’ll go with something between GERD and syphilis 

This, he probably picked something up from all that UT sniz. 

[Blotto 23,484]

Sniz is an underused word in my lexicon. I'm a little late in my 2019 new years resolution, but sometimes procrastination pays off.

[SydneyCarton 48,051]

37 minutes ago, MoJames said:

Nope they tend to sensationalize stuff.

https://gis.cdc.gov/GRASP/Fluview/FluHospRates.html

So...just so we're clear, you said it's unlikely he was hospitalized because he's not under 3 or over 65. You then say you don't follow the news, but provided a chart with week by week data of flu hospitalizations the last several months by age group. And overall (including the ages you've excluded), the number of people hospitalized with the Flu has gone up from .1 per 100,000 from the first week of October, to to 14.8 for the week ending in January 19th. For the record, that is an increase of 148x. So, you know, not nothing. 

Ages 5-17 up 57x
Ages 18-49 up 70x
Ages 50-64 up 198x

In terms of real numbers (based on a current US population of 325,700,000):

Ages 5-17: From 32.5 people a week to 1856.49 people a week
Ages 18-49: From 32.5 people a week to 2292.5 people a week
Ages 50-64: From 32.5 people a week 6448.85 people a week. 

I mean. That seems pretty sensational to me. Also, I appreciate the link you provided that soundly disproves your point. 

[Teamdirtyleg 1,060]

2 hours ago, Walden Ponderer said:

Why would you not want to sound like an insensitive dick? Did you not check the URL you were typing when you got here?

I guess two or so comments above that where I said thought, prayers and good vibrations I, for a moment, believed it.

[Hank_Hill 18,783]

9 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

So...just so we're clear, you said it's unlikely he was hospitalized because he's not under 3 or over 65. You then say you don't follow the news, but provided a chart with week by week data of flu hospitalizations the last several months by age group. And overall (including the ages you've excluded), the number of people hospitalized with the Flu has gone up from .1 per 100,000 from the first week of October, to to 14.8 for the week ending in January 19th. For the record, that is an increase of 148x. So, you know, not nothing. 

Ages 5-17 up 57x
Ages 18-49 up 70x
Ages 50-64 up 198x

In terms of real numbers (based on a current US population of 325,700,000):

Ages 5-17: From 32.5 people a week to 1856.49 people a week
Ages 18-49: From 32.5 people a week to 2292.5 people a week
Ages 50-64: From 32.5 people a week 6448.85 people a week. 

I mean. That seems pretty sensational to me. Also, I appreciate the link you provided that soundly disproves your point. 

So you’re saying they fixed the vaccine issue from last season? Tight.

[Rockethorn1978 6,072]

Maybe he was partying and took some Viagra and at his young age his boner won't go away and they had to rush him in to ER for relief. 

[RabidM 2,666]

Flu talk will get this thread to 1000 dammit!

[Machinator 32,099]

 

[MoJames 8,244]

21 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

So...just so we're clear, you said it's unlikely he was hospitalized because he's not under 3 or over 65. You then say you don't follow the news, but provided a chart with week by week data of flu hospitalizations the last several months by age group. And overall (including the ages you've excluded), the number of people hospitalized with the Flu has gone up from .1 per 100,000 from the first week of October, to to 14.8 for the week ending in January 19th. For the record, that is an increase of 148x. So, you know, not nothing. 

Ages 5-17 up 57x
Ages 18-49 up 70x
Ages 50-64 up 198x

In terms of real numbers (based on a current US population of 325,700,000):

Ages 5-17: From 32.5 people a week to 1856.49 people a week
Ages 18-49: From 32.5 people a week to 2292.5 people a week
Ages 50-64: From 32.5 people a week 6448.85 people a week. 

I mean. That seems pretty sensational to me. Also, I appreciate the link you provided that soundly disproves your point. 

It requires a bit less insight, but the fact remains the vast majority of hospital admissions for infuenza are not at the age of 18.

I'm not attempting to downplay influenza by any means, lost several members to it.

My point simply is there are quite a few much more common admissions to a hospital for an 18 year old (suicidal attempt, drug overdose, appendicitis).

 

As well, comparing flu admissions in October to flu admissions in January and not expecting a substantial jump suggests you are not in the medical field.

[futureman 22,439]

8 minutes ago, RabidM said:

Flu talk will get this thread to 1000 dammit!

if this thread gets to 1000 pages I’ll shit in a bowl and eat it. 

[TexMexBuddha 987]

Wow. 1000 pages on a player thread would be monumental.

[sushihorn 3,233]

9 minutes ago, MoJames said:

It requires a bit less insight, but the fact remains the vast majority of hospital admissions for infuenza are not at the age of 18.

I'm not attempting to downplay influenza by any means, lost several members to it.

My point simply is there are quite a few much more common admissions to a hospital for an 18 year old (suicidal attempt, drug overdose, appendicitis).

 

As well, comparing flu admissions in October to flu admissions in January and not expecting a substantial jump suggests you are not in the medical field.

It was reported as "illness" so I ruled out OD, accident and self-inflicted injury.  So after an appendix, flu is pretty high on the list of potential illnesses even for a young person.

[Magus Ossis 2,797]

Meningitis should be in the differential too. And skin infection. And asthma exacerbation.

[Scholz 11,938]

12 minutes ago, futureman said:

if this thread gets to 1000 pages I’ll shit in a bowl and eat it. 

Ahh, an aristocrat.  Normally that sort of thing just requires a napkin.

[Noah Fence 480]

 

[rickyspub 801]

10 minutes ago, Magus Ossis said:

And asthma exacerbation.

Ain't nobody gonna go to the hospital for rubbin' one out.

[MoJames 8,244]

11 minutes ago, Magus Ossis said:

Meningitis should be in the differential too. And skin infection. And asthma exacerbation.

Complications of diabetes should be in the mix as well.

[Duke Silver 191]

Maybe extreme peanut allergy 

[futureman 22,439]

it’s lupus. 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

could have had a seizure.

Edited January 31, 2019 by Goo Punch

[Machinator 32,099]

 

[Sejjr 3,246]

50 minutes ago, futureman said:

if this thread gets to 1000 pages I’ll shit in a bowl and eat it. 

Now I am hoping he wins the Heisman in 4 years. 

[futureman 22,439]

5 minutes ago, Sejjr said:

Now I am hoping he wins the Heisman in 4 years. 

I’ll do it, too.  livestream

[Lobwedgephil 1,139]

 

Starting to sound like this is something bad. 

[Leanderman 2,275]

Wish him a speedy and speedy recovery.

[Magus Ossis 2,797]

Yeah, that sounds like it could even be something like sarcoma. "Horrible" is not usually used to describe the sorts of illnesses that befall otherwise apparently healthy teenagers. 

[MoJames 8,244]

MS can show up at this age.

Sickle Cell Crisis.

Guillain-Barré.

[GRHorn 105]

I’m gonna go off the board and go with something more acutely dangerous, given that he needs to “pull through”. Brain bleed of some kind.  Aneurysm or congenital abnormality  

Prayers up, in any case. 

Edited February 1, 2019 by GRHorn

[South Austin 52,429]

It’s probably a goiter.

[Neonmoon 38,129]

Lupus?

[TexasMan 10,891]

"Tigers 8, Yankees goiter" 

[Fred Willard 115]

2 hours ago, Magus Ossis said:

Meningitis should be in the differential too. And skin infection. And asthma exacerbation.

I’m not pre-med but for some reason this immediately popped in my mind. Really hope we get a good update.

[GRHorn 105]

Skin infection is a good guess too. Basically sepsis of any origin would fit the timeline and story so far. 

[Chopper 17,228]

As long as he wasn't stupid enough to imitate drake and jump out of a moving car, or eat a tide pod, he'll be okay. I have it on good authority. 

[Richter 2,256]

I hope it isn’t elephantiasis of the testicles.

[GRHorn 105]

 

[Hank_Hill 18,783]

HCM?

[Chuckie Finster 22,692]

[Hank_Hill 18,783]

But also give him blood pls*

[ImissWallyPryor 9,046]

In before page 1,000.

[The Dude 1,244]

I was gonna go with appendicitis or meningitis. 

[DigglerontheHoof 21,167]

Damn, hope the best for the young man.  Sounds like his life is genuinely in peril.

[Deej 76,748]

Flesh-eating bacteria from poorly cleaned locker room showers?

[Wishbone 4,759]

Not a sickness, apparently. Major emergency surgery indicates an event has occurred that is of a life threatening nature. Many thoughts and prayers that it is being handled appropriately and timely and a full recovery to follow. Good luck and best wishes to him and his family.

[Butch Had Not 2,969]

IF it's an appendicitis, I had a nasty abscess that kept me in over a week. No laproscoptic but full straight incision. 

The worst part wasn't any of that, it was the dye that they shoot up your ass, leave it in there for 20 minutes while doing an MRI (I think that's it , couldn't bring metal in there) to map my innards to diagnose the appendicitis.