What a tragedy; it makes the loss of baseball seem very small:
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I saw this. Very strange. Hundreds have undergone TJS. Hope more info comes out and hope that he saw a well qualified surgeon.
I see that he had a blood clot. Did they do blood work before surgery? Did he have covid prior to his surgery.
This is shocking and sad. I feel for the family. It's easy to forget that any surgery, in particular those that require general anesthesia, have unforeseen risks.
So sad.
Absolutely heartbreaking. Prayers to Sang and his family.
Completely devastating for the family and the George Mason community. One of my best grade school friends, a NICU doctor, died of a brain aneurism in her early 30s. The rabbi who spoke at her funeral said, “When a mother buries her child, even G-d weeps.” I thought of that immediately when I read this story. My prayers are with his family.
@TPM posted:I saw this. Very strange. Hundreds have undergone TJS. Hope more info comes out and hope that he saw a well qualified surgeon.
I see that he had a blood clot. Did they do blood work before surgery? Did he have covid prior to his surgery.
Blood clots are a common complication of any surgery. Always has been, covid or no covid.
Heartbreaking. I cant fathom the pain the family is going through.
@RoadRunner posted:Blood clots are a common complication of any surgery. Always has been, covid or no covid.
About 10 years ago, I joined several good friends for a few days of skiing at Vail. One of them was the sort of guy who never did anything halfway; including skiing. At the end of his last day there, he skied down a black-diamond run called Lindsey's (formerly International), which is right in front of Vail village. I know in part because another buddy and I, who had already finished our ski day were watching him from the base of the slope in the village.
About 1/3 of the way down, we saw him take a nasty spill; and, when he finally found his way down to the bottom of the run, one of his heels was pretty sore. The next morning, he nursed it home; and, when he found his way to his doctor's office, it was diagnosed as a torn Achilles tendon.
A few days later, he underwent surgery. About a week after that, he awoke one morning; suddenly felt very bad, called his wife (who was already at work), and collapsed before he finished the call to her. He had suffered a blood clot from the surgery and died; leaving those of us who were close to him absolutely stunned and incredibly saddened for a wonderful life cut short from something we'd all considered relatively routine.
Ever since, I've carried a lot of respect for any sort of surgery; including that which seems commonplace. That's not to say that the risk isn't justified in a lot of cases; but, it should always be undertaken with a great deal of expert justification behind it.