Wyatt Shallman's Out For A While
Shallman just tweeted a picture of himself apparently about to undergo surgery:
Only thing I can do now is get better! Love the challenges! #idontlikeneedles pic.twitter.com/ekDCCLVuTi
— Wyatt Shallman (@WyattShallman) September 18, 2015 I don't like needles either. No idea yet what it is or how long he'll be out. Shallman at least has his menagerie of magical animals to keep him company.
September 18th, 2015 at 12:43 PM ^
He's got to be the funniest kid on the team. Cracks me up. Hope he gets better soon!
September 18th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
Re questions about Shallman surgery pic... hearing it was minor meniscus scope. Typical recovery is a few weeks depending on the individual
— Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) September 18, 2015September 18th, 2015 at 12:43 PM ^
September 18th, 2015 at 12:52 PM ^
Shallman was in my first grade class. Played flag football with him, did karate with him. Moved to Michigan from Jersey when we were in fourth grade. Good kid.
September 18th, 2015 at 1:04 PM ^
Who was better at karate?
September 18th, 2015 at 1:10 PM ^
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September 18th, 2015 at 12:53 PM ^
September 18th, 2015 at 12:56 PM ^
He shall return, man.
September 18th, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
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September 18th, 2015 at 12:59 PM ^
You never know if you're going to wake up again or not.
I was put out 9 times (5 operations & 4 investigative procedures) in a little over 2 years and every time it made me anxious.
September 18th, 2015 at 1:07 PM ^
I get what you're saying, but that's extremely unlikely. That's like being afraid of flying or going on a rollercoaster because you could die. It's not completely impossible, but it's an irrational fear because you do a bunch of other stuff every day (like any time you drive somewhere) with a higher chance of death.
In fact - if you want something anesthesia related to be afraid of, don't be afraid you won't wake up, be afraid you'll wake up too early. That actually happens sometimes. I'm in surgery just about every day, and a good handful of times I've seen the patient start moving and the surgeon says to the anesthesiologist "Uh, he's waking up." Then the anesthesiologist jumps off ESPN.com long enough to give him some more drugs and everything is good again.
September 18th, 2015 at 1:12 PM ^
but it is still very unnerving, especially since the hospitals make you sign all those forms before they put you out.
September 18th, 2015 at 1:16 PM ^
Oh, I definitely understand why it's unnerving. I'm just saying that, like flying in an airplane, it seems like a much scarier thing than statistics would suggest.
September 18th, 2015 at 1:19 PM ^
I'm no expert, but I've read that some pretty remarkable strides are being made in automating the anesthesiologist's role. More monitoring / fine-tuning of drug administration, etc.
September 18th, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
September 18th, 2015 at 1:09 PM ^
I've been under several times as well and it's like time just stops. One second you're awake and then literally, zero time elapses, and your awake again. It's nothing like sleep where you're aware of time - when you're fully under time just evaporates.
I'm also reminded of the time one of my kids needed eye surgery and a Dr. friend of mine told me not to worry cause it was "minor surgery". I told him that ANY surgery one of my kids was facing that required them to be nder anesthesia was major surgery but I'd be happy to tell him what I considered "minor surgery".
His kids.
September 18th, 2015 at 1:23 PM ^
Okay, I'll come in here to share a story. 1997 ... in for a vasectomy.
Prep nurse arrives to do her thing. She's smoking hot. Drop dead gorgeous. To make matters worse, her scrubs top is falling away and she's wearing this lacy bra. I'm doing my best to think of anything but what's right before my eyes. I'm imaginging going into surgery with a woody. Not good.
As you say, one moment you're aware, the next you're not. The last thing I recall was being in the OR, and the surgeon yanking my johnson this way and that in prep for the procedure.
:-)
September 18th, 2015 at 1:55 PM ^
Don - I had almost the exact same experience with one small difference: my WIFE is standing right there watching the whole thing. She wanted to watch the whole procedure, including the part where the hot nurse is lathering me up. I'm thinking, "Dear God, no no no no no..."
September 18th, 2015 at 1:45 PM ^
Anything done on ME.
Best cure for pre-surgical anxiety/fear is an understanding (reassuring, interactive) anesthesiologist and a few mgs of versed.
Definition of an anesthesiologist: Someone half asleep, taking care of someone half awake!
Kidding aside, awareness under anesthesia is extremely rare, but taken seriously by the medical community. Combination of benzodiazapines (usually versed) and inhalational anesthesthetics prevents it.
btw- Propofol (the "Michael Jackson" drug) is pretty amazing stuff in the hands of someone properly trained to use it.
My favorite thing: A fearful patient who wakes up after a procedure and says "WAIT, WE'RE DONE!?!?!?"
September 18th, 2015 at 3:06 PM ^
September 18th, 2015 at 4:26 PM ^
I had my ACL repaired and opted to be awake the whole time because of the recovery factor. They numbed my right leg, rolled me out, cut me up, stapled me shut, and that was it. If it's meniscus like Sam said, it shouldn't be too invasive.
September 18th, 2015 at 6:04 PM ^
Best sleep ever.
I'm a wuss when it comes to needles and big time procedures...knock my ass out for a damn filling if you have to.
Like Shallman, I hate needles too...not afraid, I don't freak out, I even give blood every now and again...but I just don't care for them or anything intrusive. I prefer to be left the proverbial...fuck alone.
September 18th, 2015 at 1:00 PM ^
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September 18th, 2015 at 1:02 PM ^
That has to be an all-season thing, right? It sounds gruesome.
September 18th, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
That'd be one hell of a calf strain/tear to require surgery. I don't think they'd have waited this long if it were that severe to have the surgery. This might be something else.
September 18th, 2015 at 1:08 PM ^
September 18th, 2015 at 1:51 PM ^
What is often called "torn biceps" that requires surgery is a torn bicep tendon; a torn calf is a muscle issue rather than a tendon issue typically - pretty sure the tendon most likely to be involved with the calf is the Achilles which of course gets referred to as its own injury.
September 18th, 2015 at 5:03 PM ^
September 18th, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^
Can he medical redshirt? IF he can, it may help him seperate himself from the current glut at RB/FB/HB
September 18th, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
Get better soon, Wyatt!
September 18th, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^
I'm thinking Wyatt may be a beast on defense. Of course he can play TB but he's pretty darn tall. Buck position?
September 18th, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
September 18th, 2015 at 4:24 PM ^
I ran into one of the trainers while on campus a while back, about a year ago.
He said the Wyatt has had a lot of knee issues. Mensical scopes are incredibly common, and incredibly bothersome.
Luckily, the recovery time is very short, as most of the time the part of the meniscus that is problematic is removed.
Also, I had written earlier about how I had hoped the knee problems would be better handled under Kevin Tolbet, as the previous players with knee injuries (notably, Jake Butt, Jake Ryan, Drake Johnson, etc.) had CLEAR and TEXTBOOK poor knee-mechanics, that was even visible from watching on TV, let alone what the previous trainers had to be seeing right in front of them.
But good luck to him and I hope to see him on the field soon!
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