Some people have their spleen totally removed, and live a normal functioning life. I don't know if you could still play physical sports tho ? From what I've read it's mostly caused by physical impact to the area where the spleen is. Hopefully he gets better and can play. The guy is a walking medical hazard. Good player , but fragile as hell.
Vilardi out with an enlarged spleen - update: dude recovered playing March 30
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Buffdog
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When you look at him, it's easy to forget that he's only 24 years old lol. His body breaks down at the same rate as someone who is as old as Gabe looks
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Have to agree with you, and with his hair falling out at 21 or 22 yrs old, compounded with all the medical injuries, you'd have to assume his body was not built for the long haul. Maybe he'll surprise us, and come back and play regularly for 3-4 years straight, but I have my doubts. I'd be very skeptical on signing this guy to any contract with longer term, as I don't think his body will hold up. Surprise me Gabe.
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^^^^ He's ours now. And, we're talking about a pro hockey player, not a used Corvette. For various reasons already discussed in this thread, if he's been greenlighted to come back this year, he has dodged A HUGE bullet.
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You definitely can. My dad ruptured his spleen, and nearly died playing football over 50 years ago. he continued to play sports competitively.
One snippet from 32 thoughts today:
20. Winnipeg is operating under the assumption Gabe Vilardi will return this season, which is great to hear.
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Oh who was that player on the Coyotes that Buff hit so hard it ruptured his spleen and it had to be removed? Boedker? he still played afterwards
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Jets believing Gabe will be back for the playoffs has me thinking perhaps the issue has been identified and there is a game plan for recovery. Sounds hopeful that it's not very serious and he will be back soon rather than later
If it is Mono, that timeline of possibly being available for the season/playoff tracks with it no longer being acute stage, but entering recovery stage. The problem is that everyone is different and you can't accurately project what that looks like and there are some common lingering symptoms like fatigue that tend to pester folks. It makes sense why the Jets statement about a possible return is so cautious.
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Phil (the balding thrill) Kessel has entered the chat.
Hard to believe Phil has one of the longest ironman game streaks.
The man has the body of an IT Manager for McDonalds.
What is happening in that locker room after wins??
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Maybe there's a part of the "jacket of the game" ceremony that we aren't seeing on Twitter?
Is those damned jackets again.
Is that why they're the mark of a pervert on these boards?
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Mono is a common reason for an enlarged spleen, an enlarged spleen isn't necessarily a common symptom of mono.
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I think they would need to pass out a the trench coat length for full effect.
Is this a joke?? Male pattern baldness has absolutely nothing to do with long term health or durability
Yeah I don’t think mono is the bug that was going around the room. Recovery times from mono to get back to normal strength for healthy person is like 2-4 weeks, not just one or two days (we’ve seen jets players missing one single game with this bug, not weeks). Now, did vilardi specifically have mono perhaps? Perhaps yes, based on some of the causes of enlarged spleens and considering Friedman’s recent news that the Jets expect vilardi to return this season - I assume the cause of the enlarged spleen was something less serious, such as mono, rather than some of the more serious causes listed in google search results (I by no means consider myself knowledgeable in enlarged spleens, to be clear). But I don’t think the bug that the team has been dealing with is mono, it just wouldn’t add up to the timespans that players have been missing.
Yeah you're most likely correct. It was posted earlier that mono isn't a virus that gets passed around that easily like the flu or COVID through airborne particles. Really has to be through fluid swapping. So unless they are all kissing a lot or sharing bottles and utensils it's unlikely it was going around the room.
One of my friends had it when we were young and it knocked him on his ass for about 3 or 4 months.
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Jesus there are some wild assumptions here.
It's an absurd post. I started balding at 16 and at 36 I've never broken a bone in my life despite the fact that I should have several times. I've never had a serious injury. I've worked in several physically demanding fields with high injury rates and never had any issues. Conflating baldness with durability may be one of the stupidest things I've seen on these boards.
Imagine if Mario Lemieux was tossed aside due to his durability and health issues? I don't think he played one entire full season. Granted, he had pretty sweet hair.
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If only Getzlaf had never balded, what he could have been
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