JLambert58 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 1 minute ago, 1BackInBlackFan said: Wow. Doesn't sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 we may of seen the last of Ryan playing on the field... have a hard time seeing a doctor saying he can still play linebacker in the NFL after spinal surgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLambert58 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Found this. fwiw https://www.spineuniverse.com/treatments/surgery/minimally-invasive/stabilization-spine-surgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livewire Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 The longer time went without an update the less optimistic I was getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I’ve had this surgery and played 3 more years of lacrosse. It’s doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danand Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Dammit, this went from a Tommy Maddox type of injury to something much worse. I am okay with him missing the game this sunday, but I hope he get well and get back on the field without further risks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Danand said: Dammit, this went from a Tommy Maddox type of injury to something much worse. I am okay with him missing the game this sunday, but I hope he get well and get back on the field without further risks. I am willing to bet he won't just be missing this week. Hopefully this will be like a @warfelg situation. I read that this surgery has been performed on 3 NFL players and all retired shortly after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, warfelg said: I’ve had this surgery and played 3 more years of lacrosse. It’s doable. how long was your recovery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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warfelg Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, August4th said: how long was your recovery? 3ish Years. Heres my story. Senior year of HS I was playing indoor lacrosse. Got crosschecked/speared in the head, went up in the air, landed on the crown of my helmet and cumbled just like Shazier. 8 hours I couldn’t feel my feet, 36 hours to be out of the hospital. It was fine. After a year off I had to got the surgery. Felt good. Played for 3 years until I got hit again and the same two vertebrae had the same issue. Got the surgery again but this time couldn’t play anymore. Move been a lifelong golfer, and although that movement is technically more damaging, I’m able to play 18 in 4 days walking with little pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLambert58 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Moats on if the ILB job is his: "That's the last thing I'm concerned about. After seeing (Shazier) on the field like that, I just want to see him walking." Moats is a good human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livewire Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 18 minutes ago, warfelg said: 3ish Years. Heres my story. Senior year of HS I was playing indoor lacrosse. Got crosschecked/speared in the head, went up in the air, landed on the crown of my helmet and cumbled just like Shazier. 8 hours I couldn’t feel my feet, 36 hours to be out of the hospital. It was fine. After a year off I had to got the surgery. Felt good. Played for 3 years until I got hit again and the same two vertebrae had the same issue. Got the surgery again but this time couldn’t play anymore. Move been a lifelong golfer, and although that movement is technically more damaging, I’m able to play 18 in 4 days walking with little pain. Damn that must have been frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, 1BackInBlackFan said: Damn that must have been frightening. Yea and no. And I know that's a loaded answer. But I'm one of those people that believes that I can overcome anything and beat any odds stacked against me. I think I see that in Shazier too. So when I was laying in that bed, the fear for me wasn't the would or wouldn't I be able to walk again. It wasn't would I be able to play any sports again. It wasn't anything related to that at all. The scariest part was....what's my future? Would I be able to work in the field I wanted? Would I be able to meet a girl who could love me despite not being able to do certain things? Would I be able to stand on my wedding day, have kids, take them to the park? That's what scared me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 time will tell if Ryan will play again but I'm optimistic that he'll live a normal life outside of football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chieferific Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 NFLN saying he won't be back next year either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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