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Re: Chris Bosh Facing "Potentially Serious" Health Issue Again
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2016, 09:14:21 AM »

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Woj reports that "there was more optimism in Miami on Monday than during All-Star weekend in Toronto that Bosh's condition could be manageable".  Alex Kennedy says that it may be possible to treat the clot without blood thinners, to prevent it from spreading to the heart / lungs (the issue last year).

So, there's hope for his career.  If I'm Bosh, though, I don't think I take the chance.


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Re: Chris Bosh Facing "Potentially Serious" Health Issue Again
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2016, 09:38:21 AM »

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Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh is at anther medical crossroads with a situation that could impact both his season, his career and his overall health, a source familiar with the Miami Heat forward's situation Tuesday told the Sun Sentinel.

In the wake of last season's scare, Bosh said he was uncertain whether he would be able to continue with his NBA career should another clotting episode surface. The concern, he said at the time, was playing while on blood-thinning medication.

At the start of this season, Bosh said, "I never thought about continuing to thin my blood over the course of the season."

Bosh had said he believed he was at minimal risk for recurrence.

"The recurring risk comes from a hereditary gene," he said. "Fortunately, I don't have that. That was one of the dangers I faced earlier, was, 'Am I going to be able to play the game? Because if this test comes back that it's a recurring thing, it's going to be a problem.' "


Re: Chris Bosh Facing "Potentially Serious" Health Issue Again
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2016, 09:40:59 AM »

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Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh is at anther medical crossroads with a situation that could impact both his season, his career and his overall health, a source familiar with the Miami Heat forward's situation Tuesday told the Sun Sentinel.

In the wake of last season's scare, Bosh said he was uncertain whether he would be able to continue with his NBA career should another clotting episode surface. The concern, he said at the time, was playing while on blood-thinning medication.

At the start of this season, Bosh said, "I never thought about continuing to thin my blood over the course of the season."

Bosh had said he believed he was at minimal risk for recurrence.

"The recurring risk comes from a hereditary gene," he said. "Fortunately, I don't have that. That was one of the dangers I faced earlier, was, 'Am I going to be able to play the game? Because if this test comes back that it's a recurring thing, it's going to be a problem.' "

Yeah, playing while on blood thinners is a non-starter. 


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Re: Chris Bosh Facing "Potentially Serious" Health Issue Again
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2016, 10:21:30 AM »

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This really sucks. I don't like Bosh's game much, but he's always been a really nice guy in interviews and other appearances.

Way worse than a knee or anything like that too, life threatening and outside the norm of what athletes prepare themselves for mentally.

Re: Chris Bosh Facing "Potentially Serious" Health Issue Again
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2016, 10:56:00 AM »

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Wish him the best and hope they can figure out a way for him to play. More importantly I hope they can just get him healthy.

Was never a huge Bosh fan early on but he has really grown on me over the past few years. He is a legit star talent and a legit professional/role model. Hope things works out in his favor not only for basketball but more importantly for life.

Re: Chris Bosh Facing "Potentially Serious" Health Issue Again
« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2016, 11:12:24 AM »

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A reoccurrence of blood clots wouldn't be surprising.  Brian Vickers, a NASCAR driver, has had 3 or 4 occurrences of blood clots.  Vickers is racing in the Daytona 500 this year.  Even if Bosh has had a reoccurrence, it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be forced into retirement.


There ya go.....this is nothing new for Bosh , he is on the TV everywhere advertising with Vickers , Arnold Palmer , and others for a medicine to help folks with this disorder.

It's a scary thing for sure.  I guess I'd want to know does the activity of " basketball" increase the risks associated with the disease .

It would terrible to see him drop on the court on live TV .

I'm sure there are a lot of irons in the fire here.

He has plenty of money  and family to think of ......if basketball increases the chances of some bad mojo related to his disease , he should step down as a player , be a coach or owner.

Re: Chris Bosh Facing "Potentially Serious" Health Issue Again
« Reply #21 on: February 16, 2016, 04:22:40 PM »

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http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/2016/02/with-bosh-on-blood-thinners-how-realistic-is-return-this-season-exploring-plus-heat-trade-um-shows-i.html


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In more significant news, a source confirmed this morning that Chris Bosh is back on blood thinners to treat clotting in his calf. Bosh went for tests yesterday but he did not need to stay in hospital, unlike last year, because the clots haven’t traveled to the lungs.

Bosh is out indefinitely, but a full recovery is expected.

As AP’s Tim Reynolds noted, Bosh hopes to play again this season. But how realistic is that?

Playing while taking blood thinners would be risky, according to several doctors. How realistic would that be? "Not at the level or intensity of NBA basketball," U-Health Doctor Robert Myerburg told our Manny Navarro. (Check out his story on the home page.)

Clearwater-based physician Brett Levine, asked about playing while taking blood thinners, told me: “It’s all about risk benefit.  Blood thinners obviously increase your risk of bleeding, especially… brain bleeds. The newer generation [including] Xarelto [which Bosh reportedly took last year] have less risk of brain bleeds – worse case scenario – but still carry with them an increased risk of bleeding. The worry is someone who is on a blood thinner takes a fall.

“So it is definitely possible to play with. You just worry about the potential for bad luck. An elbow to the head, a fall on the floor, etc.”

He said clotting in the calf, which is what Bosh has now, “is less worrisome than clot elsewhere. It’s a deep vein thrombosis [DVT] so the worry is that the clot has the potential to travel to the lung. If it travels to the ‘right’ spot and occludes the right vessel, it can kill you.”

(Fortunately, it hadn’t left the calf area as of last night.)

Levine said “clots in the leg tend to travel to the lung. Clots in the heart like an atrial fibrillation tend to travel to the brain and cause strokes.”

The other way for Bosh to play this season is if he came off blood thinners after a few weeks. But is that realistic?

“There’s no tapering needed before stopping the medication, so you can suddenly stop it,” Levine said. “But usually if it’s a DVT [deep vein thrombosis], they recommend minimum three months for a DVT.

“Sometimes they will do follow up imaging with an ultrasound to confirm clot is gone. So maybe that’s what they are hoping [in a few weeks].”

Levine said a colleague in critical care said “if the clot is an isolated distal DVT – further away from the lungs – there is less of a chance of it propagating so you can do serial imaging and recheck in six weeks.The problem is he’s had unprovoked clots before so that usually changes treatment.”