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Sunday, June 09, 2013
Right-hander Brandon McCarthy, who needed emergency surgery after being struck on the head by a line drive last season, suffered a seizure last week.
The Diamondbacks pitcher said Saturday he’s fine now and is hopeful it won’t push back his recovery from shoulder inflammation.
McCarthy was at a restaurant in north Phoenix with his wife, Amanda, on Monday night when the incident occurred.After he slumped over in a booth, Amanda climbed across, pushed the table away and called for help.
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1. Jeff Francoeur's OPS Posted: June 10, 2013 at 09:29 AM (#4465599)This just reads so weird to me.
It puts him at risk of another line drive to the head...sure it's a million to one odds but he very well could be playing with his life.
Well, my understanding is that most seizures can be acerbated by a stressful, tiring lifestyle. I would think that would be a concern for an MLB player. Maybe this isn't a concern if the seizure's a result of trauma? I genuinely don't know.
My larger point was maybe he should be spending more time nailing down exactly what's going on in his head. Were seizures anticipated? Is this random chance and the two aren't related? Seizures are a big deal.
YOU SHOULD HAVE SIGNED ANIBAL SANCHEZ, JUST LOOK AT HIM NOW, HE WAS THE ONLY GUY WHO WAS A GUARANTEED 150 ERA+
I think he should spend more time nailing Amanda McCarthy.
http://www.dirtyfantasybaseball.com/wife-of-the-day-amanda-mccarthy/
And it doesn't matter what pitcher KC signed, as long as they kept Wil Myers.
They would have just taught him to bunt and go the other way.
I think we can all agree that massive head trauma or not, life has been pretty good to Mr. McCarthy.
Based on her tweets and this incident I'm beginning to believe she might be drugging him, in order to keep him bed-ridden. Damn woman clearly can't get enough of her Brandon, and might be tiring of sharing him with the team.
I will call this story "The Insatiable Ms.McCarthy".
Well, my understanding is that most seizures can be acerbated by a stressful, tiring lifestyle.
My seizures were unusual in that they were likely brought about by fatigue/stress, but I was told by doctors that those are very weak causes. (I also think there's a difference between sleep deprivation and the fatigue of physical exercise.) Head trauma is a more common one, although I wasn't aware that they can happen so long after the trauma itself.
Seizures are a big deal.
Depending on the seriousness, seizures themselves are not necessarily such a big deal--my doctor basically told me and my wife that if I have another one at home, there's no need to call 911. The bigger risk is if it happens while you're doing something else, like swimming or driving a car, that puts you at additional risk. This is why most states don't allow you to drive for a certain amount of time after a seizure. If I were McCarthy, I don't think that I would change what I was doing unless doctors recommended it, but I would consider wearing a helmet in the field, like John Olerud. Hopefully the medication helps control the seizures.
EDIT: Made multiple edits.
Rickey also once had a teammate who did this.
Thanks. I hope your family member is doing better as well. I personally made the decision to try to treat it with lifestyle changes before taking medication, given the potential side effects and the fact that my case is very mild (two seizures more than two years apart). I've been seizure-free for about 18 months now but I'm always aware of the risk.
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