In FSU someone wrote he has intervertebral disc hernia? what is this? I remember the two hernias before 2006 Olys and I cringe.
Sometimes I think Plush has escaped from Robocop.
Oh, my! This is scary! The photo is scary, too. I wish he'll have a successful surgery and a speedy recovery! Pray for him!
By the way, "2008 Olympic gold medalist"?!
I agree with drivingmissdaisy. Yes we should live in the moment, but I've seen many an older man who lived for teh moment who are in great pain. My dad is in that boat at the moment and he's in his 50s. He has to go in for neck surgery next month... any big BUMP until then and he could be paralysed or worse!
Great post skateluvr!
I know a few people that have had back surgeries, all have gotten worse with time and then had more and more surgeries. Seems like an endless spiral downward from what I've seen. I would be very leery before starting on this path.....
Though we're remarkably flexible (what marvels of engineering we are!), we're not designed to spin like corkscrews. Singles skaters have to snap themselves around in the air so many times a day, not just during performances but during practices. That must take its toll eventually.
RT - Figure skating great, Evgeni Plushenko, says that his spine also needs to go under the knife in addition to knee surgery, which was announced earlier.