[BleedGreen808Participant]

 Chris Bosh failed his physical with the Heat and will not be cleared to play.  This is unfortunate for Bosh who is still an All Star caliber player.  However, it good that the Heat were able to discover the clotting again before he started playing this season.  Something I heard the other day from Dan Le Batard was that Eric Spoelstra was there when Hank Gathers collapsed on the court.  Just the thought of Bosh collapsing during a game is a terrifying.  If this is the end of his career it’ll be sad but it’s better than him dying leaving behind a wife and kids.  

"A complication has arisen in medical tests involving Heat forward Chris Bosh, derailing his attempted comback, according to a source. The complication involved evidence of some continued clotting and is believed to be related to one of two previous blood clot episodes. Those episodes sidelined Bosh after the All-Star break each of the past two seasons."

 

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article103660572.html

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

I have a feeling this is about to get ugly between Bosh and the Heat 

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

 I understand how hard this is for bosh to give up the game when he feels fine and is still an all-star caliber player. However, the heat are absolutely making the right decision here. There is no reason I could  think of why Miami wouldn’t want Bosh on the floor if he were healthy enough to play but apparently that just isn’t the case. Bosh is still a young guy and has the rest of his life to live. You would hate to see his future put in jeapordy. He has already accomplished pretty much everything there is to accomplish in basketball and will be a hof if he retired right now.

Bosh is having a very difficult time coming to grips with this situation and that’s understandable. It just flat out sucks. This isn’t about money as his contract is fully guaranteed and he has made more than enough to live comfortably for the rest of his life. It’s about pride and not wanting to feel like he’s being written off and cast aside. However, you can’t take chances with something as serious as multiple blood clots and his body clearly won’t stand up to the demands of an NBA season anymore. It’s going to be a very bitter pill for bosh to swallow, but I think he needs to accept his situation for the time being and not continue to fight this any longer.

 

[The Scare Crow RisesParticipant]

 They lose LeBron and Wade in Free Agency, than Chris Bosh may be forced to retire young…

 

I absolutely hated all the bandwagoners they got after the Big 3 formed, but this is just brutal to watch unfold…They go from the cream of the Crop to a team that only really has Goran Dragic and a few misfit parts…

Is this Karma? The basketball Gods are very cruel…

 

 

 

 

[StephGoneStephParticipant]

 This is a life threatening condition we’re talking about. To suggest its karma for wanting to play basketball with his friends is ridiculous.

[JordanC20Participant]

 Whiteside ought to have a monster season

[Bad DogParticipant]

 This must be difficult for Bosh to accept because he probably does feel fine, but he shouldn’t gamble with his life because he wants to play sports. I’ve had blood clots in my legs and lungs before and it’s no joke. You might feel fine but when one of thise little b@stards travels to your lungs or heart, you’re in deep sh!t. The rule of thumb is if you survive the first 48 hours after pulmonary embolism, you’ll be fine as long as you start immediate treatment. Although the clots are dangerous, the treament is the real scray part because makes you more vulnerable to internal bleeding. This is really dangerous if your INR level, which should be between 2-3 during treatment, isn’t being monitored regularly. My dad made the mistake of skiping his follow up tests when he started treament because he didn’t think it was a big deal. After a week or two he went to the hospital and his INR was 18. He died a week later from internal bleeding. 

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Yea, I caught a blood clot in my left calf after surgery to repair a torn ACL. I was on warfarin for about 6 months. I took it seriously and took my meds exactly like my doctor said and never skipped any appointments. 

Even though I don’t have re-occuring clots or something, I still check with my doctor before flying, etc to see if she thinks I should get on blood thinners. 

It’s definitely serious and nothing to be played with. My wife’s father died of blood clots too. He was misdiagnosed by the hospital and a clot traveled from his legs to his lungs… Then to his heart and killed him. 

 

 

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Bosh will get several opinions before he retires, but it looks like he has some form of re-occuring clotting issue. And if that’s the case, he’ll need to stay on blood thinners, which makes it impossible for him to play. Even with him being on Xarelto (takes only a day or two to get out of your system), I just don’t see how he could keep up this regime for an 82 game season (plus flying, practices, training, playoffs, etc). It’s just too much. He’d have to be on Xarelto and then get off of it 1-2 days before games, etc. Because if you’re on it and you get hit/bleed, they’d have a difficult time stopping the bleeding. 

Bosh’s only hope to continue his career is to prove that he doesn’t have a re-occuring clotting issue. 

Sad situation and I know he loves the game, but he’s honestly lucky that he’s alive after the first situation and he’s been able to have a career for as long as he has. As long as he manages his money, his family, etc will never have financial worries. 

 

 

[PurpleMonkeyDishwasherParticipant]

 It isn’t life threatening at this point.  It is very treatable with blood thinners.  It is career threatening because he every time he steps on the court there is a chance he could be cut.  Calm down… at this point it will be he said, she said and dealt with by doctors and Lawyers as long as Miami doesn’t  want him playing for them. 

[SeattleSuperChronicsParticipant]

 How smart was lebron for leaving

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