You can't be at the top of the world and the NHL and snort coke regularly at the same time. Something has to give.
Contract Termination: [CAR] F Evgeny Kuznetsov and the Hurricanes mutually terminate contract
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tarheelhockey
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Kuznetsov was in the Player Assistance program due to struggles with the effects of medication for rheumatoid arthritis, which also hampered his play on the ice.
bleedgreen
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Ouch. Reminds me of Bickle coming to the Canes and we figured out in like ten minutes that he had MS and that it wasn’t that he had become a crap player.
Rheumatoid arthritis f***ing sucks. I got diagnosed at 25 when my feet hurt so bad I collapsed going up the stairs. Between the pain and the cocktail of medication (and their side effects) that you have to try before something works, life becomes hell real fast.
The first one they started me on was an addictive steroid that causes weight gain & bloating, I went from weighing about 210 to 240 in a few months.. and this was during the year where the world shut down over a flu so I couldn't even put it to use in the gym. The next one was a cancer drug that causes headaches and dehydration, and another one that causes dizziness and tinnitus. I basically felt hungover all the time. Then I temporarily went blind in one eye and almost both, only to find out it was basically because my eyes dried out from one of the medications.
Now I'm on an injection and feel mostly fine. I just can't drink like I used to cause the meds cause liver damage. I can't lift weights like I used to because my hands start to hurt if I lift too heavy. Same with my feet and trying to run long distances. And the goal of the meds is to destroy your immune system, so I'm super prone to getting sick.
I'm super thankful to my family and friends who were supportive of me during those couple years. I can't imagine how someone can play in the NHL while going through the diagnosis and figuring out what medications work. I was never a fan of Kuznetsov but he's got my respect now. I believe I heard Chychrun is another NHLer who went through it as well.
People hear the word arthritis and think of worn out joints and the elderly. I hate that those types of localized arthritis from overuse are grouped in with rheumatoid. With this your joints can hurt anywhere and everywhere. And it's from your immune system attacking your own body, a genetic condition. You get it unfortunately young.. I was 24-25 when it first started. My mom was 34 when it first hit her. While there are certainly worse things that could happen to a person, this shit is life altering and takes a mental toll in addition to the physical.
The first one they started me on was an addictive steroid that causes weight gain & bloating, I went from weighing about 210 to 240 in a few months.. and this was during the year where the world shut down over a flu so I couldn't even put it to use in the gym. The next one was a cancer drug that causes headaches and dehydration, and another one that causes dizziness and tinnitus. I basically felt hungover all the time. Then I temporarily went blind in one eye and almost both, only to find out it was basically because my eyes dried out from one of the medications.
Now I'm on an injection and feel mostly fine. I just can't drink like I used to cause the meds cause liver damage. I can't lift weights like I used to because my hands start to hurt if I lift too heavy. Same with my feet and trying to run long distances. And the goal of the meds is to destroy your immune system, so I'm super prone to getting sick.
I'm super thankful to my family and friends who were supportive of me during those couple years. I can't imagine how someone can play in the NHL while going through the diagnosis and figuring out what medications work. I was never a fan of Kuznetsov but he's got my respect now. I believe I heard Chychrun is another NHLer who went through it as well.
People hear the word arthritis and think of worn out joints and the elderly. I hate that those types of localized arthritis from overuse are grouped in with rheumatoid. With this your joints can hurt anywhere and everywhere. And it's from your immune system attacking your own body, a genetic condition. You get it unfortunately young.. I was 24-25 when it first started. My mom was 34 when it first hit her. While there are certainly worse things that could happen to a person, this shit is life altering and takes a mental toll in addition to the physical.
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Not sure I buy that, but best of luck to him in the KHL.
Hope the fresh start helps him get to a place where he’s healthy and happy.
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