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Man...I hope he takes care of himself. This heart issue on top of multiple concussions is pretty scary if you ask me. One big takeaway from a fan's POV, he confirms he's planning on playing this year.
 
AtlantaWhaler said:
Man...I hope he takes care of himself. This heart issue on top of multiple concussions is pretty scary if you ask me. One big takeaway from a fan's POV, he confirms he's planning on playing this year.
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My medical knowledge is only limited to what I did when I was an athletic trainer, but I see it kind of good thing because something concussions might’ve been a misdiagnosis because of this treatable heart problem
 
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I'll be honest POTS is a serious condition that can greatly impact an individuals ability to enjoy a normal life. Movement can be very hard on any given day as can keeping energy levels high.

Josi will try to play through it, but I don't think he is going to be the Roman Josi we've seen.

Source: my friend has POTS
 
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Ok, it’s hockey; that’s a game! It’s one I really like. But I like my life; my wife; my kids. Roman, think buddy! Let it go, man.
You’ve been great and I so appreciate what you’ve brought to the Preds.
But multiple concussions and a heart condition; treatable or not, it is just time to put it aside. Everyone will understand. I am truly sorry.
 
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Ok everyone hears "heart condition" and thinks Jiri Fischer but this is different. It's actually not even a "heart" condition but an autonomic nervous system condition where the body overreacts to change in position. Normally when we stand up after sitting down or lying down the heart beats faster and blood vessels toghten up briefly to make sure enough blood is getting to the head. In POTS basically the body stomps on the gas pedal instead of just gradually increasing the pressure on the accelerator.

It's not a dangerous arrhythmia and the meds he's taking (beta blockers) should be effective in controlling symptoms, they may just make him have a little less "pop" when he really needs to exert himself.
 
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PredsV82 said:
Ok everyone hears "heart condition" and thinks Jiri Fischer but this is different. It's actually not even a "heart" condition but an autonomic nervous system condition where the body overreacts to change in position. Normally when we stand up after sitting down or lying down the heart beats faster and blood vessels toghten up briefly to make sure enough blood is getting to the head. In POTS basically the body stomps on the gas pedal instead of just gradually increasing the pressure on the accelerator.

It's not a dangerous arrhythmia and the meds he's taking (beta blockers) should be effective in controlling symptoms, they may just make him have a little less "pop" when he really needs to exert himself.
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I was waiting for you, Doc to chip in thank you
 
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PredsV82 said:
Ok everyone hears "heart condition" and thinks Jiri Fischer but this is different. It's actually not even a "heart" condition but an autonomic nervous system condition where the body overreacts to change in position. Normally when we stand up after sitting down or lying down the heart beats faster and blood vessels toghten up briefly to make sure enough blood is getting to the head. In POTS basically the body stomps on the gas pedal instead of just gradually increasing the pressure on the accelerator.

It's not a dangerous arrhythmia and the meds he's taking (beta blockers) should be effective in controlling symptoms, they may just make him have a little less "pop" when he really needs to exert himself.
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The bigger question for Josi is his what 6th concussion. One would think that the potential for CTE would be high on the list of issues for Josi's long term health. I would hope that Josi considers this greatly before making that claimed comeback that he stated a the end of the season. His long term health is certainly at an enhanced risk. The fact that he'd be coming back to a team that at it's apex will be a wildcard 1st round exit should make the decision easy for Josi. I hope he really considers hanging up the skates and going on LTIR.
 
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Dadof5boys said:
The bigger question for Josi is his what 6th concussion. One would think that the potential for CTE would be high on the list of issues for Josi's long term health. I would hope that Josi considers this greatly before making that claimed comeback that he stated a the end of the season. His long term health is certainly at an enhanced risk. The fact that he'd be coming back to a team that at it's apex will be a wildcard 1st round exit should make the decision easy for Josi. I hope he really considers hanging up the skates and going on LTIR.
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6th is conservative. I believe he's in double digits with them now. While the hit from Bennett wasn't a tap, it wasn't a relatively vicious hit either compared to some of the others he's received over the years.

I'll be honest, every time I see him get hit I wonder if this is the last time we see him on the ice. I can only imagine what his family goes through.
 
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Dadof5boys said:
The bigger question for Josi is his what 6th concussion. One would think that the potential for CTE would be high on the list of issues for Josi's long term health. I would hope that Josi considers this greatly before making that claimed comeback that he stated a the end of the season. His long term health is certainly at an enhanced risk. The fact that he'd be coming back to a team that at it's apex will be a wildcard 1st round exit should make the decision easy for Josi. I hope he really considers hanging up the skates and going on LTIR.
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I thought it was more like 11th concussion!

I wouldn't want to tread on either his desires or the opinions of the medical professionals, but I'd certainly be totally fine and understanding if the conclusion was just to pack it in. While at the same time trusting that the modern process is paying close enough attention to things such that if he did choose to keep playing, nobody is taking advantage of his desire, that it's a sound medical decision also. :dunno:
 
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I said this before, but if I'm in Josi's shoes and I want to keep playing I'd have to start seriously thinking about why I should take that risk for a franchise that has no realistic path to a championship in the short term. I get that there are other considerations, but that has to be on his mind.
 
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I don't look at the POTS as anything significant. Now the concussions are a different story.
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I have a lot of beefs with the way our organization is running things lately. But... I honestly don't believe we're going to run a guy out there on the ice against medical advice. I think we're still good on that front.

So... if Josi wants to play... and if the docs say he's good to play... then that's good enough for me. We aren't "that far gone" yet. :thumbu:
 
PredsV82 said:
Ok everyone hears "heart condition" and thinks Jiri Fischer but this is different. It's actually not even a "heart" condition but an autonomic nervous system condition where the body overreacts to change in position. Normally when we stand up after sitting down or lying down the heart beats faster and blood vessels toghten up briefly to make sure enough blood is getting to the head. In POTS basically the body stomps on the gas pedal instead of just gradually increasing the pressure on the accelerator.

It's not a dangerous arrhythmia and the meds he's taking (beta blockers) should be effective in controlling symptoms, they may just make him have a little less "pop" when he really needs to exert himself.
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When you say its a nervous system issue, could that be linked to his concussions?
 
POTS is very often related to Ehler-Danlos Syndrome which Chaz Lucius has been diagnosed with recently

However EDS from what I gather however is much more serious than POTS
 
PredsV82 said:
Ok everyone hears "heart condition" and thinks Jiri Fischer but this is different. It's actually not even a "heart" condition but an autonomic nervous system condition where the body overreacts to change in position. Normally when we stand up after sitting down or lying down the heart beats faster and blood vessels toghten up briefly to make sure enough blood is getting to the head. In POTS basically the body stomps on the gas pedal instead of just gradually increasing the pressure on the accelerator.

It's not a dangerous arrhythmia and the meds he's taking (beta blockers) should be effective in controlling symptoms, they may just make him have a little less "pop" when he really needs to exert himself.
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You cant play hockey with beta blockers. You just cant. Those restrict performance too much
 
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