Posted on 01/15/2022 6:25:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
Swiss Olympic athlete Fabienne Schlumpf has been diagnosed with myocarditis.
SWISS marathon record holder and Olympic athlete Fabienne Schlumpf recently revealed she has been diagnosed with myocarditis and may never be able to compete again.
The 31-year-old Swiss runner, who finished 12th at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, announced on her Instagram account on Thursday, January 6 that she had developed myocarditis and is not allowed to play any sports and participate in training.
The post read: “BAD NEWS! Unfortunately, myocarditis is holding me back right now. It’s definitely not an easy time for me but I’m not giving up. I hope to be back soon, chasing my dreams… and competitors.”
According to Swiss-German daily newspaper Blick citing news outlet Tages-Anzeiger, Schlumpf does not suspect a connection between myocarditis and the Covid vaccine, although stating that she has been triple vaccinated and has never suffered from Covid.
The report says Schlumpf, who is a multi-event Swiss national record holder, wanted to travel to the training camp in Portugal at the beginning of the year, but nothing came of it. “Nobody can say how long I will have to take a break,” she said.
“Schlumpf reported feeling ‘fatigued‘ in everyday life and after her heart rate skyrocketed during an easy endurance run last month, she sought out a doctor who diagnosed her with myocarditis,” according to the paper.
Schlumpf, who specialises in the 3000-metres steeplechase, is the current Swiss marathon record holder (2:26.14 hours) after switching to marathon running during 2020 when Covid put a stop to competitions.
She won a silver medal at the 2018 European Championships for the 3000-metres steeplechase – which she holds the current Swiss national record with a personal best of 9:37.81.
Many “conspiracy theorists” blamed the Covid vaccine for the news.
One user on Twitter wrote: “Another athlete suffering from heart problems after the vaccine, suspicious.”
Another wrote: “Triple vaccinated and now having heart issues. No surprise.”
However, others were quick to point out that because of the nature of the events she took part in, heart issues could well be common.
One Facebook user said: “Sad to hear the news but it has nothing to do with the vaccine, she does endurance races meaning she is pushing her heart to the limit.”
Another wrote: “I’m surprised more top-level marathon runners don’t suffer from heart issues.”
My son’s college requires a booster to return and we are really pissed about it. For stupid OMICRON, which is no threat to anyone. Thoughts?
If being a marathon runner is bad for your health, why don’t doctors warn people? I thought marathon runners are supposed to be healthy.
No college is worth getting killed.
Find another “education” venue
How about a year of online learning or — as Mike Rowe might advise — trade school?
Requiring an unproven, experimental vaccine to return to a college that you’re probably paying through the nose for doesn’t strike me as such a good idea. The more people cooperate with the authoritarians, the more authoritarian they become.
Good luck with whatever you decide!
It would seem there is a pandemic of myocarditis among the vaccinated. Until 2021 I cannot recall ever seeing that word in a news article
“However, others were quick to point out that because of the nature of the events she took part in, heart issues could well be common. “
Yeah those are the idiots that bury their heads in the sand. The kind that made good subjects for German empire in WWII.
“I thought marathon runners are supposed to be healthy.”
Actually, endurance athletes are at higher risk of heart disease than the general population.
AFib, in particular, is common in endurance athletes.
The human body was not designed for the stress of running 26 miles day after day.
Everything in moderation. Endurance athletics is not moderation—it’s extreme.
Could he do remote for the rest of the year?
One Facebook user said: “Sad to hear the news but it has nothing to do with the vaccine, she does endurance races meaning she is pushing her heart to the limit.”
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Strenuous exercise does not induce heart inflammation.
This might be the best lesson he's ever learned; he simply tells the college, "Absolutely not."
If the degree means any risk to his health, it's simply not worth it.
I really thought you were joking...
Get together with others and make a stand. Take a semester or two off if need be. A booster will maybe offer protection against Omnicron for a very short window. If there is no pushback nothing will happen.
Very common in soccer players and runners, I’ve been told (just very recently of course). This happens in young males between the ages of 16 and 30 in large numbers each year. Just look at the previous reports of young men being stricken down with Myocarditis while playing those sports. (You may have to wait a little bit while those records are created, but keep looking).
“According to Swiss-German daily newspaper Blick citing news outlet Tages-Anzeiger, Schlumpf does not suspect a connection between myocarditis and the Covid vaccine, although stating that she has been triple vaccinated and has never suffered from Covid”
Imagine using a condom and still getting VD - then thanking Trojan.
( catturd)
Blame global warming.
Please don’t let him take it.
He could benefit from a year off to travel, work, get some life experience before returning to college.
Certain things can be studied remotely.
Is it possible for him to transfer to a school with less idiotic requirements?
Or have they all gone mad?
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