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Yanks' Star To Be Tested For Potentially Fatal Condition
http://msn.foxsports.com/story/2606008 ^ | July 26, 2004 | Fox Sports via MSN

Posted on 07/26/2004 12:53:17 PM PDT by John W

New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi is to undergo tests for a potentially fatal condition sometimes caused by intestinal parasites and he could miss the rest of the season, according to the Newark Star-Ledger.

Giambi is expected to be with the team in Toronto on Monday, and then he will fly to New York on Tuesday to meet with an infectious disease specialist.

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To: John W

Something he picked up eating sushi?


21 posted on 07/26/2004 1:58:49 PM PDT by Redbob
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To: Moose4
How the heck do you get an intestinal parasite in modern-day New York, anyway?

The Yankees opened the season in Japan. Ever watched Iron Chef? They eat some pretty strange stuff over in Nippon. I've been watching that show for years, and have yet to see anybody wash his hands.

22 posted on 07/26/2004 2:08:26 PM PDT by bondjamesbond (We live in a wonderful country where any child can grow up to be the next Ronald Reagan.)
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To: big'ol_freeper
This would be truly sad. Let's pray that he is ok.

Thanks for your kind words. I really appreciate it.

23 posted on 07/26/2004 2:12:15 PM PDT by NYCVirago
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To: eastsider

I'm thinking steroid complications. The man showed up for spring training looking much thinner and haggard. He is now saying he got ill in Japan at the season opener but I suspect otherwise.


24 posted on 07/26/2004 2:12:56 PM PDT by OldFriend (IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THANK A TEACHER.......AND SINCE IT'S IN ENGLISH, THANK A SOLDIER)
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To: John W

Sounds very curable to me...not really fatal unless you live in some remote third world jungle with no medicine. Not sure why he would have to miss a substantial part of the season.


25 posted on 07/26/2004 2:13:18 PM PDT by Rokurota
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To: woofer

LMAO


26 posted on 07/26/2004 2:13:41 PM PDT by Finalapproach29er (" Permitting homosexuality didn't work out very well for the Roman Empire")
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To: Steve_Seattle

He married his girlfriend at the suggestion of Steinbrenner.


27 posted on 07/26/2004 2:13:51 PM PDT by OldFriend (IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THANK A TEACHER.......AND SINCE IT'S IN ENGLISH, THANK A SOLDIER)
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To: Steve_Seattle
Ok, is Giambi married? Does anyone know? Any known girlfriends?

He's married, and his wife has the parasite as well. So does the Yankees' Kevin Brown. But none of them have gotten as sick as Giambi has.

28 posted on 07/26/2004 2:14:09 PM PDT by NYCVirago
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To: OldFriend
He married his girlfriend at the suggestion of Steinbrenner.

Giambi was already engaged when he became a Yankee, and he was already married one time before. Steinbrenner had nothing to do with his marital status.

29 posted on 07/26/2004 2:17:11 PM PDT by NYCVirago
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To: NYCVirago

Well, Kevin Brown has gotten pretty darn sick. He lost 15 pounds since the beginning of the season. He's only now starting to get his strength back. Hopefully, he'll be back in the rotation soon but he's still nowhere near 100%.


30 posted on 07/26/2004 2:17:55 PM PDT by saquin
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To: John W

Dang this is horrible. I'm not much of a baseball guy but I always liked Giambi. He played for a long time for the A's, which is about the only team I follow at all.

Get better Jason.


31 posted on 07/26/2004 2:18:54 PM PDT by Betis70
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To: NYCVirago

Also, I wonder if other Yankees got milder forms of it also. Do you remember, in the beginning of the season after the Japan trip, there was a stomach flu that a few of them had? I think Sheffield missed some games and maybe Jeter and Bernie too. I wonder if it could have been parasites but they just didn't get as sick as the others. It took weeks before they tested Giambi and then Brown specifically for parasites, because they weren't recovering.


32 posted on 07/26/2004 2:20:37 PM PDT by saquin
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To: woofer

ROTF!!!!!!!! Spitting a perfectly good beer all over my keyboard!


33 posted on 07/26/2004 2:21:45 PM PDT by gopheraj
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To: lavrenti
This is utterly tragic. He could die from this. Die from what? Are not the reports of his demise overly exaggerated at this time?
34 posted on 07/26/2004 2:28:10 PM PDT by no dems (I obey whatever the voices in my wife's head tell me to do.)
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To: no dems

Yes, I agree. Talk of it being "fatal" are exaggerated. I think he's been quite sick from this and will take time to recover. But I doubt he's in danger of dying.


35 posted on 07/26/2004 2:29:36 PM PDT by saquin
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To: NYCVirago

I read what I read........


36 posted on 07/26/2004 2:30:05 PM PDT by OldFriend (IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THANK A TEACHER.......AND SINCE IT'S IN ENGLISH, THANK A SOLDIER)
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To: no dems

If it is the type of parasite they're afraid it is, his quality of life is going to be far different than before, not matter what treatment.


37 posted on 07/26/2004 2:33:55 PM PDT by lavrenti (I'm not bad, just misunderstood.)
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To: lavrenti

Can you elaborate? I haven't read too much about it. Is it something that affects you for years?


38 posted on 07/26/2004 2:35:04 PM PDT by saquin
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Reading this...

All people are believed to be susceptible to infection, but individuals with a damaged or undeveloped immunity may suffer more severe forms of the disease.

...it seems possible to me that, if Giambi had been using steroids and suddenly stopped (as is the speculation) his immune system could have been weakened enough that this affected him more than it normally would.

39 posted on 07/26/2004 2:39:23 PM PDT by saquin
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To: saquin

Since he is treated now, Giambi is in better shape than most. What strikes me is that he's had this condition for months before they are finally testing him for this particular parasite. He risks possible liver and intestinal damage and also this could trigger illnesses like ulcerative colitis. That would be a nightmare.


40 posted on 07/26/2004 2:42:50 PM PDT by lavrenti (I'm not bad, just misunderstood.)
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