Turiaf's Surgery Goes Well
Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:34 am
LATimes.com wrote:Turiaf's Surgery Goes Well
Laker draft pick Ronny Turiaf underwent successful open-heart surgery Tuesday at Stanford University Medical Center.
Turiaf, 22, will sit out next season as part of his recovery from a six-hour procedure to repair an enlarged aortic root, the beginning part of the body's largest artery, the aorta. Turiaf's aortic valve was functioning normally and did not need to be replaced, part of the reason for a positive prognosis.
Great news
Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:42 am
Great stuff 
Hopefully he'll recover quickly.
Hopefully he'll recover quickly.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:46 am
Great news, It's gonna be a while til he can play though. My brother had a heart surgery too. Took him at least a year of no physical activity.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:13 am
Crap, he'll sit out next season? Well, it's better than him dying I suppose.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:17 am
He may not be able to play at all. If the aortic valve had to be replaced, then he would definitely be prematurely retired. Now there's hope.
Turiaf is a Warrior... he is intelligent, speaks 4 langyages, and declined declaring last year when he was a projected lottery pick in order to go back to college and get his degree. He'll definitely come out on top in his life, that is for sure... basketball or not.
Turiaf is a Warrior... he is intelligent, speaks 4 langyages, and declined declaring last year when he was a projected lottery pick in order to go back to college and get his degree. He'll definitely come out on top in his life, that is for sure... basketball or not.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:17 am
Jackal wrote:Crap, he'll sit out next season? Well, it's better than him dying I suppose.
yes it is a thin line indeed... it's alright though, I'm sure there's some sort of hyperactive free agent they can sign instead.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:40 am
Jackal wrote:Crap, he'll sit out next season? Well, it's better than him dying I suppose.
lol, you suppose, I think it's definately better than him dying lol
Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:53 am
This is very good news! And by next season they mean the season thats coming up?
Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:29 am
Nah, they meant 2014-2015, duhKobe101 wrote:This is very good news! And by next season they mean the season thats coming up?
Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:48 am
Hehe, I didn't mean for the previous comment to come out as harshly as it did. It seems funny but it was quite rude. My bad.
So yeah, I'm happy he didn't die but I'm not too happy he'll be sitting out. Oh wells...hope he recovers in time for next season & best o'luck to him.
So yeah, I'm happy he didn't die but I'm not too happy he'll be sitting out. Oh wells...hope he recovers in time for next season & best o'luck to him.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:48 am
What's up with athletes getting open heart surgery this year (Hoiberg and Turiaf)?
I'm glad he is ok.
I'm glad he is ok.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:03 am
g00d...we all wish Turiaf the best...0Ne.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:51 pm
Good to see Turiaf's surgery is successful. See him soon.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:15 pm
Good to see it went well. Hope he still gets a chance to play ball in the future.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:33 pm
Good to hear. Hopefully the successful surgery will allow him to live out the dream so many of us had at one time or another, but more importantly allow him to live a long, healthy life.