Darryn Peterson
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@mayjay I expected at least someone to mention it here but no one had. That was more of my point.
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Not really a surprise I guess. Thanks for the memories (And maybe a few nightmares)?
I hope he fires his entire entourage, and hires a proper firm to up his PR perception.
Best of luck.
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We'll miss DP later.
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Great talent I’ll miss him.
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@crimsonblu22 All Jayhawk fans should read this. But . . . IMO his family made a BIG mistake in not sharing information about this scary, scary incident. All of us, including NBA scouts and GMs, would have felt entirely differently about DP and Kansas. (One more in an unfortunate collection of unlucky breaks for KU Athletics.)
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@JoJoAndMe said in Darryn Peterson:
All of us...
...No, some of us did NOT jump on the "he's a pussy" bandwagon, and believed it was a medical issue out of his control.
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I wonder if the coaching staff, family, etc. were aware of the high doses of creatine taken by Darryn? Surely things like this are monitored by KU's program. Creatine has been used by athletes for 30 years, so there must be a body of medical knowledge about healthy and unhealthy use of it. But, no one knew what I was doing when I was a freshman at KU. So, there's that. I too wish we had known about the serious medical condition earlier in the year; it really helps me understand what happened better. Coach should take Darryn's situation into account when structuring next year's boot camp.
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The article sounds like his natural level was very high, possibly unexpectedly so. The training staff likely made assumptions that would usually be appropriate. Five days ago my wife was prescribed a medicine and her NP went over the common side effects. Turns out she didn’t mention an unusual one--tachycardia, happens in less than 1% of reported effects. Her heart rate, usually about 57, has been over 100 for lengthy periods over these 3 days. It is starting to go away but we had a scary time until discovering the culprit. (Thank you, Dr. Google, and all the subreddit members!)
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@mayjay that’s scary and exactly why I go to the doctor about once every 8 years. They aren’t trained to fix a dang thing, just to prescribe all sorts of stuff so they can get their kick backs from big pharma. There is a reason elites go to other countries for medical care.
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@kjayhawks2.0 You have so many misconceptions about healthcare providers. If you have that strong of an opinion, though, I doubt that discussing the inaccuracies will make any difference. If you are interested, though, I am open to a discussion. I would create another thread, though.
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@kjayhawks2.0 @patoh3 Our doctors are great, and the cardiologist ratified our suspicions. Even the NP made an understandable mistake. What this and other experiences tell me, however, is that the internet can be very useful and people should make sure they know what is going on. But like product reviews, you have to be able to separate the crap from legitimate information. I learned about researching medical materials when I volunteered at the medical library at the VA hospital where my wife worked. Not everyone has that experience. More importantly, because my wife's family has lots of instances of drug sensitivity, we always peruse the drug info sheets to look for side effects (Walmart actually stopped giving out the info. Only a QR code to link to it). This time we were caught up in lots of stuff and blew it.
