The fuck is wrong with him!?! Even if we had advanced cybernetics or could grow body parts, I wouldn't be chopping off parts of my body just to skip injury time.
Is this an Australia thing as I remembered how they tried to pressure Novac to take the vaccine to play and he refused siting he'd rather wait to get the title and record than risk his body to do so. He was at least foreign so could escape the prison colony so I can't imagine the pressure domestic athletes are under who have no escape.
when his finger was mangled, it was so bad that he passed out just looking at it.
he consulted a plastic surgeon and the medical advice was that it was so badly mangled it would not likely function even if they successfully made it look normal again. maybe he got a second opinion, maybe he didn't.
for these olympic athletes, this is what they train all of their lives for, often since they're children. peak physicality requirements often mean they usually have a very limited window. in most sports, by age 30 they're done, and in some sports, even 20 year olds are expired. especially in gymnastics, there's regularly some running scandal where third world countries use fake birth certificates to get 13/14 year olds to compete illegally as 16 year olds because they're usually more limber and have advantages over post-puberty girls.
only problem here is that this guy is doing it for fucking field hockey, which is a non-existent sport. but the question is not why he'd amputate a mangled finger for field hockey... it's why is he playing field hockey at all? it's so unpopular that most people don't even know men's field hockey exists.
he consulted a plastic surgeon and the medical advice was that it was so badly mangled it would not likely function even if they successfully made it look normal again
He was told it may not regain full function, which is quite different from being told it's not likely to function.
He urgently consulted a plastic surgeon who said that even with surgery to repair the finger - and the long recovery time - it may not regain full function
And knowing doctors, "may not" usually means "it probably will but I don't want to say that and be wrong so I'll play it safe."
Isn't Australia a state monopoly on healthcare? I would expect wait times beyond the Olympics even ignoring recovery time. Also a chance to win Olympic gold vs the top portion of a pinky. The OP is a fag and blatantly mislabeled the post or misunderstood the article when he posted about amputating a finger.
I think it is more like Britain where you are forced to pay in but you can pay extra for private treatment. Despite saying that I don't believe there is an NHS down under but a couple of "insurers".
We have private healthcare, it’s just more expensive.
He most definitely could have gone to a private surgeon, and in all likelihood did, because, much though Medicare (equivalent of the NHS) has its problems, I don’t think very many public doctors would endorse this decision…
They did a survey of Olympic athletes back in the 2010s asking if they would take a pill that guaranteed them a gold medal in their event, but would kill them in four years.
That's one hell of an unhealthy obsession. Dying for some silly status symbol. It's not like they saved their people, or developped a cure for some disease. Nope, bragging rights and a shiny medal.
Wait till they figure they all take the same pills and only one gets gold but they die 4 years later anyway.
The fuck is wrong with him!?! Even if we had advanced cybernetics or could grow body parts, I wouldn't be chopping off parts of my body just to skip injury time.
Is this an Australia thing as I remembered how they tried to pressure Novac to take the vaccine to play and he refused siting he'd rather wait to get the title and record than risk his body to do so. He was at least foreign so could escape the prison colony so I can't imagine the pressure domestic athletes are under who have no escape.
have to look at the article.
when his finger was mangled, it was so bad that he passed out just looking at it.
he consulted a plastic surgeon and the medical advice was that it was so badly mangled it would not likely function even if they successfully made it look normal again. maybe he got a second opinion, maybe he didn't.
for these olympic athletes, this is what they train all of their lives for, often since they're children. peak physicality requirements often mean they usually have a very limited window. in most sports, by age 30 they're done, and in some sports, even 20 year olds are expired. especially in gymnastics, there's regularly some running scandal where third world countries use fake birth certificates to get 13/14 year olds to compete illegally as 16 year olds because they're usually more limber and have advantages over post-puberty girls.
only problem here is that this guy is doing it for fucking field hockey, which is a non-existent sport. but the question is not why he'd amputate a mangled finger for field hockey... it's why is he playing field hockey at all? it's so unpopular that most people don't even know men's field hockey exists.
He was told it may not regain full function, which is quite different from being told it's not likely to function.
And knowing doctors, "may not" usually means "it probably will but I don't want to say that and be wrong so I'll play it safe."
I know someone who accidentally cut his finger off while using some tool. It was in a bad shape but he made it in time to get it reattached.
It dosen't ''work'' ( a non-problem 99% of the time since it isn't the thumb ) but his hand looks normal.
Isn't Australia a state monopoly on healthcare? I would expect wait times beyond the Olympics even ignoring recovery time. Also a chance to win Olympic gold vs the top portion of a pinky. The OP is a fag and blatantly mislabeled the post or misunderstood the article when he posted about amputating a finger.
I think it is more like Britain where you are forced to pay in but you can pay extra for private treatment. Despite saying that I don't believe there is an NHS down under but a couple of "insurers".
We have private healthcare, it’s just more expensive.
He most definitely could have gone to a private surgeon, and in all likelihood did, because, much though Medicare (equivalent of the NHS) has its problems, I don’t think very many public doctors would endorse this decision…
It's his finger dude. Who knows.
Imagine doing this and not winning anyway.
... and it's still only field hockey. even if they win, they still lose.
They did a survey of Olympic athletes back in the 2010s asking if they would take a pill that guaranteed them a gold medal in their event, but would kill them in four years.
Like 90% said yes.
That's one hell of an unhealthy obsession. Dying for some silly status symbol. It's not like they saved their people, or developped a cure for some disease. Nope, bragging rights and a shiny medal.
Wait till they figure they all take the same pills and only one gets gold but they die 4 years later anyway.
It's not about "bragging rights" it's about the culmination of their career. Proof that they worked the hardest and are the best at what they do.
It's the same motivation for people who end up curing disease, they worked the hardest and are the best at what they do.
What they do is the only difference.
Except if they're just taking a pill to get a gold, then it isn't about hard work, it's just about the medal.
The people who get to the highest level are going to be the most obsessed.