Anal Fissures, Twisted Testicles and other injuries

[seawolf17]

OUCH.

]The other day, Lackey covered Kaz Matsui's "ongoing problem with hemorrhoids," which, on the scale of unnecessary disclosures, ranks somewhere up there with the details of a soon-to-be-former New York governor's paid-sex preferences. The hemorrhoids were bad enough. So let's take it a step further! Today the Houston Chronicle (via BBTF) informs that Matsui is expected to miss four or five days with a condition known as "anal fissure." Yes, that's every bit as bad as it sounds: An anal fissure is an unnatural crack or tear in the anus skin. As a fissure, these tiny tears may show as bright red rectal bleeding and cause severe periodic pain after defecation. [...] Most anal fissures are caused by stretching of the anal mucosa beyond its capability. Various causes of this fissure include: * Straining to defecate, especially if the stool is hard and dry * Severe and chronic constipation * Severe and chronic diarrhea * Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis * Tight sphincter muscles * Anal intercourse On three: OW. Poor Kaz. This is almost worse than Felix Pie's twisted testicle. Almost.

I don't know if we had a post on poor Felix Pie and his twisted testicle either, so we'll throw him in this post as well.

[metirish]

Both sound sore and what happened to Pie makes me cringe.

[Frayed Knot]

Then there was the one just before ST where Astro OFer Hunter Pence walked into a glass door naked (or virtually so) and cut himself all up, although fortunately nowhere ... umm, vital.

At least he didn't fare as bad as that ABBA drummer did.

[Guest Triple Dee]

I can't believe Felix Pie is listed to miss only 3-5 days. I was a victim of the same injury (from playing basketball) and had Felix Pie surgery. I was sidelined for a month.

In case anybody is wondering -- yes, it's that painful!