Westbrook recovery "two to three months"

by JasonB on Jun 6, 2009 1:31 AM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

The doctor who performed Brian Westbrook's surgery spoke today and while he did say the procedure was a success, he also threw a wet blanket on the hopes that Westbrook would be ready to go by preseason.

"I've taken care of these types of injuries," Myerson said. "It takes two to three months to get better. It's a fairly predictable course, but it's not a quick recovery."

Dr Mark Myerson said that Westbrook would not be ready to play in any preseason games, but was confident that the running back would be back for the season opener. The doctor said he didn't find any surprises and that it was a procedure he's done many times... however he didn't paint a very pretty picture of the injury.

"It was a very difficult surgery because of the location of the problem in the back of his ankle," Myerson said. "It's difficult to get into the back of an ankle surgically. That's an area where there are a lot of blood vessels and nerves. He had a lot of loose fragments and terrible inflammation and scarring. I removed the bone fragments and the scarring around the tendons."

Again, I have to wonder why Westbrook has been walking around with "terrible inflammation & scarring" in his ankle since last September and it was just fixed yesterday?

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Westy must have been thinking about the knee first then the ankle. I don’t know if you can have knee surgery and then not rehab it hard. I have no idea really, but if that isn’t the case then Westbrook must have been thinking about having the summer off.

I mean what good is summer camp for a Westbrook? LT didn’t even play in the preseason games for the longest.

by topcat6 on Jun 6, 2009 2:20 AM EDT reply actions

That's what i was thinking

He had surgery on his right ankle, which knee did he have surgery on? If it was his right knee, and depending on recovery/rehab time given each, it would seem awkward. Especially from a strength conditioning aspect.

If it was his left knee, and having both surgeries relatively closely to one another, it would persumably make him virtually immobile. Again, perhaps making rehab awkward and which leg will be favored more?

I’m not sure when his knee was done, but i’m assuming the wait was for medical reasons?

by Hootman on Jun 6, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions

cuz hes a beast..

by phila.eagles on Jun 6, 2009 2:49 AM EDT reply actions

skip bayless

said it was because he might be upset with his contract and this could be a way to stick it to the eagles organization. Comments like that are why skip bayless is a moron

by eagleyosh on Jun 6, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions

That doesn’t make sense for many reasons… First being that he got a new contract last year… second being that it’s his health. He wouldn’t screw around with that.

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by JasonB on Jun 6, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I think the reason this lingered for so long is simple – denial. I know that if I get some weird pain somewhere, my immediate male response is to ignore it and hope it goes away. As I get older, I hate going to the doctor, mostly because of the fear of bad news.

I am guessing Westy’s ankle bothered him early in the year, but he just quietly hoped that time and rest would heal it. Then, in the recent camps, he realized it was worse then he thought and he better involve the medical staff. Besides just fearing the worst, I am sure Westbrook has additional pressure from the drafting of what most believe is his heir apparent.

by captain nodar on Jun 6, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Good point.

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by JasonB on Jun 6, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Excellent point

It’s also possible he thought that fixing the knee would take of the pain in his ankle. He was no doubt walking differently and I know from personal experience that one injury can cause everything else to ache.

by Tracer Bullet on Jun 6, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Hopefully a quick, successful recovery

Let’s hope Brian Westbrook endures a quick and successful recovery.
I also do not want the Eagles to rush him back into things. He is a veteran, meaning he already knows the plays and the game. Let him come back when he is ready, as it will make the team better in the long run, even if it takes to Week 1 or Week 2 of the regular season.

Hopefully Booker, McCoy, Mendenhall, and the other backs are ready to step up to the plate.

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by AlecTheMan on Jun 6, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions