Trey Smith Cleared to Play

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I have atrial fibrillation, which can cause clotting. I was on Xarelto, a blood thinner that costs a couple of hundred a month and has some side effects. Earlier, my cardiologists had me on Eliquis and Warfarin, a rat poison. They have their own problems. I researched the literature at the National Institutes of Health and discovered an alternative.

Hawthorn is plant the prevents clotting without thinning the blood. None of the literature shows harmful side-effects. At $8 for a 45-day supply, it's affordable on my Social Security. I don't have a death wish, so I did extensive research before substituting it for the blood thinner.

There is no great profits to be made by the drug industry, so there are no drug salesmen (detail men) to inform doctors. I go to the top cardiology group in Nashville and my doctor was not familiar with hawthorn.

No side-effects and still have a little money in the bank. It works for me.
 
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TVA said:
I have atrial fibrillation, which can cause clotting. I was on Xarelto, a blood thinner that costs a couple of hundred a month and has some side effects. Earlier, my cardiologists had me on Eliquis and Warfarin, a rat poison. They have their own problems. I researched the literature at the National Institutes of Health and discovered an alternative.

Hawthorn is plant the prevents clotting without thinning the blood. None of the literature shows harmful side-effects. At $8 for a 45-day supply, it's affordable on my Social Security. I don't have a death wish, so I did extensive research before substituting it for the blood thinner.

There is no great profits to be made by the drug industry, so there are no drug salesmen (detail men) to inform doctors. I go to the top cardiology group in Nashville and my doctor was not familiar with hawthorn.

No side-effects and still have a little money in the bank. It works for me.
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Very interesting.
When did you make this switch? Are your labs still in the acceptable range for clotting factor, etc?
 
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McDad said:
Very interesting.
When did you make this switch? Are your labs still in the acceptable range for clotting factor, etc?
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I have been on hawthorn for a little over 2 months. My doctor read some of the research I gave him. His problem was that there is no lab for it. I had to check my blood every week on Warfarin. The labs were said to need to be between 2 and 3. In nearly 2 years they were as low as 1.2 and never exceeded 1.8. So, it appears that all of the lab standards for AF are mere guesswork. There is uncertainty as to how hawthorn prevents clotting. It does cause a mild relaxation of the blood vessels but that does not seem to be sufficient in and of itself to prevent clotting.

I did do my graduate studies at Johns Hopkins but that was in International Relations and International Economics - not medicine. And, I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. :)
 
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Have your levels changed any since making the switch to hawthorn?
TVA said:
I have been on hawthorn for a little over 2 months. My doctor read some of the research I gave him. His problem was that there is no lab for it. I had to check my blood every week on Warfarin. The labs were said to need to be between 2 and 3. In nearly 2 years they were as low as 1.2 and never exceeded 1.8. So, it appears that all of the lab standards for AF are mere guesswork. There is uncertainty as to how hawthorn prevents clotting. It does cause a mild relaxation of the blood vessels but that does not seem to be sufficient in and of itself to prevent clotting.

I did do my graduate studies at Johns Hopkins but that was in International Relations and International Economics - not medicine. And, I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. :)
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Kids got a bright future. Hope he stays healthy and kicks some a$$ this season.
 
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lexkyvol said:
you do realize there are more new lineman than just trey returning/ added right?

but hey, dont let that stop your agenda! smmfh
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My "agenda" has two components. Looking objectively and truthfully at issues and UT winning games. Unlike some, I am neither a JG "hater" nor blind to the weaknesses he's exhibited over the last two years.

I'll say it again though I've said it MANY times before. UT's OL had too many breakdowns. Early they were mostly mental. Later, UT was just playing guys who were not physically ready to block SEC DL's. Too often but NOT always this resulted in JG not getting time to throw. However he was also slow to make decisions and get the ball out.

BOTH need to improve. Not JUST the OL. Not JUST JG... but BOTH.
 
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Jauan't Some? said:
2018 NCAA OFFENSIVE LINE STATS | Football Outsiders

Here bro, why don’t you check out our OL’s advanced metrics from last year. Rated 127th overall and had the highest percentage of runs stuffed at or behind the line of scrimmage. That tells me we had a historically bad offensive line. They were actually at their worst on plays where JG’s decision making didn’t influence the outcome of the play. I honestly don’t even think it’s possible to exaggerate just how bad they were.
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UT RECENTLY has had OL's that were good at run blocking and bad at pass pro or vice versa. What you highlighted doesn't prove that JG's slow decision making wasn't an issue.

Both... not just one or the other... needs to improve.. One of the things we can take hope in is Chaney's work with previous QB's with similar problems. JG will have a 2.5 second clock in his head if they've been successful working with him. He's not going to hold the ball and take those hits... and lost yardage through sacks. He also either was not allowed or was incapable or both over the last 2 years to throw hot reads and automatics or audibles in the pass game. That indicates along with other things that he was not good at pre-snap reads.

ALL of that plays into him getting hit too often and sacked too often.
 
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TVA said:
I have atrial fibrillation, which can cause clotting. I was on Xarelto, a blood thinner that costs a couple of hundred a month and has some side effects. Earlier, my cardiologists had me on Eliquis and Warfarin, a rat poison. They have their own problems. I researched the literature at the National Institutes of Health and discovered an alternative.

Hawthorn is plant the prevents clotting without thinning the blood. None of the literature shows harmful side-effects. At $8 for a 45-day supply, it's affordable on my Social Security. I don't have a death wish, so I did extensive research before substituting it for the blood thinner.

There is no great profits to be made by the drug industry, so there are no drug salesmen (detail men) to inform doctors. I go to the top cardiology group in Nashville and my doctor was not familiar with hawthorn.

No side-effects and still have a little money in the bank. It works for me.
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Warfarin isn’t a rat poison. It’s used in bait blocks because bleeding out internally is hell on the rodents.
 
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minorvol said:
Great news for a great young man. Happy for Trey.
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It is great news but needs to be tempered. He was cleared to play last year only to have clots reappear.

I’d say every week will be a hold your breath thing.

With Trey it certainly adds a huge piec to the line. More so at guard where he is a road grater. It looks as if the Oline will be much more than warm bodies. Too many instances where guys were played way before their time.
 
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volfanjustin said:
Just read he is playing Guard, I have always felt G is where he would help the most
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Guard is his natural position. We were just playing him at LT b/c that is the most important position on the O-line and he was the easily the most talented guy on our O-line. Now we have a couple talented freshmen that can play Tackle so Trey can move back to his natural position
 
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Jauan't Some? said:
2018 NCAA OFFENSIVE LINE STATS | Football Outsiders

Here bro, why don’t you check out our OL’s advanced metrics from last year. Rated 127th overall and had the highest percentage of runs stuffed at or behind the line of scrimmage. That tells me we had a historically bad offensive line. They were actually at their worst on plays where JG’s decision making didn’t influence the outcome of the play. I honestly don’t even think it’s possible to exaggerate just how bad they were.
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And we still beat Auburn and Kentucky!
 
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PruittEra said:
I agree with you. It is scary but he has some of the best doctors around him and I’m sure they will be monitoring the situation very closely. Also I don’t think the university/doctors/Pruitt would sign off on it if they had any serious doubts. All we can do is continue to pray for the young man.
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Spot on. Like I said I know he wouldn’t be cleared to play unless he, his family, team doctors and the coaching staff were given a green light. But it just still scares me. This is way beyond football. We are tallying about a young mans life. This may sound bitter but I honestly wish he would never play. I would much rather Trey Smith live a long, healthy life than play another snap of football.
 
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butchna said:
Believe it when I see it just come full circle! I was a non-believer after the clots came back. More good news and a vital one at that!
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Lol, butchna, where was it you get your medical degree again? Shadetree U?
 
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