Nathan12 said:
Thanks, here's the paper that Science is Cool linked to show it didn't have an effect.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21811643
I'm confused.
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Nathan12 said:
Nathan12 said:Point is in serious cases, haemoglobin is lowered. And Froome would appear to have had a serious case. If the case was mild, and there was no change in haemoglobin- then Sky still have serious questions to answer over how he improved so quickly.
Spencer the Half Wit said:Thanks, here's the paper that Science is Cool linked to show it didn't have an effect.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21811643
I'm confused.
Spencer the Half Wit said:We have second hand hearsay from Walsh that a Sky doctor said his blood profile was unchanged, which tends to suggest a mild case, no?
Nathan12 said:So why has he had it for years? A mild case should be cured with one dose. Whichever of the stories you believe, they don't match up. That's the problem.
Spencer the Half Wit said:You're correct, neither of the stories make much sense. However, that's not uncommon in the case of some illnesses. These comments were from the author of an article about Froome and the disease: -
"Adult schistosomes do feed on the blood, and there is some evidence that blood parameters are affected. Again, how much would vary from one person to another.
It's not so unusual for someone to have a poor understanding of a medical condition. Parasites are complicated, and misunderstood even by many physicians. There is much misinformation about them!"
http://www.decodedscience.com/chris-froomes-parasite-what-is-bilharzia-anyway/33544/2
It may well suit Sky and Froome that there is so much misinformation.
Nathan12 said:The only way to get a proper answer is to ask Sky.
Spencer the Half Wit said:Good luck with that then!
ScienceIsCool said:The narrative as presented by Walsh kind of makes sense (not feeling well, brother gets diagnosed, gets a UCI blood test and asks them to check, discovers parasite, takes meds and gets better).
What I don't get is the UCI's role in this. Are they equipped to check samples for infections? Why wouldn't the team doctor have detected an illness and diagnosed it?
John Swanson
Spencer the Half Wit said:We have second hand hearsay from Walsh that a Sky doctor said his blood profile was unchanged, which tends to suggest a mild case, no?
The Hitch said:Froome having a disease that has Ana average cure length of a couple of days, for 3 years after being diagnosed, suggests it is anything but mild
It's not unusual for people to have some misinformation about their disease. More unusual for a pro athlete who identifies that disease as career threatening, of course, but let's leave that aside for a moment.Spencer the Half Wit said:You're correct, neither of the stories make much sense. However, that's not uncommon in the case of some illnesses. These comments were from the author of an article about Froome and the disease: -.
Nathan12 said:According to one version, it was diagnosed by Sky either just prior to or just after joining the team. Another confusion.
ScienceIsCool said:Well that wouldn't fit the timeline as per his transformation, would it?
John Swanson
Digger said:I probably had it for a year before I found it he says here....so why was he still so average, at best, before he got it?
http://velonews.competitor.com/2013...e-still-treated-for-bilharzia-parasite_295548
sniper said:http://www.decodedscience.com/chris-froomes-parasite-what-is-bilharzia-anyway/33544/2
perhaps there is more in that chadband telegraph article. (no time to look for it now)
Digger said:Then here in this piece he says 'When I was first diagnosed they said it had been in my system for at least two years, but it could have been there even longer, five or six years possibly,"
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-free-of-parasitic-disease-bilharzia
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Digger said:Then here in this piece he says 'When I was first diagnosed they said it had been in my system for at least two years, but it could have been there even longer, five or six years possibly,"
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-free-of-parasitic-disease-bilharzia
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the sceptic said:If sky knew he had badzilla long before 2011, why is there no mention of it prior to the 2011 vuelta?
the sceptic said:If sky knew he had badzilla long before 2011, why is there no mention of it prior to the 2011 vuelta?