samhocking said:
Dan2016 said:
Beech Mtn said:
On the subject of Wiggins and nasal polyps (from post on previous page), did BW ever have surgery for those? I know other cyclists and pro athletes have had that in the off-season, and lots of just regular joes who get it done. Would think surgery would be done for lots of athletes with the issue.
Nasal polyps appears to be another invention from the other poster over-page, along with an extra endoscopy that never happened.
Dunno if this is deliberate false info, honest mistakes, or if he's in-the-know and has seen all of Wiggins personal medicals.
Allergy Rhinitis (Rhinorrhea) is the diagnosis for Wiggins in the TUEs. To diagnose Rhinorrhea you have to perform an Endoscopy to see the Nasal Polyps. Not sure what else there is to explain, it's all there in each TUE? Obviously it would be nice if Fancy Bears had released 'all' of each athlete's TUE supporting documents, but they didn't for obvious reasons that many would probably invalidate their claim each TUE is doping and not theraputic and therefore weakening the 'doping' claims and purpose of the hacked leak.
The 2012 TUE also includes the additional diagnosis of Dyspnea which is basically shortening of the breath. Obviously if you have nasal polyps from the Rhinorrhea allergies blocking your breathing and Ahstma it would lead to Dyspnea.
I'm sorry my good doctor, but this is ~90% BS.
Definitions time:
Rhinorrhea - "The condition, commonly known as a runny nose" has absolutely nothing to do with nasal polyps. Nothing. Zilch. It's just a fancy term for lots of snot. Treatment generally consists of "blowing one's nose".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinorrhea
Nasal Polyps - "Nasal polyps are soft, painless, noncancerous growths on the lining of your nasal passages or sinuses. They hang down like teardrops or grapes. They result from chronic inflammation due to asthma, recurring infection, allergies, drug sensitivity or certain immune disorders".
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nasal-polyps/symptoms-causes/dxc-20267326
Dyspnea - "The American Thoracic Society defines it as "a subjective experience of breathing discomfort ". Note that it is not actual shortness of breath, but the subjective feeling of shortness of breath or uncomfortable breathing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortness_of_breath
The commonality here is that all three can be caused by allergies or asthma. Treating the asthma or allergies can relieve the symptoms. Who would have thought? Allergies can cause a runny nose and a sense of discomfort? Well, just about everyone during spring time I guess.
Other than that, polyps and a runny nose have nothing to do with one another, The polyps can usually be seen without an endoscopy and have no diagnostic value for determining if you have a runny nose. Take some time and look up the treatments for runny nose, polyps and uncomfortable breathing. The polyps can be surgically removed if they don't resolve by themselves. Asthma can be treated with inhalable cortico-steroids. Allergies are treated with anti-histamines.
Triamcinolone injection is the nuclear option. If he was truly that sick, he needed surgery for the polyps and a systemic steroid injection and lots of monitoring for his severe breathing problems. There's no way he should be racing. Anecdote: my son stopped responding to his inhaler during an asthma attack. After several hours of treating him at hospital, only then did the mildly panicking doctor give him the equivalent of what Sir Wiggins received.
John Swanson