Schilling To Have Surgery Wednesday

[YanksHater213]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-r...ov=ap&type=lgns

 

BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Red Sox ace Curt Schilling will have surgery on his injured right ankle as long as an MRI shows no problems with infection, the team's doctor said before the World Series victory parade on Saturday.

 

Dr. Bill Morgan checked Schilling before the parade and said ``he looked improved.'' An MRI is planned for Monday, with surgery possible on Wednesday.

 

``He wants to have it done yesterday, but we have to make sure that everything's where it has to be for right now,'' Morgan said. ``Right now everything looks good but it's still a little red where the tissues are. We don't want to make incisions through that.''

 

ADVERTISEMENT

 

 

Schilling, who was walking with crutches and a cast on Saturday, has a torn tendon sheath in his right ankle that hobbled him during his first start of the AL championship series against the New York Yankees. In order to allow him to pitch the sixth game of the ALCS, doctors stitched his tendon in place so it didn't flop over the ankle bone.

 

The procedure was repeated before Game 2 of the World Series, and Schilling made a second strong start. But the second time caused Schilling more pain and Morgan said he wasn't sure it could be repeated for a third outing.

 

Schilling has since said that he could not have made his start in Game 6 of the Series, but it became moot when the Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games for Boston's first world championship since 1918.

 

``We're shooting now for Wednesday,'' Schilling said in the clubhouse at Fenway Park. ``It's important now to try to get healthy and get ready for next spring.''

 

Morgan and Dr. George Theodore will perform the operation, which involves making a new sheath and putting the tendon in it. Schilling is expected to be in a cast four to six weeks and need six more weeks of rehabilitation.

 

``We just want to make sure that there's no evidence of infection and that the tendon looks healthy,'' Morgan said. ``It's a soft tissue reconstruction so we just wanted to make sure all the tissues look healthy enough.''

 

[yeszir]

After what he did during the postseason with Schilling, I have all the faith in the world in Dr. Morgan when it comes to this surgery. Hopefully it'll go off without a hitch so Curt can work on recovering to the fullest extent possible.

 

I just hope that all that screwing with the ankle they did doesn't make the surgery harder. Best of luck to Curt.

[stocker323]

I have no doubt that Curt will be ready for spring training next year and for opening day at Yankee Stadium.

[YanksHater213]

10000th post in General!!!! woooooooo...

 

Anyways... Curt is a warrior, you know he will do anything and everything in his power to be ready to go next April. He has proved to us that he can do it all, and he will.

[yeszir]

Originally posted by YanksHater213@Oct 30 2004, 05:14 PM

10000th post in General!!!! woooooooo...

AND YOU WASTED IT!

 

I expected some brilliant rant on the sox, some amazing epiphany by a yankee fan realizing the error of his ways, or something. But no, you go ahead and ruin the moment. Damn you.

[YanksHater213]

i was in the process of editing it...

 

i wanted to make sure i got it... so i hope that makes you feel better... now ill finish editing it

[mosox]

Morgan is a miracle worker and Schilling is a stud. No doubt number 38 will be fine in the spring.

[yeszir]

Originally posted by YanksHater213@Oct 30 2004, 05:26 PM

i was in the process of editing it...

 

i wanted to make sure i got it... so i hope that makes you feel better... now ill finish editing it

Hehe, I was kidding. Don't worry.

[Sizzlin22]

Hopefully everything works out because we have him for 3 more years ( a one year option kicked in for winning the series) so if his ankle gets screwed up for some reason (which it won't) we're dead.

[RedSoxRooter]

So if Schill's been lame since May - or whenever he first hurt it early in the season - does this mean he'll be even better (if healthy) next season??? :thumbsup:

[mosox]

It's finally done. ESPN Radio reports the 3 hour surgery Tuesday went well with no complications. Rehab is expected to last 2 and a half months.