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Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby lakersStan24 on Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:06 am

AUGUST 13th

The Lakers met with Dr. Robert Watkins on Friday, the surgeon who operated on Dwight Howard's back.The procedure Howard had is called a "lumbar microdiscectomy," or a surgical removal of herniated disc fragments in the lower back. "We feel very assured he's going to be back," GM Mitch Kupchak said. "We're hopeful he's back for camp; we're hopeful he's back to start the season." The standard recovery time for Howard's procedure is six to seven months (he had surgery April 20), but Howard said that he'd be cleared for full contact "in four months," and that mark would be on August 20. By his own self-admission, Howard has not been cleared by doctors to resume on-court work, and while his status for opening night remains doubtful, his recovery timeframe clearly falls within the norm for this type of surgery.

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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby karacha on Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:30 am

Even if we assume he needs full 6 months, he's still ready by October 20. I am hopeful.
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby Doc Brown on Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:59 am

karacha wrote:Even if we assume he needs full 6 months, he's still ready by October 20. I am hopeful.


He'll have 6 full months and ~20 days to rehab for our first actual game Oct. 30 vs. the Mavs. The only thing that's going to keep him out of the opener is a setback (please no) or the need for a little extra rehab time, in which case he wouldn't be out for that many games.

Given that he's a physical specimen, has top notch doctors and facilities at his disposal, IMO he will be back in time for the season opener.
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Postby jimbo327 on Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:29 am

He should go to Germany and get the Kobe knee treatment on his back to accelerate the healing. :jam2: :man1:
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby GoldenKnight on Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:40 am

jimbo327 wrote:He should go to Germany and get the Kobe knee treatment on his back to accelerate the healing. :jam2: :man1:


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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby Wrath12X on Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:52 am

Even if he isn't back for the season opener...that's alright. Dwight, just don't rush it and come back at 100%
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Postby karacha on Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:56 am

jimbo327 wrote:He should go to Germany and get the Kobe knee treatment on his back to accelerate the healing. :jam2: :man1:


I LOL-ed. :man10:

But I think he should just get a German Kobe treatment on both his knees, in addition to his back, just in case.
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby therealdeal on Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:16 am

lakerswiz wrote:Wait wait wait....so he might be back the opener now?!

Yes. This has been a real possibility the entire time. The media has been spreading the idea that he'd miss a lot of time, but people with knowledge of the situation and procedure have said differently.

If he misses time it will be due to a setback or simple precautionary measures. He may not play comfortably that soon, but that's natural coming off of surgery.
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby Texas Lakers Fan on Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:28 am

lakerswiz wrote:Wait wait wait....so he might be back the opener now?!

Yes sir.
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby nthydro on Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:52 am

Howards Surgeon:

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Postby GoldenKnight on Sat Aug 18, 2012 11:35 am

What if Dwight injures his back again during the season & is out for the whole season?

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Postby V.V.V.V.V. on Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:04 pm

It sounds like a surgery that most people come back from 100%. It's not a full herniation or vertabrae issues.
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Postby kenzo on Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:08 pm

GoldenKnight wrote:What if Dwight injures his back again during the season & is out for the whole season?

NIGHTMARES!!!

Why even say something like that :disagree:
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Postby CarolinaLakerFan on Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:39 pm

Still shaking my head that we are actually having discussions about Dwight Howard being on OUR team. :man4:
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby therealdeal on Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:40 pm

GoldenKnight wrote:What if Dwight injures his back again during the season & is out for the whole season?

NIGHTMARES!!!

What if LeBron James is shot?

Same ol, same ol.
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby GoldenKnight on Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:49 pm

therealdeal wrote:
GoldenKnight wrote:What if Dwight injures his back again during the season & is out for the whole season?

NIGHTMARES!!!

What if LeBron James is shot?

Same ol, same ol.


Except Dwight just got back from back surgery & LeBron doesn't have a hit on him.
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Postby KB24 on Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:43 pm

jimbo327 wrote:He should go to Germany and get the Kobe knee treatment on his back to accelerate the healing. :jam2: :man1:

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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby therealdeal on Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:58 pm

GoldenKnight wrote:
therealdeal wrote:
GoldenKnight wrote:What if Dwight injures his back again during the season & is out for the whole season?

NIGHTMARES!!!

What if LeBron James is shot?

Same ol, same ol.


Except Dwight just got back from back surgery & LeBron doesn't have a hit on him.

How do you know that?
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby Big Mamma Jamma on Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:05 pm

GoldenKnight wrote:
therealdeal wrote:
GoldenKnight wrote:What if Dwight injures his back again during the season & is out for the whole season?

NIGHTMARES!!!

What if LeBron James is shot?

Same ol, same ol.


Except Dwight just got back from back surgery & LeBron doesn't have a hit on him.


Maybe he does because you know he was taking names and did make a list .... :man10:
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Postby 432J on Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:10 pm

nthydro wrote:Howards Surgeon:


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Postby TalkieWalkie on Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:57 pm

He should be working on his ugly free throw stroke while he's recovering... Instead of going to dodger games and bumming it up with celebrities
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Postby LakerFan1980 on Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:06 pm

I hope he's not rushed back. Let him recover 100%. If that happens to be before October great, if not, he sits!
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Postby Scnottaken on Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:42 pm

TalkieWalkie wrote:He should be working on his ugly free throw stroke while he's recovering... Instead of going to dodger games and bumming it up with celebrities

So what you're saying is. . . why isn't he in the gym?
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby karacha on Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:49 pm

Well, he is in the gym actually... but that FT stroke and all... that's probably not going to happen.
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Re: Lakers have met with Dwight Howard's surgeon

Postby nthydro on Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:43 pm

karacha wrote:Well, he is in the gym actually... but that FT stroke and all... that's probably not going to happen.


I don't think Dwight will ever be a good free throw shooter. He's in the same mold as Wilt and Shaq. Best I can see him at is 65% or so. I know he shot around that his rookie season but he didn't shoot nearly as many free throws back then.


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