Illini Basketball 2026-2027
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Wow. The hand wringing on the football side must've stopped after we beat a crap Maryland team by a field goal, so you brought unabated anxiety back over here...
Joel Goodson
- 9th man conundrum
nuts!
Open Surgery (Large Incision) or Ruptured Appendix:
- Hospital Stay: You may need to stay in the hospital for 3 to 5 days (or longer if there is an infection).
- Full Recovery: Healing takes 4 to 6 weeks (or up to 6–8 weeks if the appendix burst or caused peritonitis).
Seems like the hits keep coming
blackdog
- Champaign
hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
assuming uncomplicated (non-perforated) appendicitis and standard recovery, i wouldn’t expect this to impact his return too much assuming he was still 3-4 weeks away
that being said, our luck so far this season is terrible…
Realistically, it doesn't change much. It's 2-3 weeks to return to "normal" activities. His foot is probably along that same timeframe. The staff won't have to worry about him staying off his foot.
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
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Beat me to it. Given the foot situation, this just falls in line with the timeframe to start ramping up activities. Glad he's ok. Just a rough start to the year for him.
The good news is the Drej and Z are back. Mirk was going to be out regardless. He had to chill out for a few weeks anyway. We're looking at late December....at best. That's if everything goes absolutely perfectly.
One last point on this. Coming back from a broken foot is one thing. It can be aggravating, irritating and you just have take the necessary time. We all want to have a huge season, but given this situation, screw basketball. This could have had devastating ramifications on the young man's life.
Echoing what ‘hooray-beer’ said
I had an emergency appendectomy in college. You can’t lift anything above 10-15 lbs for a week or two.
So assuming he was missing that time for his foot regardless, the biggest thing will be conditioning. Still thinking hes back a game or two before UConn.
Good to hear, but will there be a concern about conditioning if he has to lie in bed for two or three weeks? Will he have to lie in bed for two or three weeks? I mean, he probably hasn't been as active with the foot injury, but he was still doing some conditioning while recovering; will even that continue now while healing from the appendectomy? In the Kyle Tausk tweet, BU said "further delaying his return", which seems to imply beyond the timetable for his return from the foot injury.
0% chance IMO. It's crazy to think about it, but that's only 4 weeks away.
He's going to have restrictions on liting anything and once The boot comes off, he'll be working on resuming just day to day activities. Getting there is going to take time.
Assuming that goes well, THEN he'll be back to conditioning.
If that goes well, he'll be back to practicing and doing basketball activities and only if that goes well will he be allowed to play. The key time will be how he feels after rigorous practices. If after a couple of practices it hurts again......it's right back to where he is now(pre surgery).
To make this go as quickly as possible, they have to be safe and if that means taking it slow, it is what it is. The kid's health comes first(with all due to the season). He's got a long life to live and two hours of our entertainment, twice a week.....well, it's secondary, by FAR.
I'm guessing bed rest and total relaxation is probably a few days. Then, he can be up and around, but nothing stressful(lifting the things up, nothing to put stress on the area). Day to day activities doesn't take very long to get back to. Again, just nothing rigorous.
Conditioning is going to take a while. Heck, do we even know if he's out of the boot yet? If this didn't occur would he still have been on the scooter? If that's the case, the whole situation is moot. The two injuries align from a time standpoint.
I'm not sure if anyone has any info with where he is with regards to walking without the boot?
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I'm just pretending none of this is happening
I wouldn't think physucal B10 basketball is considered a normal activity. I hope he is back by December.
We have a great incoming class. That said, I wish we had recruited a true power 4 type to back up Mirk. Jason J you are in for a big role while Mirk heals
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