PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) -- The tears won't come until later, because Torell Troup initially does his best to keep his emotions in check, discussing how far he's come after having season-ending back surgery.
''I feel it's progressed pretty well,'' the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle said.
What Troup says in his next breath is more revealing, by sharing how much pain he's been in since December, when doctors fused two discs to repair a spinal fracture.
''I've been in constant pain for eight months,'' Troup said. ''I didn't think it was going to be so hard, but it is. So I've got to deal with it.''
The pain has become so constant and his rehabilitation going so slowly that Troup is now second-guessing why he had the operation in the first place - even though his doctors recommended it was necessary.
''I honestly wish I could go back and I wouldn't have had surgery,'' Troup said. ''If I could go back, yeah, I probably wouldn't have wanted to deal with this. It's just a lot.''
sorry to say it but hes probably done like a dinner
im pretty sure his pain was in his lumbar region, and if a fusion is still hurting him that bad then its likely never going to get better. they offered me that surgery and after doing some research i declined because the success rate is so low. it starts out at only 50% (!) in the first couple years, then about 30% after five, and an abysmal 7% after ten. if it doesnt work right away (three months recovery just to work at a desk job) then its unlikely to ever work out
tough break
''I feel it's progressed pretty well,'' the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle said.
What Troup says in his next breath is more revealing, by sharing how much pain he's been in since December, when doctors fused two discs to repair a spinal fracture.
''I've been in constant pain for eight months,'' Troup said. ''I didn't think it was going to be so hard, but it is. So I've got to deal with it.''
The pain has become so constant and his rehabilitation going so slowly that Troup is now second-guessing why he had the operation in the first place - even though his doctors recommended it was necessary.
''I honestly wish I could go back and I wouldn't have had surgery,'' Troup said. ''If I could go back, yeah, I probably wouldn't have wanted to deal with this. It's just a lot.''
sorry to say it but hes probably done like a dinner
im pretty sure his pain was in his lumbar region, and if a fusion is still hurting him that bad then its likely never going to get better. they offered me that surgery and after doing some research i declined because the success rate is so low. it starts out at only 50% (!) in the first couple years, then about 30% after five, and an abysmal 7% after ten. if it doesnt work right away (three months recovery just to work at a desk job) then its unlikely to ever work out
tough break
Comment