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Information post . Just for the record .
Assuming the reports are correct , viz that Rory has/ had a "mild" bout of dengue fever ( pronounced den-ghi ) , a few facts for those happily unfamiliar with this affliction .
My son in law had a bad attack of it last February , picked it up either locally ( Bali ) , or Thailand , or Vietnam --he had been in all 3 places during the "incubation " period of a week or more .
Was sitting talking to us one morning ( not feeling well , unusually for him not to be at work ) , mid sentence he just keeled over , hitting the floor with a bang and sustaining a hefty cut to his forehead . Straight to medical centre when he recovered sufficiently well to be taken there .
Fine red rash over most of his upper body , 28 toothaches , very sore joints , spiking temperatures ( swimming pool visits needed ) , no energy , no appetite , no known cure .
Ill for upwards of a week post his keeling over , imbibing various local cures from guava juice to pork soup , anything liquid basically . A month before he was anything approaching his former energy level .
Took 2 months out of his working life I reckon , the worst aspect of dengue is that there is no known cure , healthy people will recover , older / infirm people will die .
Comes via mosquito , if you are the next in line to be bitten and the person before you has dengue in any form you are getting it . Nobody sat near our son in law for weeks unless he and they were smothered in anti mosquito protection and / or in a/c controlled environment where mosquitos did not go .
Playing golf or any form of physical activity with even a "mild " case of dengue is like a horse carrying 2 stone overweight , no performance possible . Finishing anywhere on the leaderboard represents a big effort .
Rory has I think pulled out of Thailand commitment this week , guarantee him that if he comes home he wont see any pesky mosquitos in Black Hugh's Quarter , its Baltic here .
No long term implications after recovery I am told , but it marks your card for the future .
Cheers .
Assuming the reports are correct , viz that Rory has/ had a "mild" bout of dengue fever ( pronounced den-ghi ) , a few facts for those happily unfamiliar with this affliction .
My son in law had a bad attack of it last February , picked it up either locally ( Bali ) , or Thailand , or Vietnam --he had been in all 3 places during the "incubation " period of a week or more .
Was sitting talking to us one morning ( not feeling well , unusually for him not to be at work ) , mid sentence he just keeled over , hitting the floor with a bang and sustaining a hefty cut to his forehead . Straight to medical centre when he recovered sufficiently well to be taken there .
Fine red rash over most of his upper body , 28 toothaches , very sore joints , spiking temperatures ( swimming pool visits needed ) , no energy , no appetite , no known cure .
Ill for upwards of a week post his keeling over , imbibing various local cures from guava juice to pork soup , anything liquid basically . A month before he was anything approaching his former energy level .
Took 2 months out of his working life I reckon , the worst aspect of dengue is that there is no known cure , healthy people will recover , older / infirm people will die .
Comes via mosquito , if you are the next in line to be bitten and the person before you has dengue in any form you are getting it . Nobody sat near our son in law for weeks unless he and they were smothered in anti mosquito protection and / or in a/c controlled environment where mosquitos did not go .
Playing golf or any form of physical activity with even a "mild " case of dengue is like a horse carrying 2 stone overweight , no performance possible . Finishing anywhere on the leaderboard represents a big effort .
Rory has I think pulled out of Thailand commitment this week , guarantee him that if he comes home he wont see any pesky mosquitos in Black Hugh's Quarter , its Baltic here .
No long term implications after recovery I am told , but it marks your card for the future .
Cheers .
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This guy is a virus just ask gorgeous Holly Mac.........
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If he played he was ok, hate these excuses coming out after. No excuses is my motto
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The excuse did not come out after, i heard about it early in the tournament when he was in 2nd place and very much in contention
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First that story came to light was about last friday week,drifted from around 6 to 8 pre tournament this week on the strenght of the story
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Had been on a drip before he started playing last Thursday . Reckon he had something wrong before he started , hence the drift from 6.4 to 8 before a ball was struck .
If it was anything similar to the dengue , the persons system would be up and down like a fiddlers elbow . Not saying it was the reason he did not win , but his performance was better than the pure finishing position indicated . Thats all . Luke deserved to be No 1 anyway , played well throughout the season , even if he is majorless . |
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I think he wasnt well playing in hong kong, certainly looked unwell to me
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