Jose Reyes May Have Thyroid Condition
Mets short stop Jose Reyes is not healthy.No this isn't a strained hamstring or tweaked ankle, this is far more serious. Doctors have discovered an imbalance in Reyes' thyroid.
Reyes will fly back to New York for further testing on Monday to determine whether he has a thyroid condition.
"Reyes underwent a blood test Thursday morning in conjunction with a team physical. He received word after the blood test that he was fine and could resume playing, but team physicians later reviewed the results and decided further evaluation was needed.
The thyroid gland -- which is found in the neck -- and the hormones it releases are responsible for regulating a person's metabolism." In short if the thyroid is a problem it could keep Reyes from the field for a while.
According to the New York Post the condition is treatable if caught early, "An overabundance of thyroid hormone introduces a host of dangerous symptoms including tremors, weight loss, sleep loss and irregular heartbeat. But the prognosis with treatment -- given early detection -- is excellent, according to doctors contacted yesterday, and Reyes could return to action soon.
Treatment options are three-fold: Surgery to remove all or parts of the gland, anti-thyroid prescription drugs, and radioactive iodine, which the patient ingests in a capsule designed to nuke the thyroid with radioactive chemicals" (New York Post).
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