The story behind Manuel's absences
Our Jim Salisbury is at Bright House Field today, and he just called with a report on Charlie Manuel, who missed the exhibition games Saturday and yesterday due to undisclosed personal reasons.
The story behind Manuel's absences
Andy Martino
Our Jim Salisbury is at Bright House Field today, and he just called with a report on Charlie Manuel, who missed the exhibition games Saturday and yesterday due to undisclosed personal reasons.
Turns out Manuel was preparing for a colonoscopy—though the 65-year-old manager stressed that he is in good health and that the procedure is routine. He suffered from diverticulitis ten years ago, and said that the colonoscopy is standard for those who have recovered from that serious colon condition.
On Saturday, he underwent a treadmill stress test, followed by an angiogram yesterday (Manuel's medical history includes a heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery).
“My heart is good,” he said. “I’m fine. The reports are good.”
Jim said that Manuel was upbeat and smiling today while talking about this, enjoying a meal in his office and stressing the routine nature of these proceedings. He did not say exactly when the colonoscopy will occur.
Comments (40)
Ouch! Now I know why he was mad the other day. I thought it was because Hamels had to leave training camp to see the doctor.— EL Zorro- Stay well, Chollie...— jamesiri
- That's hot!— meech.one
Comment removed.- Can't the man have any privacy? Is the Inquirer so hard up for copy they have to report this?— Molly
- Glad it was just "routine" tests. Hope is well.— KarenA
- I had one; a real pain in the arse. Can't wait till we invent one of those things Dr. McCoy uses to diagnose and fix things.— GLB
- rectum dam**d near killed him. up 'scope.....— natedog
- Is nothing private anymore?— stop2think
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- Good for Charlie. If him making the colonoscopy public makes a few more people over 50 also think about getting it done, he did a public service. He made it public, so what's the problem?— jimmymack
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- I retract my earlier compliment s about Martino--This is simply a private matter. You'll get the hang of it though Andy but would you want the world knowing you were in the process of taking laxitives to cleanse your system causing cramping and potential leakage-lol; nd therefore weren't available to sit on the bench? Jeez!!!! TMI— Truth
- I was so scared about having one a few years ago that I never went. My kids slapped me around some and I finally got up the nerve to make (and keep) another appointment. Not only did I not feel a darn thing, 3 hours after the procedure I made it to the bowling alley for my league bowling. IF ANYBODY OUT THERE IS NERVOUS ABOUT THE PAIN.....I SWEAR TO YOU THERE WAS NONE. PLEASE GET YOURS WHEN THE DOC SAYS SO!— TBear
I have this procedure done every 5 years due to a history of cancer in my family. The procedure itself takes 10 to 15 minutes and you are under anesthesia and asleep during that time. The prep work the day before the procedure involves drinking water and taking tablets to cleanse everything out for the procedure and that is the only unpleasant part. It's easy to make jokes about it, but the test can detect the disease in early stages when it's treatable and can add years to your life. Good luck Charlie. Come back and help us win that second title.— wfs0868
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