http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5608480.html March 11, 2008, 12:15AM ASTROS NOTES Matsui absence likely to last four to five days By JOSEPH DUARTE Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Complete Astros coverage Astros second baseman Kaz Matsui is expected to miss four or five days after being diagnosed with a condition known as anal fissure. Matsui, who returned to central Florida on Monday night, will go through individual workouts at the team facility but will not play until at least Friday. Doctors have prescribed a different medication to help alleviate the problem. and from rotoworld.com Kaz Matsui-2B- Astros Mar. 11 - 10:25 am et Kaz Matsui will miss four to five days with an anal fissure. That's an unnatural tear or crack in the anus skin, for those of you not in the know. Matsui is expected to be out until at least Friday. Anal fissures can become chronic problems, but the Astros hope using a different medication will sooth Matsui's issue. Source: Houston Chronicle
hilarious that this was printed. But seriously, hope it's all taken care of...if it's not, it can lead to surgery that could keep him out for some time
haha I just remembered this isn't as bad as when Moises Alou would piss on his hands before the game... Yuck
Ok, Don't ask me how I know but, he will get it cut and drained, and will be out about a week, if it comes back which can happen, you have to have a bigger surgery to correct the problem, but even then it is only a couple of weeks out. Technically it is called a Perirectal abscess..... And let me tell you, you use your ARSE a lot more than you think you do.... DD
LOL. I can't believe the author detailed this kind of info on why he is out. Reminds me of The Office episode where Dwight was reading off all of these made up diseases that people in the office supposedly have. Dwight [Reading suggestions for health-care coverage: Who thought of this one? Anal fissures. Kevin Malone: That's a real thing. Dwight Schrute: Yeah, but no one here has it. Kevin Malone: [quietly] Someone has it.
