Former Penguin Mark Recchi had kidney stone surgery during series, didn't miss a game

by Hooks Orpik on May 15, 2009 12:02 PM EDT

Wow.

The 41-year-old veteran, perhaps in his last best chance to win another Stanley Cup, underwent surgery at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mass. General to remove a kidney stone and was released at 8:30 that night. He was back in the hospital to complete the procedure yesterday.

“They said if I got (the stone) out (I could play),” said Recchi more than an hour after Scott Walker’s overtime goal ended the Bruins [team stats] season, 3-2, and sent the Hurricanes into the Eastern Conference finals. “I had to get a stent out (yesterday) morning. They didn’t know going in that they would have to put a stent in. They were hoping not to, but they had to. The stone wouldn’t pass . . . it wasn’t going to go into my bladder, so they had to have the surgery to get it. I don’t wish it on anybody.”

Recchi first felt the shooting pain in his side last Saturday after the Bruins lost Game 4 on Friday to fall behind 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. He missed practice Saturday, but played in both Game 5 and Game 6, scoring goals in each.

“Sunday and (Tuesday), I never had pain like that. (Last night) I was just trying to get the energy to play, but i felt pretty good,” said Recchi. “It was progressively getting worse and then it got stuck. That was probably the worst pain.”

Asked how he played through the pain on Games 5 and 6, Recchi smiled and said, “Good medicine.”

Still, he tried to downplay it, and said: “There are plenty of guys who play through things.”

(hat-tip to Empty Netters)

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that is one tough SOB.

Lifes rough, wear a helment

by lambofgad on May 15, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

yeah no crap. i had surgery for it to and life sucked bad. the exact same surgery stent and all

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by oldtimehockey09 on May 15, 2009 12:19 PM EDT reply actions

Yikes….I wouldn’t wish something like that on even a Flyers fan!

by Hooks Orpik on May 15, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. That’s a new kind of pain right there…

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by Lavender on May 15, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

And he was still scoring goals. Intense.

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by FrankD on May 15, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions

codine works wonders

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by oldtimehockey09 on May 15, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

While true, if I were hopped up on painkillers I don’t think I could stay up on skates, let alone compete in the NHL playoffs and score goals. Especially at the age of 41.

Mad props to Recchi.

by Hooks Orpik on May 15, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I am pretty sure they us more localized anesthetics. Anyone else remember when Jerome Bettis’ leg went numb and he missed a playoff game due to a misplaced pain shot.

by PensFan024 on May 15, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

having had that surgery

there is no local anestetic that can be used. unless of course you would like a needle in your little buddy and risk nerve damage or puntcturing the urniary tract.

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by oldtimehockey09 on May 15, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Having had a Kidney Stone...

…I know they hurt like a mother-bleeper. The surgery to get them out done by going up… well, you don’t need the details, but that hurts like all holy hell too, in a place you don’t want to hurt…

Mark Recchi is a hockey player… no doubt about it.

Let's go Caps!

by MikeL-Pivonka on May 15, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions