Andrews' surgery. First-round draft pick Shawn Andrews admitted he is a little bit nervous about undergoing surgery Friday to remove polyps from his nasal passages.
"I wasn't really thinking about it too much the last few days, but when the doctor explained what could possibly happen, that made me nervous," Andrews said. "But he said it only happens about one out of every 500 cases."
What could happen?
"He said they could stick the tube up [his nose] to remove the polyps, and it could puncture a bone close to my eye and possibly blind me," Andrews said. "There are a lot of things that can happen, but that was the big one. I don't want to go blind."
Andrews is also excited about how the surgery will improve his quality of life.
"I need to breathe," Andrews said. "It's a great thing. All 21 years of my life I've never really been able to have a breath of fresh air or really taste my food. Hopefully, this will give me a chance to taste some of the nice dinners that I've sat down to that I never was able to enjoy."
Considering Andrews ballooned to 400 pounds during his final season at Arkansas, the Eagles definitely don't want him to enjoy his food too much.
"Seeing as how I have a nutritionist and I changed my eating habits, it's not something I worry about," Andrews said. "I know how to eat now - for performance instead of pleasure."
"I wasn't really thinking about it too much the last few days, but when the doctor explained what could possibly happen, that made me nervous," Andrews said. "But he said it only happens about one out of every 500 cases."
What could happen?
"He said they could stick the tube up [his nose] to remove the polyps, and it could puncture a bone close to my eye and possibly blind me," Andrews said. "There are a lot of things that can happen, but that was the big one. I don't want to go blind."
Andrews is also excited about how the surgery will improve his quality of life.
"I need to breathe," Andrews said. "It's a great thing. All 21 years of my life I've never really been able to have a breath of fresh air or really taste my food. Hopefully, this will give me a chance to taste some of the nice dinners that I've sat down to that I never was able to enjoy."
Considering Andrews ballooned to 400 pounds during his final season at Arkansas, the Eagles definitely don't want him to enjoy his food too much.
"Seeing as how I have a nutritionist and I changed my eating habits, it's not something I worry about," Andrews said. "I know how to eat now - for performance instead of pleasure."
