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Doctors diagnose illness that saw former All Black Thomson rushed to hospital

Adam Thomson (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Former All Blacks backrow Adam Thomson was rushed to hospital in Japan this week, with doctors initially struggling to diagnose what exactly was wrong with him.

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The 29 cap All Black who plays his rugby for Cannon Eagles was rushed to hospital and has spent the last six days attempting to recover.

Thomson was taken to Tsukuba Memorial Hospital complaining of excruciating pain, which doctors first believed may have been the result of internal inflammation as a result of an infection.

After lying prone in a hospital, with his beautiful partner Jessie Guru by his side, he awaited diagnosis, which was initially slow to come. The 6’5, 110kg backrow was apparently unable to walk.

Ms Guru wrote: “Christmas this year so far has been mostly spent in hospital with the BFG giving me the biggest fright in the 6 years we’ve been doing life together. A few nights ago I had to rush him to A&E in the middle of the night and it’s been one hell of an ordeal.”

Christmas this year so far has been mostly spent in hospital with the BFG giving me the biggest fright in the 6 years we’ve been doing life together. A few nights ago I had to rush him to A&E in the middle of the night & it’s been one hell of an ordeal. But day three and things are finally looking up ?? There is still no official diagnosis(they suspect it’s been a severe infection thats caused serious internal inflamation & excruciating pain) but I’m just so grateful to see him slowly start getting back to his old self (when he starts taking the piss, winding me up and being a menace it’s a good sign!) & getting that famous Thomo sense of humour back. Fingers crossed tomorrow he can actually sit up and maybe even walk ?I’d love to have him home for Christmas day so that’s the goal we are working towards atm ?? What was meant to be a holiday visit for my bro @ra_guru to spend Christmas with us has turned into THE biggest godsend right now. When Adam and I are so far from home and our family & friends at a time like this it’s been especially hard so having our favourite third wheel here has been amazing. @ra_guru I’m sorry it’s not quite been the holiday you were expecting but thank you for making us smile and bringing some much needed laughter back into our lives. I’m definitely counting my blessings right now and am so thankful for the people that matter the most in my life. Thank you to everyone who has sent us well wishes and reached out, it’s not gone unnoticed ??

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However doctors have now diagnosed the illness as lumbar discitis, an infection in the intervertebral disc space. Doctors will likely treat it aggressively with anti-biotics and the prognosis is good for the larger than life All Black.

The 35-year-old won his first cap in 2008 and went on to win 29 caps up until his last in 2012.

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SadersMan 11 minutes ago
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In the meantime, hopefully we can crack the top 6 this year in spite of Penney!??!

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JW 17 minutes ago
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Why was Dmac rated a 6, did he not actually do any better or did he come on at fb or something?

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Kia koe 20 minutes ago
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Italians defended well. Luckily the scrums went well for the ABs.

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JW 27 minutes ago
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Someone like TJ would be bitterly disappointed he didn't play on this end of year tour. He is still good enough to come on in that France game and ensure the team get the victory (with regards to how well Ratima had been playing). At the very least this is a 'sorry you didn't get that chance' offering, he's not here to get token farewell games, he will be playing to try and prove that he should have been on the pitch last week.


The other decision to play your best over the future is really personal though so can agree with your reasoning. Just sharing a slightly different perspective. I'll have to check the ratings and see how they went.

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Jen 28 minutes ago
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Kia koe 59 minutes ago
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Reiko... Does one key handling error per game. He should go wing

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JWH 1 hour ago
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JWH 1 hour ago
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JWH 1 hour ago
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GP 1 hour ago
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GP 1 hour ago
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Close the door on your way out. Go find another team.

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Kia koe 1 hour ago
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If Italy got the scrums right!!!

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Kia koe 1 hour ago
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MM 1 hour ago
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Ninjin 1 hour ago
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Ay least yes but the Springboks dont really destroy teams on the scoreboard.

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MM 1 hour ago
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Wales were lucky the Boks should put 60 points past them

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The One 2 hours ago
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But I have faith in Dr Rassie. He knows more than I do. Bring on 2027 😁

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kenday 3 hours ago
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