Shane Reveiz to undergo surgery for growth on heart

[rigger101]

For those of you who are new to the board.

Shane placed 4th last year at 215. His brother Nick was a two time State champion at 215.

They are a great family who needs our prayers during this Holiday Season.

 

Article about Shane

 

God Bless Shane and his family. All of you are in our prayers.

 

Tennessee walk-on linebacker and former Farragut High School standout Shane Reveiz will have surgery early next month to remove a potentially life-threatening growth on his heart.

 

Reveiz is expected to undergo surgery sometime during the first week of January. If all goes well, he could potentially be able to return to the team in August.

 

???My No. 1 interest is his health,??? said Reviez??™s father, Fuad Reveiz, a former Tennessee and longtime NFL kicker. ???Football becomes distant. He has worked so hard and so much that it??™s a great part of his life.???

 

Doctors found the growth during a round of free echocardiogram tests, which were provided by UT to give doctors a three-dimensional image of an athlete??™s heart to help reveal potential problems that could be aggravated by athletic activity.

 

That initial scan revealed a problem, and follow-up tests showed the marble-sized growth on the wall of the lower right chamber of his heart.

 

???I keep reminding him this is a blessing,??? Fuad Reveiz said. ???It??™s our Christmas present, quite frankly. We found something in him that we would not have known any other way.???

 

Digirad Ultrascan Solutions, founded by Tennessee graduate and supporter Mickie King, donated the service, which would cost about $1,000 per student.

 

???Here we are doing something proactively for the health of our young men, and we find something very significant that could be saving a young man??™s life,??? UT coach Phillip Fulmer said. ???I talked to Fuad and his wife, and they??™re very appreciative of that. I think it??™s a great example of what the University of Tennessee is about.???

 

Those same tests also revealed a heart condition in men??™s basketball player Duke Crews last week. Crews is sidelined indefinitely.

Shane finished 4th in the State @ 215 last year and his brother Nick was a 2 X State Champion at 215.

A Great Family that needs are prayers at this time.

 

Shane Reveiz, in his first year at UT, has not practiced with the team since Saturday, when doctors determined he needed further tests.

 

Reveiz??™s older brother, Nick, is also a linebacker with the Vols. Nick Reveiz has played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams, but missed Tuesday??™s practice to be with his family.

 

He is expected to join Tennessee on Dec. 26 when it travels to Tampa, Fla., for continued preparations leading up to the Jan. 1 Outback Bowl against Wisconsin.

 

On Thursday, the Reveiz family will meet with a specialist in Atlanta to further discuss Shane??™s surgical options.

 

The family met with another surgeon Wednesday in Knoxville.

 

Fuad Reveiz expressed his thanks to those involved in Shane??™s diagnosis and care.

 

???(Defensive coordinator) John Chavis called, (Fulmer) called, the trainers have been wonderful,??? he said. ???The folks at Fort Sanders have been phenomenal. I cannot say enough good things about the care. I cannot say enough good things about the care my son has had (at Tennessee).???

[hoosierdad]

To the Reveiz family,

 

Know that your family is in my and my families prayers during this trying time.

 

I know there is nothing I can say or do to make this better, however, I hope you have comfort in knowing the wrestling community has your family in our thoughts and prayers. There is one thing I can say about the wrestling community that is unlike any other, we pull and pray for one another.

 

Good luck with the surgery and keep us posted.

 

We are all thinking and praying for you!

[rcpatriot]

Ditto from Kingston HS Wrestling team!

[rasslinlite]

We will be saying prayers for the Reviez family. I hope that everybody else will post after they do the same.

[nth]

The Halls wrestling community would also like you to know that you are in our prayers.The Reveiz family is well known and respected in our area.Not only for the boys atheletic abilitys but more for they are good people...Hope all goes well and keep us posted

[Hamm]

Add the guys in Murfreesboro at Blackman High to the list!

[rigger101]

Merry Christmas

[CoachDelgado]

Shane, we are pulling for you for a speedy and healthy recovery.

[siegeltackle101]

sure was great to watch him last year in the state tourney... i enjoyed watchin him this year at UT where he was a good special teams player... heckuva athlete... good luck and god bless

[Seaglefan]

Shane the Seymour Community will keep you in our prayers. My son wrestled you several times last year and you are a strong athlete. This will not keep you down!!!!

[prideofireland]

Shane everyone at Knox Catholic is praying for you. Good Luck man

[hoosierdad]

Rigger or anybody,

 

Any news on the surgery?

 

Shane and his family are in our prayers.

 

We are family and we do care.

 

Thanks.