Comments on: Deadliest Catch - Whats Making Phil Sick

By: James Cobb

James Cobb — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:07:49 +0000

Anyone who’s watched Phil at all on the show knows that he’s a smoking timebomb. He’s a substance (nicotine) addict, he’s killing himself one drag at a time. Let Darwin take it from here. His 15 minutes of fame is pretty much over anyway. He was fun to watch. The only victims here are his family – kids, grandkids, etc – if he cared about them enough he would have not been smoking and instead given them more time with him. So be it.

By: Healthy Shana

Healthy Shana — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:06:45 +0000

He’s alot better now.

By: Betty Oswald/Dave Williams

Betty Oswald/Dave Williams — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:13:21 +0000

We feel like family to Phil. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.

By: NY medic

NY medic — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:42:12 +0000

good luck to phil DVT’s claim alot of lives. Also thanks for clearing up the DVT thing made me twinge a bit

By: Brian Callier PA-C

Brian Callier PA-C — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:16:05 +0000

FYI It is called DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) not fibrosis. The DVT can travel to the lung and cause a pulmonary embolism, that is what Capt Phil suffered. He is very fortunate he survived.

By: Brian Callier PA-C

Brian Callier PA-C — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:13:35 +0000

The dude needs to quit smoking. He smokes like a chimney. One more Pulmonary embolism he will not likely survive, he doesn’t have the lung capacity. The smoking will eventually get him anyway. Furthermore, on the show when they thought he fractured a rib, you do not want to use a splint around the ribcage. It may offer some pain relief, but it can reduce the ability to completely expand the chest cavity when breathing and lead to pneumonia. Pain control is the only treatment for rib fractures so the patient can deep breath and cough more comfortably, thus reducing the likelyhood of developing pneumonia.

By: Healthy Shana

Healthy Shana — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:53:27 +0000

Thanks for sharing M.D Wells

By: M.D. Wells

M.D. Wells — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:41:29 +0000

It is called Dvt Deep vain fibrosis. Caused from sitting for long periods of time and the blood doesn’t circulate in your legs witch causes a blood clot, that eventually frees up and moves to the legs or heart with no warning. Phil is lucky he survived. Most cases aren’t caught in time. Like my father.