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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 2582583" data-attributes="member: 99">One comment on the &quot;Jim + Sling&quot; issue:&nbsp; My wife (a Physical Therapist) watched the episode last night and commented that if Jim really has a detached bicep tendon, he's worse than useless for the entire rest of the time they'd be out there.&nbsp; That isn't something that is just going to feel better in a few days.&nbsp; It need surgery.If he tore the muscle then he might have a chance.&nbsp; But it would mean that, if he wants it to heal, he's still going to be severely limited in what he can do for a period of at least a week or more (probably more given his age and the slower healing that comes with it).&nbsp; Since that team would be shorthanded compared to the other then they don't have the luxury of sitting him out during any of the challenges.My theory is that Jim knew this and pretty much accepted that he was going home and couldn't dispute the logic of doing so (based on both what was good for the team and what was good for his health).&nbsp; But unlike past players who have suffered the indignity of quitting (I'm looking at YOU, Osten), he opted to let his team vote him off.&nbsp; I still don't understand why he voted for the nurse though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 2582583, member: 99"] One comment on the "Jim + Sling" issue: My wife (a Physical Therapist) watched the episode last night and commented that if Jim really has a detached bicep tendon, he's worse than useless for the entire rest of the time they'd be out there. That isn't something that is just going to feel better in a few days. It need surgery. If he tore the muscle then he might have a chance. But it would mean that, if he wants it to heal, he's still going to be severely limited in what he can do for a period of at least a week or more (probably more given his age and the slower healing that comes with it). Since that team would be shorthanded compared to the other then they don't have the luxury of sitting him out during any of the challenges. My theory is that Jim knew this and pretty much accepted that he was going home and couldn't dispute the logic of doing so (based on both what was good for the team and what was good for his health). But unlike past players who have suffered the indignity of quitting (I'm looking at YOU, Osten), he opted to let his team vote him off. I still don't understand why he voted for the nurse though. [/QUOTE]

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