Backes To Have Colon Surgery, To Miss Eight Weeks

[RealGM Wiretap]

Bruins forward David Backes is going to undergo surgery to remove a portion of his colon and will miss about eight weeks, the team said Wednesday.

Backes has been dealing with diverticulitis, a disease characterized by inflammation in the intestinal tract.

Via ESPN.com

[dorkestra]

That sucks - I wish him the best.

Not to be insensitive, but what makes this interesting in a weird way is that baseball Bartolo Colon has once had back surgery.

[macNcheese3]

damn that sucks