Tommy John forced to endure 386th surgery  Former major league
baseball player Tommy John was forced into his 386th surgery
last week in order to remove a malfunctioning gall bladder.
John’s string of surgeries began in 1974 when he went under the
knife to fix a shoulder ligament replacement procedure that
extended his pitching career. Since then, various ailments have
required Tommy John surgery nearly 400 times.  “Tommy is a very
ill man,” said Dr. Frank Marcallow, John’s general practitioner.
“Tommy John surgery is so common because his body has always
been very frail and sickly. He is still healthy enough to
conduct daily activities, but he is essentially no more than a
walking pile of scar tissue.”