But I really wonder about the Wiggle (Yellow shirted, Greg Page) that is having to retire due to a chronic condition known as "Orthostatic Intolerance".
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I don't see it... maybe I have been looking at a computer too long... Posts: 240 | From MA | Registered: Nov 2006
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Aniek
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The article is pasted below. There are people on this board who have orthostatic intolerance. It has to do with the body's inability to regulate blood pressure.
It can definitely be cause by Lyme, but Lyme isn't the only cause.
Woes for 'The Wiggles'
(Australia-AP, Nov. 30, 2006) - The lead singer of the hugely popular children's group The Wiggles announced Thursday he will stop performing after being diagnosed with a chronic condition that causes dizziness, fatigue and nausea.
In a video-recorded statement, Greg Page said a little-understood disorder called orthostatic intolerance had left him debilitated. "It's not a life-threatening condition by any means, but it is one that's going to be with me for the rest of my life," said Page, 34, who is known for bright yellow T-shirt. "It means that I'll no longer be able to sing and dance as I want to, and as a result I've decided to stop performing with The Wiggles."
Page, who helped found The Wiggles in 1991, handed his yellow T-shirt over to his understudy, Sam Moran, who has been performing with the group for more than a decade as a backup singer and dancer.
"I'll miss being a part of The Wiggles very much, but this is the right decision because it will allow me to focus on managing my health," Page said.
Page has been battling health troubles since undergoing a double hernia operation last December. He withdrew from the group's U.S. tour in June after suffering repeated fainting spells and bouts of lethargy.
His fellow band members said they were sad and disappointed by the news at a media conference in the western city of Perth, where they were set to launch an Australian tour.
"It's very surreal that Greg's not going to be with us, very sad," said Blue Wiggle Anthony Field. "I know Greg loved doing the shows, it's just that he can't physically do it anymore."
However, Red Wiggle Murray Cook said he didn't think too many kids would notice the change.
"Children tend to center on one thing so if he's wearing the yellow skivvy (shirt), he's got black hair - he's pretty much Greg," he said.
Field, Page and Cook met while studying early childhood education at Sydney's Macquarie University.
They enlisted their fourth member, Purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt, and The Wiggles were born.
The group was rated by weekly business magazine, BRW, as Australia's top-earning entertainer last year, ahead of actors Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe. The four men in brightly colored T-shirts, accompanied by a cast of characters including Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog, grossed $39 million last year.
The group has franchised its enormously popular recipe to several non-English speaking countries, including Taiwan.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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"Page has been battling health troubles since undergoing a double hernia operation last December. He withdrew from the group's U.S. tour in June after suffering repeated fainting spells and bouts of lethargy."
Hmmmm....I wonder if he had a blood transfusion at that time?
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I have orthostatic intolerance which is somewhat controlled by meds now. The symptoms he describes are indeed part of the disorder.
It falls under the umbrella of Dysautonomia. I have a friend who has Dysautonomia, without any other noticeable health issues.
I would guess that an operation could have triggered symptoms in him, Lyme or otherwise. I know mine have been worsened from big stressors including surgery.
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I posted this last week when heard about it - I thought lyme/babesia because those were my symptoms originally. I sent an email but it bounced back so I sent an email to the Wiggles press office and got a standard reply.
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