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Deion Sanders health update: Colorado coach reveals he had bladder tumor removed during offseason absence
Coach Prime, along with his doctors, also explained that he has been cured of the cancerwww.cbssports.com
Deion says he's cancer-free after bladder removal
Colorado coach Deion Sanders said he recently had surgery to remove his bladder after doctors found a tumor there, and he declared that he has been cancer-free since the operation.
Colorado's Deion Sanders said he battled, beat bladder cancer
Askevold said the bladder tumor was discovered during one of the regular routine vascular exams Sanders has because of his history of blood clots in his legs."He never folded one time and never wavered," Askevold said. "You couldn't ask for a better patient because he wants to get up and get going right. So it's been awesome. It's been a hectic journey, but there's a blessing very in disguise with all this."
Sanders, 57, said he did not even reveal the seriousness of his illness to most of his family and closest friends, including sons Shedeur and Shilo as well as Travis Hunter as the three prepared for the NFL draft.
"They didn't know what the extent of it was," Sanders said, "... so they could be focused on making the team and not focused on dad.''
Sanders said he even went as far as to change his cellphone number "a couple of times'' to keep from talking to too many people.
Sanders has largely been out of the public eye in recent months, save for an appearance at Big 12 media days earlier this month when he acknowledged conference commissioner Brett Yormark for repeatedly checking in on him and praised Colorado athletic director Rick George.
Sanders deflected questions about his health at Big 12 media days and previously had not publicly offered any specifics.
On Monday, however, Sanders expounded on his faith, his recovery, his desire to continue coaching, the challenges of having his bladder removed, and the radical change in lifestyle following the surgery. He alternated between humor and the somber realization that he is a cancer survivor.
"I can't pee like I used to,'' Sanders said with a laugh. "... I depend on Depends. ... I'm making a joke out of it, but it is real. It is real. It is real. If you see a port-a-potty on the sideline, it is real, I'm just telling you. You're going to see one at practice, on the sideline [in games].''
He said that he hopes his public disclosure will spur people to get examined for all types of cancer and that his humor about bladder cancer will help those who go through the same surgery and recovery avoid being embarrassed.
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Don't forget to visit our colonoscopy thread. Got one two weeks ago. Sedated through it and woke later. At rest heartbeat 40-42bpm, BP 127/68, no adverse findings except a few diverticuli (so cutting out seeds}. Piece of mind great to have. Can't imagine facing the health challenges Sanders faces.
Had mine about 6 months ago. With a family history of cancer (Fuck Cancer!), it's always good when the the ol' pooper gets a clean bill of health.
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I mean, I'm glad he's recovering and is cancer free. Best of luck to him with that. But to hold a press conference implies some kind of actual announcement and line of questions. This was literally a one-liner that could have been given to the press to run with without leaving the house.
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LovelandBuckeye
You never lose to those pricks. Ever. Ever. - UFM
This is why I always go to a back alley ass doctor.
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Thump casually looks back mid op... Is that really all you got, Doc?
No joke, a friend told a story about their friend in the military who went and the anesthesia wasn't strong enough. they kept giving him more, but it didn't take, so they just did it. The assumption is somebody in the anesthesia department is stealing from the supply and selling on the side.
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