NBA legend Dwyane Wade opens about the surgery of the kidney, the diagnosis of cancer: ‘The weakest point I have ever felt’
During the latest episode of your podcast, triple NBA champion Dwyane Wade revealed some of the health intimidation details he faced more than a year ago.
Wade was undergoing surgery in December 2023, which removed 40% of the kidney. Operarugia was followed by what Wade described as a “shocking” cancer diagnosis.
The scanning of the whole body confirmed the presence of a “cyst/tumor” on one of Wade’s kidneys.
“And the doctor was like” You must have a kidney surgery “,” 43-year-old basketball star recorded a podcast on Thursday “Why from Dwyane Wade.”
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Dwyane Wade on a male basketball quarterfinal match between France and Canada during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in the ACCOR Arena. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)
Wade admitted that he mostly avoided seeing a doctor over the years, but eventually scheduled a meeting after he started experiencing stomach problems, cramps and urinating problems.
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“On the verification procedure, such as:” Why is my [urine] Do you go out slowly, why is my stream not powerful? Why is he a little weak? “” Wade recalled. After removing a considerable part of his left kidney, the doctors concluded that the tumor was cancer, Wade said.
Wade said that the intimidation of health left him weakened.
Miami Heat Great Dwyane Wade in the center of Kasey. (Ay Vinlove/USA Today Sports)
“I think it was the first time my family, my father, my children, saw me poorly,” he said. “That moment was probably the weakest point I’ve ever felt in my life. … I fought, a dog. I fought.
“And one thing you never want to work as a man, you never want your family to see you as poorly. You don’t want to experience you weak, and you don’t want them to see you in their weak moments. But I had to.”
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Wade’s father, Dwyane Wade Sr., also had a battle with prostate cancer. Former star Miami Heat said he had helped him to understand the importance of his family.
“What I saw in the midst of me going through my illness, I saw my family that may not always say, maybe he doesn’t always agree. I saw everyone appearing for me and being there for me and in that process, in my weakness, I found strength in my family. “
Wade did not reveal details about His current health.
Wade withdrew from the NBA after the 2018-19 season. He is the leader of the heat of all time in points, assists and theft. It was named NBA Finals MVP 2006.
He bought a ownership stake in Utah Jazz in 2021. Wade also joined Chicago Sky The ownership group 2023 when he became one of the minority investors of the WNBA franchise.
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