Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade said he had kidney surgery in 2023, and doctors remove the tumor, which was later recognized as Rakowy.
In the comments on his “Why from Dwyane Wade“The podcast, which was published on Thursday, the three -time NBA champion publicly revealed for the first time that he had problems with the stomach and urine, which led him to the doctor after” taking several years from physical “. Wade Wade said he had a whole body scanning, which was revealed by “cyst/tumor” on the right kidney.
Many doctors recommended the surgery, which he finally underwent in December 2023.
Wade said that the doctors removed 40% of the right kidney and that tumor tests after removal showed that it was cancerous.
“Thank God I was undergoing surgery,” he said.
Wade thought about his decision about surgery, saying that this is a low point in his life.
“I think that for the first time my family, my dad, my children, saw me weak,” he said. “This 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 do as a man is that you never want your family to see you as weak. You don’t want to be perceived weak and you don’t want to be seen in your weak moments. Shoe and had to. “
Wade praised his family for being there for him.
“I found strength in these weaknesses,” he said.
Wade, which retired after the 2018-19 season, has several franchise records from Miami Heat – including points, assists, thefts, games and minutes. His 16-year career in the NBA covered 15 with Heat, three championships and the MVP final in 2006.
