Deion Sanders reveals bladder cancer diagnosis, now ‘cured’ after surgery | College football
Deion Sanders, football coach of the University of Colorado, revealed on Monday that he had received an aggressive diagnosis of bladder cancer, but after surgery, his oncologist considered him healed.
Dr. Janet Kukreja, director of urological oncology at CUC Center Center / Uchealth University of Colorado Hospital, said that Sanders had removed its bladder as part of the surgical plan due to the high recurrence rate of this form of the disease.
“I can’t pee like I pee. It’s totally different,” said Sanders, adding that he had lost 25 pounds at a time of recovery, with a new bladder formed from parts of his intestine.
“I depend on depends if you know what I mean,” said Sanders. “I cannot control my bladder. So I get up to go to the bathroom already 4 to 5 times a night. And I’m sitting there wake up like my grandson. We in the same thing. We had the same problem right now. We go through the same trials and tribulations. ”
Sanders plans to supervise the buffaloes this season, his third in Colorado. He said there will probably be portable toilet to the touch and that he hopes to serve as an example and model for others with a similar diagnosis.
Sanders, who will be 58 years old next month, spoke to the media on the eve of the fall camp. He brought his medical team with him to discuss his diagnosis.
The charismatic coach returned to campus last week and announced on social networks: “Back and feel good!” He missed football camps in Boulder this summer in the information that he was sick.
On Sunday, the media production team well in bankruptcy, which tells Sanders and the Buffaloes, published a video on YouTube of the coach’s first meeting with the team. In the middle of the clip, there was a scene, dated May 9, where Sanders said: “I do not know if I am mentally ready, emotionally. Last night was difficult, yesterday was difficult, because I had to do a will. It is not at all easy, to think that you may not be there.”
Sanders dealt with problems surrounding his left foot since two toes amputated in 2021 due to blood clotting problems when he trained to Jackson State. He missed the media day in 2023, his inaugural year in Colorado, after a procedure to eliminate a blood clot from his right leg and another to straighten the toes on his left foot.
In March, Sanders signed a contract extension throughout the 2029 season.
The Buffaloes launched the season on August 29 against Georgia Tech in Folsom Field. It will be the first season for some time that he has not trained one of his sons. The quarter-Arrière SheDer Sanders was drafted by the Browns of Cleveland while Shilo, security, is on camp with the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay.
Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes went 4-8 in his first season and 9-4 last season, with an appearance in the Alamo Bowl. They have large shoes to fill out to replace Shedeur Sanders and the winner of the Heisman Travis Hunter trophy.
