Wade Boggs reveals prostate cancer diagnosis: ‘Going to ring that damn bell’

Nypost ^ | 09/08/2024 | Field Level Media

[ChicagoConservative27]

What a damn shame

[jerod]

If he’s been diagnosed early, he should make out fine... Lot’s of people now survive Prostate cancers... If they catch them early.

Get a colonoscopy and do your PSA counts regularly.

[fidelis]

Sorry to hear this and I wish him luck. I hope to join him in ringing that bell myself sometime soon.

[FamiliarFace]

You go, Wade! I have an ex-BIL, who we still include as family member, who is 3 years out from his stage 4 diagnosis.

[FamiliarFace]

And seems to be doing fine. It hasn’t gotten worse. Something else is likely to get him before prostate cancer does.

[nwrep]

Related to Hale Boggs.

[suasponte137]

I believe he spent most of his career on the Red Sox as the third baseman, so it’s weird that they just mentioned him on the Yankees

[Ciaphas Cain]

Loved his appearance on The Simpsons!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Prayers up for Wade Boggs.

[Equine1952]

Been there and fought that crap. 2018. So far so good, good luck Mr Boggs. Survival rate if caught early is pretty good. Hope he gets better.

[BerryDingle]

What color is the prostate cancer ribbon?

[Tymesup]

Article is in New York Post. Inducted as a Red Sox, but played for Yankees , won a World Series with them in 1996.

[deepestsouth1]

Teal Blue

[sweetiepiezer]

I hope you do also.

Prayers.

[sten]

prolly shouldn’t have got that shot...

and yes, we’ll see many many more of these types of things in the coming 5 yrs

[fidelis]

Thank you.

[South Dakota]

My belief is his walk that he drew won the World series for the Yankees

[WASCWatch]

It’s light blue; not teal blue.

[WASCWatch]

If it was caught before it has metastasized, it’s pretty much 100% curable.

If he has a great surgeon, he won’t have any more than 3-4 months of urinary and ED issues. After that, those issues won’t be a problem.

He will also likely need a penis pump to get the blood flowing for a while.

I was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer with 8 bone mets 10 years ago this month. Was told by one oncologist I’d have 3-5 years. My current oncologist has told me for the last 3 years my cancer will most likely never progress because I have responded so well to just one androgen deprivation therapy medication.

[Ancesthntr]

Best wishes to Biggs for a quick and complete recovery.