Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is speaking out about the cancer scare he endured last January, an experience he says was unnerving and left him anxious for a few days.
When doctors at the Cleveland Clinic found a growth on James’ parotid gland, which produces saliva, James was forced to wait several days for the biopsy results. He tells The Cleveland Plain Dealer that doctors didn’t think it was cancer but had to make sure.
“It was a nerve-racking experience but I knew at that point I had to get it done,” James said. “I was on edge for those few days, I was lucky the season was going on and we were playing really well so I could concentrate on basketball. My family was nervous.”
After test results showed the growth was benign, James had surgery to remove it on June 3, just two days after the Cavs were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals.
He couldn’t work out for a few weeks, but in the end that actually might have been a good thing. There was time for rest, and some relief.
“I just stayed in bed for a week or so. I could talk and eat but I didn’t really want to do much,” James said. “I just relaxed and got some of the best sleep I’ve had in my life.”
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