BUTLER GETS READY FOR CANCER SURGERY.Byline: Tim Brown Timothy Donell Brown (born July 22, 1966) is a retired wide receiver, who played in the National Football League. He spent sixteen years with the Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one of the League's most prolific wide receivers. Daily News Staff Writer Dodgers center fielder Brett Butler Brett Butler can refer to different people:
Butler, who expected several visitors Sunday night, including Atlanta Braves pitchers John Smoltz and Greg McMichael, said his throat remains sore from the May 3 tonsillectomy tonsillectomy /ton·sil·lec·to·my/ (ton?si-lek´tah-me) excision of a tonsil. ton·sil·lec·to·my n. Surgical removal of tonsils or a tonsil. , but that he has gained most of his weight back. The tonsillectomy revealed the cancerous tumor and mandated the upcoming surgery. ``I feel fine,'' said Butler, 38. ``I'm more anxious for the results after than anything else, because you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . ``The first eight days were difficult. After that, I seemed to have the understanding of perspective. And my wife (Eveline) has been a rock.'' Doctors are expected to remove lymph nodes Lymph nodes Small, bean-shaped masses of tissue scattered along the lymphatic system that act as filters and immune monitors, removing fluids, bacteria, or cancer cells that travel through the lymph system. and a mass of muscle tissue from Butler's neck. Biopsy results will take four or five days, according to Butler, who will remain in the hospital, about 30 miles from his home in Duluth, Ga., for nearly a week. Only recently Butler's son, 8-year-old Blake, asked him, ``Daddy, do you still have cancer? It doesn't seem like it. You seem OK.'' Butler laughed. ``I realize (God) is watching over me,'' he said. ``I really have a peace. I really do.'' |
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