By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Former IBF and IBO world champion Billy “The Kid” Dib is recovering in the hospital after an emergency operation to remove a tumor from his stomach on Monday. The current IBF #8 lightweight has asked for boxing fans to pray for him.
“10 or 11 days ago I was having bad pain and they sent me off for a scan but it showed something very little,” Dib told the Wide World of Sport.” They told me not to worry about it and gave me some medication. But then the following days I was feeling really sick and I went to Canterbury Hospital, they put me on morphine and they sent me home and said I need to do a scan, and then when I called to get the scan done the next day, they said, ‘Sorry we can’t get you in until Monday.’
“I told them, ‘I’m dying. I need help please.’ They said, ‘Sir, if you’re dying, call the hospital.’
“Then I was taken to my mum’s house and my brother called a friend of his who is a doctor and he said to get to Bella Vista Norwest Hospital straight away. I did that and they found a 5cm tumor in my stomach.”
“They’ve cut it out, they’ve said they’ve got it all but I’m in recovery and it’s very hard. Who knows what God has got planned for me. The tumor was behind my gallbladder. I’m in bed right now, I don’t know if I need chemo in the future. They’ve taken the tumor out but they want to test it and see what kind of cancer it is and if it’s going to spread.
“I’m very lucky. Please tell everybody to pray for me and I love them all.”
They tend to send people away like that.
Glad he was persistent in wanting to be admitted! Speedy recovery and hoping it wasn’t cancerous!!
This poor guy lost his wife to cancer a few years ago and now he goes through this, himself. Best wishes Billy for everything and get well soon!
My goodness, I didn’t realize he lost his wife to cancer? Heartbreaking and very sobering!!
And she was 21 years old BoriMex!
Blessings to Billy the Kid Dib. I hope for a speedy recovery.
GET WELL SOON… HOPING FOR THE BEST
Prayers my brother…
My wife is still in the hospital after an extensive malignant tumor removal from several abdominal organs. Here’s to Dib and I hope his tumor was benign.
Get well soon champ! You seem to have a positive and realistic attitude towards this.
Billy is a top lad. Get well soon mate
Get well soon champ
He shouldn’t assume it’s a malignant tumor as it sounds like it could be benign. It is out of him now and it quite sounds like most of the medical professionals are a bit incompetent based on his story. I know how he feels as healthcare in America is absolutely horrendous. You can’t get sick in America.
Should sue the people who wasn’t diligent!!!
True definition of a fighter!!!
Salute Champ!!!
All the best Billy. Keep punching champ!
“Sir, if you’re dying, call the hospital.” Can you believe the unmitigated temerity of the cretins who run that so-called medical establishment? Those goons need to be investigated (and fired!).
Get well champ.