What Roman Reigns Might Expect This Time Around In His Upcoming Battle With Leukemia
As we have been reporting since last night, Roman Reigns announced that he was diagnosed with leukemia 11 years ago at the age of 22. He revealed that he had beaten the disease once, and that the leukemia had returned and that a second battle lies ahead of him. Since Roman will now be facing a serious fight ahead, he said he will not be able to fulfill his duty as Universal Champion and that he was relinquishing the title immediately.
As details regarding the specifics of Roman Reigns leukemia are not known, it is impossible to tell exactly what Roman Reigns is in store for without knowing more about what type of leukemia he has. However, if you look up the disease on WebMD states that the type of cancer if not detected first in a blood test, that “a person appears pale, has enlarged lymph nodes, swollen gums, an enlarged liver or spleen, significant bruising, bleeding, fever, persistent infections, fatigue, or a small pinpoint rash.”
Reigns will also more than likely need to undergo chemotherapy. Our friends at RSN researched the treatment process, and according to Cancer Core Northwest, “Chemotherapy is typically given in cycles, which is a treatment followed by a period of rest. A cycle can last one or more days, but is usually one, two, three or four weeks long. A course of chemotherapy is comprised of multiple cycles. Each course is different, but generally consists of four to six cycles.”
As we have been reporting, last night Roman revealed that this is his second battle with leukemia, after having beaten the cancer 11 years ago. With this being his second recurrence of the disease, there is a good chance that Roman is in store for a very difficult fight ahead. On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer talked about this and said:
“There’s different forms of leukemia that have different dangers and it hasn’t been released what he has. So it’s kind of hard to say what is really going on without knowing more. For leukemia in general, there is a 57% chance of surviving 5 years so it’s a touch and go thing.”
“He’s young, he’s strong, he’s got a daughter, I think he’s going to make it. I think he’ll beat the odds. But there’s no, you know. This is something that you’re essentially born with a certain DNA that leads to this. I mean, he had it before and the thing that sucks is a lot of people — I just remember with Ed Cohen, because [Roman] is 33-years-old and he’s had it twice now and I remember with Ed Cohen who had cancer, it wasn’t leukemia. But if you have it at a young age I think the odds of it coming back again are probably pretty good which really sucks.”
Our thoughts and prayers here at Bodyslam.net go out to Roman Reigns and his family during this difficult time. We will keep you updated as more information regarding Roman Reigns and his battle with leukemia becomes available.
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(H/T our friends at Ringsidenews.com for the transcriptions.)
