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 Strawberry likely to leave hospital over weekend
Posted: Thursday October 08, 1998 07:32 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Darryl Strawberry was given an optimistic medical report Thursday and doctors said the New York Yankees outfielder probably will be sent home this weekend. Doctors removed a 16-inch portion of Strawberry's large intestine during a three-hour operation last Saturday to get rid of a 2 1/2-inch cancerous tumor that nearly obstructed his intestine. "Doctors are optimistic that he will make a complete recovery and return to full activities, including playing major league baseball next season," Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center said in a statement. Strawberry probably will be sent home Sunday. Doctors said they anticipated he will undergo one round of chemotherapy. "Tell everybody I feel stronger every day," Strawberry told Rick Cerrone, the Yankees' director of media relations in a phone call to the team clubhouse during workouts at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. "I'm confident this will be a successful process," Strawberry went on to say. "When you are in a situation like this you put yourself in your doctors' hands. I share their confidence." A microscopic examination of tissue removed from Strawberry showed no indications the tumor had spread. The margins of the colon were cancer-free, as was his liver. Doctors said 35 of 36 lymph nodes removed from Strawberry during the three-hour surgery were cancer-free, but one lymph node contained evidence of the tumor. Strawberry, 36, went for medical tests just as the Yankees were starting the American League playoffs. He hit .247 this season with 24 home runs -- his highest total since 1991 -- and 57 RBIs in 295 at-bats.
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