Diagnosed incidentally with stage IV, grade 4 metastatic renal cell carcinoma, I had bone metastases in my femur (which eventually fractured), ulna, and cranium; five metastases in my lungs; and muscle metastases in my thigh and tongue. Yet six months after diagnosis, my treatment ended: I've not had a drop of anything since.

It's been five to six years that I've had another flare-up (since my diagnosis). I just had an MRI (recently) and there are no new lesions.

I've been online since 1989; I was sysop on several CompuServe forums.

Once I found out it was a bone bruise and it takes four to six months to heal, then I was fine with that. It's only been four months, and it's definitely gotten better. ... I just have to be patient and wait for it to heal. I mean, if the season was going to start today, I'd wind up playing. It's not one of those things where I'm going to be out. If we had to play a game today, I'd be ready.

The muscle came off the bone and they're going to go in and attach it in the groin.

It got shortened to Bone eventually,