The guitarist had a five hour operation to have the growth removed.<\/p>\n
The Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood has spoken out about the surgery he had to remove a growth in his lung. <\/p>\n
The musician received the diagnosisback in Mayand underwent a five hour operation to have part of his lung removed. <\/p>\n
He spoke exclusively to the Mail on Sundays Event magazine, saying he prepared to say goodbye to his family after the diagnosis. <\/p>\n
There was a week when everything hung in the balance and it could have been curtains time to say goodbye, he told the mag. <\/p>\n
You never know what is going to happen. <\/p>\n
He revealed that hed been surprised that he hadnt fallen ill sooner after his life of hedonism. <\/p>\n
I had this thought at the back of my mind after I gave up smoking a year ago: How can I have got through 50 years of chain-smoking and all the rest of my bad habits without something going on in there?' the guitarist said. <\/p>\n
So I went along to see our good old doctor, Richard Dawood, because we [Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts] all have to be checked before we go on tour, and he asked me if I wanted him to go deeper and check my heart, lungs and blood. I said, Go for it.' <\/p>\n
Wood told the mag that hes fine now, and will be going for regular check-ups. <\/p>\n
He quit smoking before his twins were born in 2016 and is now sober after being in rehab eight times, and having treatment for alcoholism. <\/p>\n
But what doesbandmate Keith Richards think of his sobriety? <\/p>\n
He was more bothered Id quit the fags, Wood revealed. I took Champix [a nicotine inhibitor] for three weeks. That stuff is heavy duty. Makes me sick even to think of it now. I just stopped wanting the ciggies. <\/p>\n
Wood is expected to join the band on their No Filter European dates in September. <\/p>\n
The Rolling Stones upcoming No Filter European tour dates are below. <\/p>\n
9 September Hamburg, Germany: Stadtpark 12 September Munich, Germany: Olympic Stadium 16 September Spielberg, Austria: Spielberg at Red Bull Ring 20 September Zurich, Switzerland: Letzigrund Stadium 23 September Lucca, Italy: Lucca Summer Festival-City Walls 27 September Barcelona, Spain: Olympic Stadium 30 September Amsterdam, Holland: Amsterdam ArenA 3 October Copenhagen, Denmark: Parken Stadium 9 October Dusseldorf, Germany: Esprit arena 12 October Stockholm, Sweden: Friends Arena 15 October Arnhem, Holland: GelreDome 19 October Paris, France: U Arena 22 October Paris, France: U Arena <\/p>\n
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