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Konnan addressed the most recent on his well being throughout an episode of his Keepin it 100 podcast.
The 58-year-old has been experiencing well being issues courting again to a nasty bout of COVID-19 in February 2021. After results from the virus led to him having heart surgery in January. He’s additionally at present awaiting his second kidney transplant surgical procedure after having beforehand undergone the identical process in 2007.
He famous on his podcast that he began dialysis lately.
“I simply begin dialysis at this time and I can inform that for the final eight months – and I actually normally do not convey it as much as you guys as a result of that is simply the way in which I’m – however the final eight months have been torture for me, mentally, bodily” Konnan mentioned.
“It has been very, very arduous to go to work, to work, to do that present. Thank god, it is the one issues I’ve to do however even getting on a aircraft has been torture for me. I really feel weak, I really feel torpid, I really feel dispondant. No power, irritable, depressed, you identify it, bro, I am simply not myself. It has been actually arduous and it has been actually arduous for me to deal with this.”
Konnan continued to speak about his well being impacting his capacity to work together with attending conferences about AAA creating an enviornment in Cancun to placed on reveals for vacationers. He famous that he fell asleep throughout a casting session for actors to work on the reveals.
“We have been auditioning folks for the performing roles, for the wrestling roles, and all that. So, that begins in February. We did the ultimate casting yesterday and bro, in the course of the assembly, I fell asleep, which could be very embarrassing. Then an hour later I had a gathering with Marvel and I fell asleep throughout that too, which could be very embarrassing as a result of that is simply how weak I used to be.”
Konnan continued to say that after going to dialysis he’s beginning to really feel higher, nevertheless.
“I went there at this time and it was a fantastic expertise, method higher than I anticipated. I really feel actually good and I hope to be my previous grumpy self and I simply wished to say that.”
He additionally mentioned he misplaced the record of individuals keen to donate a kidney and is hoping these volunteers can attain out to him once more.
“I additionally wished to say that there have been like 5 individuals who had been cool sufficient that they wished to donate their kidneys and I misplaced that record. So, if they might please get ahold of me once more as a result of I do not know who you might be or easy methods to get ahold of you.”
Konnan will proceed going to dialysis three days every week till he is ready to get a kidney transplant.
Dave Meltzer addressed Konnan’s well being and the well being of our personal Jim Valley within the newest version of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
“Each Konnan and Jim Valley are awaiting kidney transplants. Konnan had one 13 years in the past and is hoping to discover a suitable donor for this second one. Konnan has not been touring to the AAA reveals however continues to be reserving and writing the reveals and sending finishes in by way of group chats. He’s began dialysis so his well being has improved of late and hopes to be again on the highway for the 12/28 present in Acapulco,” Meltzer wrote. “Valley is present process checks wanted to qualify for a transplant.”
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