Joey Swoll had a disastrous experience. The routine surgery ended up taking 6 hours!

Nobody likes hospital visits. However, the popular fitness influencer and owner of Gym Positivity Joey Swoll, who we have mentioned in our news in connection with inappropriate groping in the gym, could tell you something about it. The trainer has undergone several cardiovascular surgeries in the past, and although this time he felt he was only going in for a few minutes for a procedure that shouldn't take more than 45 minutes, he ended up spending a hard-to-believe six hours in the operating room. What happened?

During the surgery, a piece of the surgical instrument broke off, leading to huge complications. Originally, Joey came in for what is called angiography, which is essentially a specific type of X-ray that shows blood vessels. However, the broken instrument caused the operation to drag on for 6 hours and required, among other things, cutting the groin or wrist. Swoll also revealed that at one point his heart needed a pump to keep it alive.

According to Joey, the doctor himself revealed that nothing like this had ever happened to him. Thankfully, the fitness influencer also added that he is feeling great now, even though he has bruises all over his body and his pain stretches across his entire body.

"I'm home, healthy, working out and feeling great, but I'm very mentally and physically broken. My whole middle of my body and groin are blue-black, but even that will heal. My problem is that I still feel like I'm lying on that table looking at that beige ceiling and the bright lights as I lie there helplessly. That's going to take a while,"

The popular athlete admitted, but at the same time, he does not lose his optimism even in this adverse situation and appreciates the support of every fan who wished him a speedy recovery on his Instagram account.

Everything also indicates that Joey is on the best possible path to a speedy recovery. According to the doctors' words, his heart functions are at the best possible level and although things are thus moving in the right direction, we will probably have to wait for some time before we see Joey in the gym again. We can only wish him a speedy recovery.

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