Hairy Bikers star King reveals aneurysm scare - Daily TV round-up
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‘Hairy Bikers’ star Si King has revealed how he was almost killed by a brain aneurysm.
King, who with Dave Myers has become famed for their globe-trotting food shows, told how a prolonged headache saw him rushed away for life-saving treatment at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
“I just started getting a severe headache. Over a four-day period it got worse and worse and worse. I thought, ‘Oh my god I am in trouble here’.
“So I went and had a procedure. It was a life-or-death thing. It was critical when I went into hospital but now it’s not.
“It’s good they have fixed it. There have been no lasting effects – none that you’d notice other than I am slightly madder than I was before. No deficit as they say.
[Hairy Biker King leaving hospital]
“They were the most incredible staff and it is an incredible hospital. Hats off to the NHS.”
Prior to the aneurysm, King had lost three stone in a joint diet with TV partner Myers, and has resolved to continue keeping healthy.
“I walk at least two miles a day and cycle when I can because with brain injuries it can be difficult. Your stamina levels drop for one reason or another,” he says.
“I’m not back working yet. I want to keep myself right. The last
thing I want to do is fall over on a shoot. I want to make sure I am
100% fit. And I’m getting there.” [Daily Mirror]King, who with Dave Myers has become famed for their globe-trotting food shows, told how a prolonged headache saw him rushed away for life-saving treatment at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
“I just started getting a severe headache. Over a four-day period it got worse and worse and worse. I thought, ‘Oh my god I am in trouble here’.
“So I went and had a procedure. It was a life-or-death thing. It was critical when I went into hospital but now it’s not.
“It’s good they have fixed it. There have been no lasting effects – none that you’d notice other than I am slightly madder than I was before. No deficit as they say.
[Hairy Biker King leaving hospital]
“They were the most incredible staff and it is an incredible hospital. Hats off to the NHS.”
Prior to the aneurysm, King had lost three stone in a joint diet with TV partner Myers, and has resolved to continue keeping healthy.
“I walk at least two miles a day and cycle when I can because with brain injuries it can be difficult. Your stamina levels drop for one reason or another,” he says.
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