The Wanted star Max George has posted a health update after having to undergo a second heart surgery. Max, 36, first had a pacemaker fitted back in December after being rushed to A&E by his mum with suspected heart issues, and he revealed that the surgery didn’t go to plan. On Instagram, he shared that he had to go to hospital again to fix the issues, and admitted that he was going through a “pretty rough time.”.
In the post shared today, the musician first shared a photo of himself lying in a hospital bed with headphones on, with wires and monitors attached to his body. He then followed up with himself in a bathroom after the second surgery, showing a fresh scar on his chest underneath a tattoo of his late bandmate Tom Parker's date of birth. Max wrote: “A few weeks ago I had to go back into hospital after having some physical symptoms in my chest. It turned out that one of the leads was placed too far into my heart.
“The second surgery took about 2 hours. Luckily, it was a success and they kindly let me listen to Oasis the whole time!”. He added: “It’s been a setback, but it’s just one of those things. I’ve had a few complications the last couple of months but I’m having loads of tests to make sure everything is all good. It can take a few weeks / months for the inflammation of my heart to subside (myocarditis) but I’m sure I’ll be back on top form in no time! Thanks everyone for all your lovely messages and support through what’s been a pretty rough time. Means a lot.”.
Unfortunately, this isn’t the only further health issue Max has had to address. Last month, he revealed that he needed further tests to investigate enlarged lymph nodes in his lungs, and was due to undergo a biopsy. In a recent interview, he shared that he’d been through the process, and that it was a gruelling experience. “The doctor did warn me there is a small chance that I could lose my voice. That was pretty worrying, but I decided I needed to take the risk. The biopsy was pretty gnarly, it’s a camera with prongs on the end that goes down your throat. It was painful. The recovery was tough, I had chest pain and was coughing up blood for five days,” he said.
Prior to revealing his second heart surgery, Max shared that he’d been so scared for his health that he wrote a will on his iPhone while at the hospital. He explained: "That first night I wrote a will, I thought I was going to die.". Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram,Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads. Celeb obsessed? Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox.
