Max George to have lung biopsy weeks after getting pacemaker fitted
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The Wanted star Max George has said a lung biopsy could shed light on the heart problems that led to him having a pacemaker fitted. After feeling unwell in December, the 36-year-old singer was taken to hospital where doctors discovered a “block” – meaning his heart was beating with an abnormal rhythm.
“The doctors have discovered enlarged lymph nodes on my lungs,” he told The Sun. “This could be a sign of what caused my heart problems. “I’ve got to have a lung biopsy in a couple of weeks. It sounds pretty gnarly. It might tell us what the cause was.”.
The procedure involves a small piece of lung tissue being removed and sent to a laboratory to be examined and checked for abnormal cells, according to the NHS. George recounted preparing for his own death from his hospital bed, convinced he would die before receiving lifesaving surgery, in another interview with the publication.
“If I could go from being absolutely on top of the world to being told ‘the bottom part of your heart isn’t working’, I kept thinking in my head, ‘Well, what if the top half stops working overnight?’,” he said. To add to his fears, he said he was by far the youngest patient on his ward, surrounded by patients at least three decades older.
He said he thought of his girlfriend, actress Maisie Smith, 23, and his family and what would happen if the worst occurred. “That first night I wrote a will, I thought I was going to die,” the musician said. “When you get told that, you really realise what your responsibilities are. I’ve got a partner, Maisie, I’ve got a family. I’ve got two little nephews and all of that stuff really comes to the front of it all.”.
