Fans' love after news of 'small heart attack' overwhelms Brian May, Queen singer says his life's complete now
The musician said on Sunday that he suffered a near-fatal heart attack, but is recovering now.
By ET Online and Agencies |
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LONDON: Veteran musician Brian May is overwhelmed by the love showered by his fans.
The musician had revealed that he recently suffered what he described as a near-fatal heart attack, but said he is now on the road to recovery. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the Queen lead guitarist said when he went in for a check-up, doctors found a tear in his gluteus maximus muscle and assumed that must be the cause.
But it was only after an MRI on his lower spine that they found the real problem: a compressed sciatic nerve.
"Why did those discs in my spine get so squished? Well I think 50 years of running around with a guitar strap over my left shoulder holding a heavy guitar might have something to do with it!" May, 72, captioned the video.
The diagnosis was followed by a "small" heart attack one day.
He described the attack as "about 40 minutes of pain in the chest and tightness and that feeling in the arms and sweating".
An angiogram revealed a massive blockage that could have been deadly, May said, adding he underwent a surgery to receive three stents.
"I'm incredibly grateful that I now have a life to lead again. "I was actually very near death because of this, but the pain that I had was from something completely different, it's funny how things work. I'm good; I'm here; and I'm ready to rock," he said in the video.
In a reference to funerals in another post on Tuesday, he spoke about how near and dear ones say good things about the person that has passed away, but s/he can't hear any of it. He further stated that he was lucky to hear all the positive things said by people around the world and said his life is complete.
Sharing a health update, he said that he is well, following the right things and doing physio.
Earlier this month, May shared on social media that he was hospitalised after he ripped the muscles in his glutes "to shreds" in a gardening accident, which left him in debilitating pain.
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The musician had revealed that he recently suffered what he described as a near-fatal heart attack, but said he is now on the road to recovery. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the Queen lead guitarist said when he went in for a check-up, doctors found a tear in his gluteus maximus muscle and assumed that must be the cause.
But it was only after an MRI on his lower spine that they found the real problem: a compressed sciatic nerve.
"Why did those discs in my spine get so squished? Well I think 50 years of running around with a guitar strap over my left shoulder holding a heavy guitar might have something to do with it!" May, 72, captioned the video.
The diagnosis was followed by a "small" heart attack one day.
He described the attack as "about 40 minutes of pain in the chest and tightness and that feeling in the arms and sweating".
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An angiogram revealed a massive blockage that could have been deadly, May said, adding he underwent a surgery to receive three stents.
"I'm incredibly grateful that I now have a life to lead again. "I was actually very near death because of this, but the pain that I had was from something completely different, it's funny how things work. I'm good; I'm here; and I'm ready to rock," he said in the video.
In a reference to funerals in another post on Tuesday, he spoke about how near and dear ones say good things about the person that has passed away, but s/he can't hear any of it. He further stated that he was lucky to hear all the positive things said by people around the world and said his life is complete.
Sharing a health update, he said that he is well, following the right things and doing physio.
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Earlier this month, May shared on social media that he was hospitalised after he ripped the muscles in his glutes "to shreds" in a gardening accident, which left him in debilitating pain.
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