Kurt Angle Undergoes Emergency Surgery To Fix Near-Fatal Issue
On Thursday, Kurt Angle’s official Twitter page announced that the Olympic gold medalist underwent emergency surgery to correct a near fatal issue he was dealing with.
Below are the tweets from Angle’s management company:
Friends and Fan this is a message from Mr Angles Management. Yesterday while Mr Angle was preparing for his travel to the UK for Comic Con
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
he was experiencing sever pain, he lost feeling in his extremities, and starting to have some difficulty breathing. His wife, Giovanni,
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
very concerned rushed him to the hospital, where doctors informed Kurt that his symptoms were the result of his recent surgery that left a
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
large buildup of fluid on his spinal cord. Since the condition could be fatal, they immediately underwent emergency surgery to relieve the
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
pressure on his spine. The surgery went well and doctors believe he will have a full recovery. Kurt apologies to his friends and fans that
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
He will not be appearing at Comic Con in London this weekend as hoped. Kurt is doing well and we will keep you posted on his progress.
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015