{"id":12006,"date":"2024-05-28T14:21:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=12006"},"modified":"2024-05-28T14:21:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:21:17","slug":"12006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=12006","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In November, the game show host began to endure \u201cexcruciating\u201d agony while out for a morning stroll with his daughter. He was doubled over in pain hours later, about to enter surgery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3793323828586598\" data-ad-slot=\"5091870534\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 host Pat Sajak opens up about \u2018life and death\u2019 emergency surgery l ABC News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nuOownr0Vts?feature=oembed\" width=\"1250\" height=\"703\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"1250\" data-origheight=\"703\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was lying on the bed in the fetal position,\u201d he explained. \u201cThey try to treat your pain with numerous medications. And none of it \u2013 none of it \u2013 worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-21\"><\/div>\n<p>Then, he said, his doctors gave him a drug that swept the pain from his mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of a sudden, I wasn\u2019t thinking about the discomfort,\u201d he explained. \u201cI just got these amazing pastels and faced flowing out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3793323828586598\" data-ad-slot=\"5091870534\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_4_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-22\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI could hear my wife and daughter talking in the background.\u201d \u201cThey sounded a mile away but were right next to me,\u201d he explained. \u201cThey were conversing with one another. And I recall thinking, not morbidly, \u201cI guess this must be death.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26842\" src=\"https:\/\/recipmo.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-min-99.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>In that moment, he said, he was worried for his wife and daughter and felt sad that they would \u201chave to deal with the aftermath.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-23\"><\/div>\n<p>Of course, Sajak survived the procedure, and his worries about death were unfounded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3793323828586598\" data-ad-slot=\"5091870534\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_5_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt turns out that I was merely high,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n<p>Sajak\u2019s procedure was \u201ctotally successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said doctors detected no underlying cause of the intestinal blockage. Therefore he doesn\u2019t need to change his lifestyle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3793323828586598\" data-ad-slot=\"5091870534\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_6_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been feeling extremely terrific for several weeks,\u201d Sajak explained. \u201cI\u2019ve been back in the studio doing shows. Even after spinning the wheel, nothing popped. So I think it\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sajak\u2019s longstanding co-host, Vanna White, stepped in to fill his shoes while he was healing. Sajak joked in the interview that he\u2019s worried she might nab his spot as the primary host.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI discovered she enjoys hosting, and I\u2019m a little nervous,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3793323828586598\" data-ad-slot=\"5091870534\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_7_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Despite his jokes, Sajak seems settled in his spot at \u201cWheel of Fortune.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still have my wits about me,\u201d he said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t remove that, so I\u2019ll be selling vowels for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November, the game show host began to endure \u201cexcruciating\u201d agony while out for a morning stroll with his daughter. He was doubled over in pain hours later, about to enter surgery. \u201cI was lying on the bed in the fetal position,\u201d he explained. \u201cThey try to treat your pain with numerous medications. 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