LOS ANGELES: Renowned Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger said he underwent second heart surgery but is feeling “fantastic.”
“I have a new aortic valve to go along with my new pulmonary valve from my last surgery. I feel fantastic and have already been walking the streets of Cleveland,” the Terminator actor and former California governor tweeted.
Schwarzenegger, 73, posted a picture of himself giving a thumbs up from his hospital bed at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, and thanked medical staff there. He told the city’s residents he had been out and about enjoying the sights since his operation.
Thanks to the team at the Cleveland Clinic, I have a new aortic valve to go along with my new pulmonary valve from my last surgery. I feel fantastic and have already been walking the streets of Cleveland enjoying your amazing statues. Thank you to every doc and nurse on my team! pic.twitter.com/hmIbsEMHtA
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) October 23, 2020
The actor, who was born with a heart defect, underwent emergency open-heart surgery in 2018 to replace a pulmonary valve. Schwarzenegger talked in May about the surgery.
In the online graduation video, he admitted he could have died, adding: “The reason why I’m telling you all this is because no matter how successful you are, life will throw obstacles in your path, like it was with my heart surgery or your graduation now.
Schwarzenegger became one of the world’s best known action movie stars in the 1980s with films including Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator, and comedies such as Twins.
In 2003, he was elected governor of California and championed environmental policies. After ending his term in 2011, he returned to movies, appearing in “The Expendables 2,” as well as a sequel to The Terminator.
