Mick Foley believes he got a second chance in life after getting healthy.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is known for competing in some of the most gruesome hardcore-style matches of all time. After putting his body on the line every time he stepped inside the ring, Foley believes he has a “new lease on life” with his current health.
Speaking on the INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet podcast, Mick Foley addressed his current health. He said that he lost a considerable amount of weight and is moving better than before.
“The crazy thing is I’m moving better. I dropped like 90 [pounds]. At one point I’d gone from 372 to 273, and then I may have taken it too easy for the next four or five months and crept up towards 300, but I think I’m down around 275, and hip and knee replacements, those were game changers.
“I remember talking to Kevin Nash and saying, Kevin, something amazing happened to me today. I said I passed somebody in the airport. I was always the guy where people were like, ‘Hey, sir, you move to the side.’ And I was starting to pass people, which didn’t mean I was fast, and I don’t want to over exaggerate the amount of pain I was in, but I think I’ve got a pretty high threshold.
“So when I say it was, I don’t want to say agonizing, but it was more than severe. If it was not agonizing, it was agonizing at moments. I would need five minutes to get going after I got off, I stood up out of my seat on a plane, or when I was driving my car, and my kids said that this is what I would do for hours at a time, I punched my right thigh to try to get some feeling in my nerves.”
Mick Foley Said The Doctor Was Shocked With The Condition Of His Hip
Mick Foley shared that his doctor was surprised by the condition of his hip and that his life improved after undergoing hip and knee replacement surgeries. The Hardcore Legend also said that he feels much better compared to the pain he endured for 10-15 years.
“When I went at a friend’s request, who’s a physical therapist, she said, I think that’s your hip. And I was like, but the pains in my lower back. But then she explained something about the piriformis muscle gripping onto the nerve, mimicking sciatica.
“And when I went to that doctor, orthopedic guy, and I saw the hip, I wasn’t dismayed, I was actually happy, because I saw, you can fix this. He said, ‘I’ve been doing this for 25 years. It’s the worst hip I’ve ever seen. I don’t know how you’re walking.’ Once I realized there was hope, and then once I had the hip followed by the knee, it was like a new lease on life.
“Now, if you were to suddenly transform someone else into my current body, sure, they might think it was hell on earth, but compared to how I felt for like, 10-15, years, yeah, I am doing a lot better.”
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