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Days after he had surgery to insert a pacemaker, thank you
Arnold Schwarzenegger for his support – and says he will soon be ready for filming.
Friday 29 March at 20:10
Actor and former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently underwent surgery to insert a pacemakerA pacemaker is a small device that is implanted in the body to help control the heartbeat..
In a post on Instagram Thursday, the 76-year-old thanks for the support he has received.
– I have received so many nice messages from all over the world, writes Schwarzenegger, before adding:
– Many have asked if my pacemaker will cause problems for the recording of season 2 of Fubar.
“Fubar” is a TV series produced by Netflix, in which Schwarzenegger has the main role.
However, he asks his fans not to worry.
– Absolutely not. I will be ready to film in April, he writes.
– More machine
It was on Monday’s episode of his own podcast, “Arnold’s Pump Club,” that Schwarzenegger revealed that he had had a pacemaker inserted.
– So now I’m a bit more of a machine, he said.
According to Schwarzenegger, the operation was necessary because scar tissue from previous heart operations had made his heartbeats irregular.
Schwarzenegger with the rest of the “Fubar” crew at the series premiere in Los Angeles in May 2023. Photo: PHILLIP FARAONE / AFP / NTB
He has a congenital heart defect, and has been operated on several times in the past. He stated that he is having regular check-ups at the hospital, and that such is life with a genetic heart defect. But:
– You don’t hear me complaining.
In the same boat as the King
In Norway, approx 3,200 new pacemakers inof which 60 percent of the intervention was done on older people.
Earlier in March, King Harald (87) had a permanent pacemaker inserted, after receiving a temporary pacemaker in Malaysia.
– The intervention was successful, and the King is doing well, the royal house wrote in a press release on 12 March.
The King, like Schwarzenegger, also seems to be on the mend. This week, a new photo of the royal family was shared, and it was also known that the royal couple will celebrate Easter at Bygdøy royal estate in Oslo this year.
The king is still on sick leave, and will be until Monday 8 April.
On 27 March, the royal family shared a family photo from Bygdøy royal estate. Photo: Simen Løvberg Sund / The Royal Court / NTB