Black Widow
06-18-2009, 11:01 AM
JERRY BRISCO has cleared up speculation over his health by telling close WWE pal Jim Ross that he has suffered three strokes over the last few days.
Brisco was rushed to hospital on Tuesday and doctors originally diagnosed a stroke but quickly ruled it out.
After a series of tests, they then reverted back to their original opinion.
Smackdown announcer JR spoke to Jerry, 62, on the phone and then blogged: "The bottom line is this.
"After getting many of his medical tests back today, it was determined that Jerry did indeed have a stroke and not just one.
"Jerry had a total of three strokes over the past several days.
"The doctors now think that one stroke occurred Saturday and the other Sunday morning. They are not sure when Jerry suffered the first stroke.
"This is all new info confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
"It was originally believed that Jerry had not suffered from a stroke but further tests proved otherwise."
Jim added: "The doctors are waiting until next week to do the surgery to allow new medication to begin taking affect that addresses the clogged artery in Jerry's neck.
"Jerry has regained the strength in his left hand and was having no significant issues with his left side Wednesday which was not the case on Sunday.
"Jerry is confident, as am I, that he will make a full recovery as he has been an athlete all his life and has never been a smoker, isn't overweight, is in excellent physical shape for a man a little north of 60 who was still working out on the mat with his amateur wrestling team at a high school in Tampa where he volunteers."
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Brisco was rushed to hospital on Tuesday and doctors originally diagnosed a stroke but quickly ruled it out.
After a series of tests, they then reverted back to their original opinion.
Smackdown announcer JR spoke to Jerry, 62, on the phone and then blogged: "The bottom line is this.
"After getting many of his medical tests back today, it was determined that Jerry did indeed have a stroke and not just one.
"Jerry had a total of three strokes over the past several days.
"The doctors now think that one stroke occurred Saturday and the other Sunday morning. They are not sure when Jerry suffered the first stroke.
"This is all new info confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
"It was originally believed that Jerry had not suffered from a stroke but further tests proved otherwise."
Jim added: "The doctors are waiting until next week to do the surgery to allow new medication to begin taking affect that addresses the clogged artery in Jerry's neck.
"Jerry has regained the strength in his left hand and was having no significant issues with his left side Wednesday which was not the case on Sunday.
"Jerry is confident, as am I, that he will make a full recovery as he has been an athlete all his life and has never been a smoker, isn't overweight, is in excellent physical shape for a man a little north of 60 who was still working out on the mat with his amateur wrestling team at a high school in Tampa where he volunteers."
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