Following his emergency surgery last month, DJ Spoony has given his fans a health update.
After experiencing a bleed on his brain, the BBC Radio 2 star admitted to having surgery in December. He had a subdural hemorrhage after complaining about a month-long headache, and doctors discovered it.
Taking to social media at the time, DJ Spoony uploaded a number of snaps of him during his hospitalisation. In the wake of the ordeal, he also expressed his gratitude for being surrounded by his loved ones at Christmas. He described the support he received as being “humbling.”
Now, the 54-year-old disc jockey, whose real name is John Joseph, has offered a fresh update to his fans. He claimed that all the support he’d received since his operation had made him feel “overjoyed” and that he was “healing amazingly.”
Speaking to Radio 2 star Mark Goodier on his breakfast show, DJ Spoony said he wasn’t quite 100% yet, but was feeling “really good”. The question Mark had to ask his fellow DJ was, “How are you feeling because people will have seen your social over Christmas.” You are 100% better now”?
He responded: “Yeah thank you. I’m back to… You know my fitness isn’t where it was, but my health is fine, the scars are healing amazingly. I can’t believe how well the scars are healing. I’m sure that my paper cuts have taken longer to heal than my operation scars.
” I’m really good. Thank you for asking. Thank you to everybody that’s messaged, it’s been a bit overwhelming if I’m honest. “
Before Mark telling DJ Spoony he is glad he is “almost back to full strength,” he continued, “The human body is amazing.
Just after Christmas, DJ Spoony shared that doctors had discovered a “small bleed” on his brain, which led to the operation. He spoke on his radio show and said:” So yes, the secret is out. I was off last week because on Saturday, the 21st of December, I got up early in the morning. I’d been putting it off for about three to four weeks because I’d been having headaches.
“It was hurting, then it wasn’t hurting, and I thought I’d go to the hospital. The doctor [the doctor] said, “It appears that you have a small bleed to the brain and we need to send you over to Addenbrooke’s [Hospital],” after they performed some tests and said they would give me a little scan. The experts there have witnessed it.
I went to the waiting area and grabbed myself a packet of crisps and a chocolate bar, and I was like, “OK, no problem.” I did have a bottle of water with me though, alright, cause I didn’t want to go all bad. Then he returned to me and said, “Look, Mr. Joseph, we’re just waiting to hear from the bed admissions,” and I said, “What do I need a bed for?” He said ‘ oh you’re gonna have to stay in. We need to operate’. At that point, I had no idea. So y’know a few… I’ve got to say this, the hardest part was being nil by month for 10, 12, 14 hours at times.
“But a few of those later, the amazing doctors and nurses at Addenbrooke’s had done the operation, had flushed me out. I was feeling fine 10 minutes after the operation, I was talking, looking forward to being back on the ward, eating a banana, and having a ginger shot, that’s all I could think about because I’d been nil by mouth for about 14 hours. I returned to the ward, and I was fine. So again, our amazing NHS, thank you to everyone at]the hospital] for looking after me. You were amazing”.
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