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  • SATURDAY MAY 27 2006 4:00 PM

Steve-O Diagnosed with Life-Threatening Illness

While guest-hosting radio show Loveline this week, “Jackass” and “Wildboyz” star Steve-O admitted he is suffering from a life-threatening cardiac condition called cardiomyopathy.

"In no uncertain terms, the doctor looked at me with a really creepy look on his face and he said, 'you have the heart of a 90 year old man'. He said, 'if it doesn't correct itself, you will not live to the age of 40.' "


The American Heart Association stated cardiomyopathy is “a serious disease in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed and doesn't work as well as it should. “ Sufferers may experience arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.

Loveline doc Drew Pinsky added Steve-O’s treatments may include a heart transplant or getting an electrical defibrillator implanted.

Steve-O’s reps declined comment on his condition, but I’m sure we can anticipate several more years of Steve-O stapling his scrotum to his leg.


 

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lowroller

lowroller

Australia
May 2008

MAY 27, 2006 04:17 PM

To think that he'll most likely leave this world due to a medical condition, not the crazy stunts, seems so ironic that it will probably happen that way. A shame too .. I like him.

CaptainJonny

CaptainJonny

United Kingdom
April 2006

MAY 27, 2006 04:29 PM

That is irony frown

hadees

hadees

Austin, TX
December 2003

MAY 27, 2006 04:30 PM

lowroller said:
To think that he'll most likely leave this world due to a medical condition, not the crazy stunts, seems so ironic that it will probably happen that way. A shame too .. I like him.



I don't know. He is moderatly famous so I am guessing he has a good chance of getting a transplant. Just look at Pete Rose.

SomethingStupid

SomethingStupid

North Hollywood, CA
March 2004

MAY 27, 2006 04:35 PM

So what sort of crazy shit are the pallbearers going to do? They should start planning that now.

MrShoggoth

MrShoggoth

Minneapolis, MN
January 2005

MAY 27, 2006 04:45 PM

I'm just waiting for the Steve-O heart surgery special, where they'll secretly replace the doctor with Johnny Knoxville. What a hoot!

lowroller

lowroller

Australia
May 2008

MAY 27, 2006 04:48 PM

MrShoggoth said:
I'm just waiting for the Steve-O heart surgery special, where they'll secretly replace the doctor with Johnny Knoxville. What a hoot!



hehe

wheezy_e

wheezy_e

Boulder City, NV
April 2004

MAY 27, 2006 04:54 PM

He'll go for the baboon heart, I guarantee it!

zoton

zoton

Kuwait
November 2005

MAY 27, 2006 05:10 PM

Wheezy_E said:
He'll go for the baboon heart, I guarantee it!




It would get rejected. Pig heart might work. I know that pig valves in human heart works like a charm.

he just has a big heart thats all...
People making all of this fuss. Tell us about tom cruise instead !

Thats what I need on a Saturday.

FearTheReaper

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

MAY 27, 2006 05:14 PM

So how old is he now?

SomethingStupid

SomethingStupid

North Hollywood, CA
March 2004

MAY 27, 2006 05:16 PM

FearTheReaper said:
So how old is he now?


32 in June, according to Wikipedia.

J24U

J24U

Danvers, MA
February 2006

MAY 27, 2006 05:16 PM

zoton said:
People making all of this fuss. Tell us about tom cruise instead !
Thats what I need on a Saturday.



Well Cruise recently had another type of transplant...



SirPsychoSexy

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ
January 2004

MAY 27, 2006 05:20 PM

As his final stunt, he will commit suicide by ripping his own heart out and eating it, then diving (read: falling) into a pit of hungry alligators. eeek

zoton

zoton

Kuwait
November 2005

MAY 27, 2006 05:21 PM

J24U said:

zoton said:
People making all of this fuss. Tell us about tom cruise instead !
Thats what I need on a Saturday.



Well Cruise recently had another type of transplant...





After that little nugget of information.... my day is complete.

LiquidYogi

LiquidYogi

Claremont, CA
September 2003

MAY 27, 2006 05:22 PM

I caught that episode of loveline and was very hooked. He invited two girls down to the station to see him, one happened to be a fledling Porn Star.

Jokes aside I hope he gets better, odd that I care about a guy who got famous buy being a complete jackass. Usually I loathe that side of our society, but I genuinely like Steve-O. Goodluck bud

Wren

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

MAY 27, 2006 05:22 PM

I wonder how long he's known. It would explain a lot about the way he lives his life.

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