“Wanted”‘s Max George has once again updated fans on his health status. The 36-year-old former boy band member revealed he plans to spend the Christmas break in hospital to treat an undisclosed heart problem, but said he will be back to deal with some other issues.
In an Instagram video posted earlier this week, George noted that he had a pacemaker installed to help regulate his heartbeat, then said he planned to return to the hospital this week due to some issues with the device. “I’ve always had a flickering feeling on the left side of my chest,” he said in the video of petting his pit bull, Albert.
“I really get it now,” he says in the video. “I was wondering if you guys know what this might be or if you’ve experienced it yourself because the doctors aren’t quite sure. Maybe it hit a nerve and it will go away in time, or maybe they need to move a wire around a little bit, but I’m all ears, Since all I’ve done is research. I know nothing about pacemakers. I’d be grateful if I could get any information.
Of course, fans were more than happy to weigh in after George captioned the post and asked his followers for any help. “My husband has heart failure and has an ICD (defibrillator + pacemaker in one) and he has a Boston device on his bedside table that automatically downloads and sends it to the hospital. He is shocked – the hospital knows Got it and called us immediately. They also know when he’s out of step. Look at this Max and you’ll be fine,” one wrote.
Another person said their mom is a nurse and she said it was probably just the pacemaker’s battery regulating his heartbeat and everything should be fine, while another person who had a similar device said they’d felt this way before and it might have been The problem is that it needs a small adjustment.
In an update on December 10, George posted a photo of his chest after pacemaker surgery and wrote: “Say hello to my little friend! This is the best I could have hoped for considering the past 10 days A Christmas present. The pacemaker was installed. The main problem was that some of my veins collapsed where the wires were supposed to go…but the surgeons at the hospital, the NHS doctors and the nurses were all incredible. to them.
He added that surgeons installed the device beneath a “very specific tattoo” on his chest, dated August 4, 1988, the birth date of his former Wanted bandmate Tom Parker, who died in 2022 Died of brain cancer at the age of 33.
Although it’s been a difficult month, on New Year’s Eve, George was thankful for everything he has, writing, “2024…is certainly a year I won’t forget! I’m so lucky to have the life I have. No matter what challenges lie ahead, I can’t wait for the next chapter. I wish you all a great night tonight… and 2025 brings you good health and the best year yet!
Other members of British boy band The Wanted include Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, Siva Kaneswaran and the late Parker, It was suspended indefinitely in 2014. George and Kaneswaran came together to form The Wanted 2.0 earlier this year, and the pair toured the UK last summer and have another brief UK gig scheduled for this year, including two summer festivals show.
Check out George’s video below.
