Arnold Schwarzenegger (76) has to take a short break from training. According to 'TMZ', the Hollywood star and bodybuilder underwent surgery on his arm last week. He reportedly suffered from nerve damage to his elbow. The celebrity news site shows a video of the 'Terminator' star walking across a parking lot to his Los Angeles office, his right arm thickly bandaged. In addition, he wore knee-length compression stockings.
The elbow surgery seemed to have gone smoothly. This was different during a heart surgery in 2018. In a recent video, Schwarzenegger told of his difficult recovery after this operation. Actually, it was a minimally invasive surgery a few months before the start of filming 'Terminator 6'.
Heart surgery went wrong in 2018
But something went wrong during the procedure. The doctors accidentally stabbed Schwarzenegger's heart wall. They had to wake up the 'Fubar' actor from anesthesia and tell him that they now have to start an emergency open heart surgery.
After the life-saving surgery, Schwarzenegger had to quickly adapt to the new situation. His goal was to leave the hospital as soon as possible in order to be fit in time for 'Terminator 6'. In the video, the actor showed pictures of him "waddling" around the hospital on a walker to exercise.
Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent heart surgery for the first time in 1997. He had an aortic valve implanted to correct a congenital heart defect. Further operations followed in 2018 and 2020. In 2006, the former governor of California broke his thigh while skiing, and he also has a new hip.
