Talk-show host Regis Philbin says he’ll have a blood clot removed from his leg next week
By APFriday, May 14, 2010
Regis Philbin to have blood clot removed from leg
NEW YORK — Talk-show host Regis Philbin will have a blood clot in his calf removed Tuesday, but he anticipates a speedy recovery.
The 78-year-old co-host of “Live! With Regis and Kelly” said on Friday’s show: “It’s no big deal. It’s really nothing.” He says he expects to return the next day.
Philbin first mentioned his upcoming procedure on Thursday’s show. He had hip replacement surgery in December and triple heart bypass surgery in 2007.
He says leg pain has made it difficult for him to walk and that “one of the things you’ve got to do when you get a new hip is continue to walk.”
Disney-ABC Domestic Television distributes “Live! With Regis and Kelly.”
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