I've Had 6 Back Surgeries And Almost Died: Here's What 40 Years of Medicine Actually Taught Me

Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 16m · YouTube

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EP · The Dr. Hyman Show · I've Had 6 Back Surgeries And Almost Died: Here's What 40 Years of Medicine Actually Taught Me1:15:57

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0:00The last surgery the Hail Mayor surgery was I was pretty sick.

0:03I couldn't move, I couldn't sit up in bed, I was I'd lost twenty-five pounds, I was just a skeleton.

0:08And surgeon was like, Look, we don't really know if we can help you, but otherwise you're going to die And they were like, Well, you have a five to ten percent chance of making it to the surgery.

0:17Now that you've kind of had a a second life, has it changed your view on like longevity, what that means to you?

0:23The things that really matter come to the forefront, like family, friends, community, your health.

0:29These are things that are just the most important things in life.

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