Jim Ross Scheduled To Undergo Brain Surgery

A recent episode of the Grilling JR podcast featured co-host and AEW commentator Jim Ross revealing that he is currently scheduled to undergo brain surgery next week to deal with a health issue that has affected his memory since his recent lengthy hospital stay.

“I feel pretty good. I think it’s getting, I’m getting better every day, but still got a ways to go. I can’t drive yet. All that stuff. I’m cutting back on my appearances. I got one big one coming up in Minneapolis in a few weeks. So, but I’m just battling, I’m getting ready to have another surgery, brain surgery this time. That’s going to be an adventure, because I don’t think they’re going to find much in my brain.

I’ll be in the hospital for a few days. Hopefully nothing will go wrong. I’ve got a great surgeon. I  had to go to the cardiologist today, a heart doctor, to talk to him about this upcoming procedure. He had to approve it or they wouldn’t do it. So, he did, and they’re going to do it soon. I don’t have a confirmed date set but it’s going to be in the next week or so, that’s what I’m pushing for.

It’s just an illness and I’ve got to get it addressed. I couldn’t live my life the way it was, you know? I’d forget sh*t and I just couldn’t remember things, it was just horrible, I felt horrible.

But it all started with me passing out in my house and being discovered there, which began and which began an almost 40 day hospital stay.

Anyhow, this procedure that I’m getting ready to have done, I think it’s called a shunt,  it’ll go from my brain.  I don’t know where all it’s going to go, but it’s it’s going it’s going someplace to get that fluid off my brain that’s making me not not remember stuff. It’s fairly serious. I always thought that anytime they open your skull up and that you it’s a serious piece of business. And this certainly feels that way. So, I’ll get it done, a short hospital stay, then back home to heal up. That’s what I’m going to do, I’m going to heal up.”

Ross was previously hospitalized this past June for an undisclosed medical issue and has been dealing with several other health and injury related issues in recent years.

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com