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Post by desertgeek on Jul 26, 2012 23:54:28 GMT -6
TribLive.com is reporting that The Great Khali underwent surgery at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh to get a tumor removed from his pituitary gland yesterday. The tumor could have led to acromegaly, which Andre the Giant had and can be fatal if not treated. The procedure was performed by Joseph Maroon, who is WWE's medical director.
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Post by fender on Jul 27, 2012 8:11:14 GMT -6
He started walking into the hospital at the end of smackdown last week.
They took 2 days to roll him in
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Post by Auntie Cheesus on Jul 27, 2012 9:54:22 GMT -6
goddamn. guy may suck as a wrestler in all senses of the word and may only be kept around because the india audience is huge and that's $$$$ right there.... but ya never wish ill on him. so goddamn good catch there. wonder how long it took him to walk to the OR I wonder how much of Khali's in-ring performance issues are a result of the acromegaly (which he very obviously developed in his youth)? It's pretty obvious he shows these symptoms: Decreased muscle strength Easy fatigue Excessive height (when excess growth hormone production begins in childhood) Excessive sweating Large bones of the face Large feet Large hands Large jaw (prognathism) and tongue Limited joint movement I am glad they managed to find the possible cause for Khali and have removed the tumor. Time will tell if he'll have a normal lifespan. |
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Post by verbaltoxin on Jul 27, 2012 11:53:35 GMT -6
In the 70s Khali would've been a world-traveling millionaire. And dead by 45. At least now he's a world-travelling millionaire and will be dead at 65. Giants never live long, acromegaly or no. You never see an old 7' guy walking around.
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Post by Auntie Cheesus on Jul 27, 2012 12:17:28 GMT -6
Verbaltoxin/Lingualvenom: In the 70s Khali would've been a world-traveling millionaire. And dead by 45. At least now he's a world-travelling millionaire and will be dead at 65. Giants never live long, acromegaly or no. You never see an old 7' guy walking around.
However, considering the part of the planet Khali is from, 65 is a long life. Andre knew he was unlikely to live to see the age of 50. He was 32 when I first met him. When he toured with our promotion, we worked an angle that he wasn't freakishly large but everyone else was abnormally small. We played it to the hilt with custom built portable furniture, oversized coffee cups, a supply of Foster's cans relabled as Budweiser and a full grown, hand raised bobcat played as a normal sized cat. The downside for me in this was I had to dress in clothes to make myself look like I was about 7 years old - because I played his American born niece/mouthpiece. This also meant someone else had to drive the motor home away from the venue... but I digress. On the late night drives between venues, Andre and I would talk. One of the things he told me was that he planned to view every day after his 40th birthday as a gift from God, since he'd been told he might not live to see that age. He also had the philosophy that he should live each day as if it were his last, because he never knew which day he would be right. Foolish kid that I was, I asked him why, if this were his last night on Earth, he would want to be on the road between Susanville and Reno. "Because I just had a wonderful time making people cheer. Now, I am having a wonderful time petting the cat, drinking a beer and discussing deep thoughts with a pretty lady. What more could a man wish for?"
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Post by verbaltoxin on Jul 27, 2012 17:18:36 GMT -6
Have you read the Modern Drunkard magazine piece about Andre? It goes into detail about his drinking habits. That man truly lived the life of a god.
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Post by Auntie Cheesus on Jul 27, 2012 18:09:38 GMT -6
Verbaltoxin/Lingualvenom: Have you read the Modern Drunkard magazine piece about Andre? It goes into detail about his drinking habits. That man truly lived the life of a god.
Read it? Hell, I could have written it. I know damn well what was in the cabinets of the motor home when I drove him.
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Post by apolloniajames on Jul 28, 2012 3:58:58 GMT -6
When he toured with our promotion, we worked an angle that he wasn't freakishly large but everyone else was abnormally small. OMG. This is absolutely brilliant. I love your stories, Auntie. |
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Post by hobblekitty on Jul 28, 2012 15:31:10 GMT -6
Great story Cheesus! As always! :-)
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Post by LucklessWonder on Jul 28, 2012 16:37:45 GMT -6
So when, I see this:  Auntie Cheesus is the posse? |
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Post by Auntie Cheesus on Jul 28, 2012 16:43:50 GMT -6
So when, I see this: Auntie Cheesus is the posse? Fluffy and I, yes. A helpful picture of what Fluffy might have looked like:  |
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Post by hobblekitty on Jul 30, 2012 5:56:07 GMT -6
On the main page in the "Last Post" column this headline is truncated to "Great Khali avoid Pot".
Khali may wish to reconsider this stance, as I have found pot to be an excellent post-surgical pain reliever.
/i'm so sorry. I haven't had my coffee yet.
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