Bob Odenkirk says he should have listened to ‘moody conservative’ doctor before having heart attack
“The cranky conservative jackass was right because he was a good doctor,” said the actor.
Bob Odenkirk says he should have listened to his former doctor, despite his personal issues with him.
While Talk about the Don’t ask Tig Podcast with Tig Notarothe actor spoke about his health problems.
“When I was 50 I went there, he was a heart doctor, Cedar-Sinai, and at that point he had registrations all over his practice [saying] “We don’t accept Obamacare, and I hated that side of him that I only learned over time,” the actor said.
Odenkirk added that the doctor suggested he take statins to lower his cholesterol, but Odenkirk didn’t listen.
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“And I said, ‘Well, I don’t know. I have no family history of heart disease.’ He said, “Just take them,” said Odenkirk, who sought the opinion of another doctor who said, “You don’t need any medication yet.”
“And I had a heart attack,” the actor continued. “And I think the first doctor was right.”
“The cranky conservative jackass was right because he was a good doctor,” the actor concluded.
“His political stance has nothing to do with his ability to evaluate your health and your health care decisions and needs.”
Odenkirk suffered a heart attack on the set of in July 2021 Better call Saul.
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In an interview with US magazine, the actor spoke about the incident New York Times, where Odenkirk said he went to a rest area where he often hung out with his co-stars Rhea Seehorn and Patrick Fabian. Here he suddenly collapsed.
“Rhea said I immediately started turning bluish-gray,” Odenkirk told the outlet.
Luckily, they were there and received a quick response from the show’s medical team, who quickly began CPR and even had a defibrillator on hand. It took three shocks before, as Odenkirk put it, “I got the rhythm back.”
The actor explained that he had actually known about plaque buildup in his heart since 2018, but he listened to the aforementioned doctor who said he could wait to take medication.
Odenkirk thanked Twitter for all the love and support he received and praised the doctors “who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery.” He was away for the next two months and returned to the set in September to continue filming.