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Drew Carey recently reflected on the heart attack he suffered in 2001, admitting he initially ignored the warning signs because of misconceptions he had picked up from cartoons.
Speaking on Ted Danson’s Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Carey recalled feeling numbness in his shoulder and a racing heart while jogging, but dismissed the symptoms since he didn’t collapse dramatically as he thought a heart attack would look.
Despite experiencing chest tightness and elevated heart rates, he continued with his day, even going out to eat, before realizing later that he needed medical help.
Carey described how the situation escalated while filming The Drew Carey Show. After rehearsals, he felt chest pain again and asked producers to call an ambulance.
He also reached out to his friend Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons, before heading to the hospital. Doctors performed a coronary angioplasty, inserting a stent to open a clogged artery.
Carey spent the night in the hospital and said he left feeling “weak as a kitten,” but grateful to have received treatment in time.
Looking back, Carey acknowledged how lucky he was and credited friends for supporting him during recovery.
He shared that actor Marc Vahanian was the first to visit him afterward, even taking him on a light workout to help him regain strength.
Carey’s story highlights how easily heart attack symptoms can be overlooked and how important it is to seek medical attention promptly rather than relying on misconceptions or media portrayals.
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