Kyle Sandilands has provided another update on his brain aneurysm and revealed a second aneurysm has been discovered in his chest.
The shock-jock spoke about it on The Kyle & Jackie O Show on Friday morning, following his initial announcement earlier in the week.
On Monday, he said he would need emergency surgery within the next month on his brain, but updated his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson on February 7 that it was risky business, and did not guarantee success.
Speaking about his visits to different specialists, he said if he wanted to remove it, it would require invasive surgery.
“Then they’d have to drill a hole through my skull the size of a drinking glass, pull that bit of skull out, and go into the brain, and clip it off,” he said and added that it would scar.
A brain aneurysm is a bulge in a brain artery, and if it leaks or bursts, it can be life-threatening. It is caused by a weak spot in the artery wall.
According to Health Direct, two in 100 people have a brain aneurysm and many do not realise they have one. It said there are usually no symptoms, but sometimes include headaches and vision changes if it becomes very large.
Not operating and monitoring it was a better option and lowered the risks, the host said, but it was likely to grow.
Kyle said the second aneurysm was found in his aorta, which is a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart, through the centre of the chest and into the abdomen.
Health Direct says this aneurysm is a bulge or weakness in the blood vessel and grows slowly. The website also says that they can burst and cause internal bleeding, which can often be fatal.
Regarding his chest, the Australian Idol judge said he had a build-up of calcium in his heart and was told that he had a 25% chance of having a heart attack in the next five years.
On Monday when he made the initial announcement, Kyle also encouraged others to get a brain scan if they experienced any headaches or reoccurring issues.
