Former UFC star Ben Askren posted a video on Wednesday providing an update on his health amid the recent double lung transplant surgery. In the video, he revealed that while he was at the hospital, he shed 50 pounds over the 45-day period he spent in a coma.
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In the video, recorded as Askren lay in the hospital bed, the 40-year-old Mixed Martial Artist revealed that he currently weighs 147 pounds, which is around 67 kgs. Records show that before his surgery, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa native weighed 77 kgs, i.e, around 170 pounds.
"I was actually on a scale yesterday and I was weighing 147 pounds," Ben Askern said in the video. [It was] like 50 pounds in a 45 day period. So, man, that was a battle. I don't remember most of it."
Ben Arksen Says ‘Died 4 Times’
While undergoing the strenuous double lung transplant procedure, Askren said that he "died four times." Visibly emotional, a teary-eyed Askren said he does not remember anything between May 28th and July 2, and he was completely unconscious.
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"Whenever this is all the way over, I actually just read through my wife's journal 'cause I don't remember anything from May 28th to July 2," he said. "We'll kind of go through it all, and I just read through my wife's journal," he said. "It's like a movie, it's ridiculous. So I only died four times. The ticker stopped for about 20 seconds.
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"Whenever this is all the way over, I actually just read through my wife's journal 'cause I don't remember anything from May 28th to July 2," he said. "We'll kind of go through it all, and I just read through my wife's journal," he said. "It's like a movie, it's ridiculous. So I only died four times. The ticker stopped for about 20 seconds.
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“That's not ideal. I hope you guys know that, but I got the double lung transplant.”
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