Max George has revealed he had to go to hospital twice in a week due to his heart suffering arrhythmias.
An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm where the heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or irregularly due to a disruption in the heart’s electrical signals.
Just two days before The Wanted singer, 36, was due to go on tour in America with bandmate Siva Kaneswaran, 37, Max had to have a MRI scan on his heart.
It comes nearly a year after Max had a pacemaker fitted after experiencing issues with his heart.
Max took to Instagram to share a health update and posted pictures of himself giving the thumbs up to the camera just before the scan.
He wrote: ‘So, THIS happened 2 days before our tour in America…and no, I didn’t go to space.
Max George has revealed he had to go to hospital twice in a week due to his heart suffering arrhythmias
Just two days before The Wanted singer, 36, was due to go on tour with Siva Kaneswaran, Max had to have a MRI scan on his heart
‘After being taken into A&E twice in a week due to arrhythmias, I had to have a full heart scan.
‘Luckily everything was fine and I was given the green light to get back on stage…. just needed a few tweaks. So buzzing I was able to tour US. So many more in the diary for next year.
‘Hopefully won’t be doing this bushtucker trial for a while.. it’s GRIM. Cheers’.
Fans took to the comment section to share their relief. They wrote: ‘glad everything was ok and you were able to get on stage!’
‘You’re so strong Max keep it up proud of you always hopefully see you both very soon’ and ‘glad everything was ok. Take care’.
‘I’m glad you are okay. I hope you know you are strong. sending hugs’.
Max and Siwa have been touring America, with performances scheduled in Orlando, Las Vegas, Miami, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Atlantic City.
Max took to Instagram to share a health update and posted pictures of himself giving the thumbs up to the camera just before the scan
He wrote: ‘After being taken into A&E twice in a week due to arrhythmias, I had to have a full heart scan’
Max told fans that the scan showed everything with his heart was fine after the scare
Fans took to the comment section to share their relief. They wrote: ‘glad everything was ok and you were able to get on stage!’
The singer had a pacemaker fitted after being admitted to the hospital in December, shortly after experiencing issues with his heart.
He then had to have a second operation after it was discovered his pacemaker wires were inserted too deeply.
In February the group had to cancel one of their gigs at Manchester Cathedral during their UK tour due to Max’s heart problems.
They were set to perform on February 27 but were forced to cancel in the wake of Max’s second heart operation.
An announcement for the show read: ‘Event has been postponed. New date to be announced in due course. Info: Postponement due to health issues.’
Max confirmed the news himself in a video uploaded to The Wanted 2.0’s Instagram account, saying he was ‘gutted’.
In February the group had to cancel one of their gigs at Manchester Cathedral during their UK tour due to Max’s heart problems
He said: ‘My second heart op has set me back a little bit with my recovery and I’m just not going to be well enough in time. Yeah, obviously so gutted.
‘Me and Siva are just working out now when we’re gonna do it which we 100pc will. We just need to figure out a date in the near future.’
Alongside the video, he wrote: ‘Gutted to announce that our gig in Manchester on 27th Feb has been postponed. Can’t wait to feel better and be back on stage soon! Much love always.’
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, he explained: ‘I thought I was on the road to recovery but when I was told I needed a second operation I was nervous, as pulling the pacemaker wires out of the heart wall risks bleeding on the heart. I didn’t have a choice, though. I had to have it done.’
The singer went on to detail how things didn’t feel right after having his pacemaker fitted, with Max noting how his discomfort continued getting worse as time went by.
He said: ‘I was trying to get back to good health but was still having a flickering sensation for weeks after I had my pacemaker fitted and it was gradually getting worse and worse. When my heart rate went up, it was causing a shock in my heart which was making me jump all the time. My chest was shaking.’
The Glad You Came hitmaker then went on to describe how he felt ‘really nervous’ the night before the operation and couldn’t sleep as he thought about the complications that could arise.
With the support of his girlfriend Maisie Smith, 24, and mum Babs, Max later underwent the procedure, which he was conscious but heavily sedated for.
Though the procedure was a success, Max’s health woes continued as medics soon discovered he had developed enlarged lymph nodes on his lungs that required treatment.
However, he was warned that his lung biopsy posed a risk he could lose his voice and never sing again.
Max explained: ‘The doctor did warn me there is a small chance that I could lose my voice. That was pretty worrying, but I decided I needed to take the risk. The biopsy was pretty gnarly, it’s a camera with prongs on the end that goes down your throat. It was painful. The recovery was tough, I had chest pain and was coughing up blood for five days.’
Fortunately for Max, he was later given the all-clear and is now focusing on getting fit again after the health issues left him the ‘least fit I’ve ever been’.
