‘Botched’ Star Terry Dubrow Says Spouse Heather Saved His Life After Medical Scare

Dr. Terry Dubrow skilled a medical emergency that would have gotten very dangerous, very quick … however happily for him, his spouse was by his facet.

Dr. Dubrow tells TMZ … final Thursday night time, he was chowing down along with his spouse and son at The Ivy in L.A. … when he abruptly started slurring his speech. Though it occurred for lower than a minute, Heather wasn’t going to let it cross. She informed their son to name 911 … which pissed off Terry as a result of he says he felt positive.

Paramedics arrived on the scene, took Terry’s vitals and stated he was A-OK. Heather wasn’t happy and insisted they take him to the hospital — Terry refused and hopped out of the ambulance. Embarrassed by the entire scenario, he known as an Uber to take him dwelling.

Terry acquired a flurry of calls from his physician buddies throughout his automotive journey — after Heather stuffed them in on the scenario … which satisfied him to make a pit cease on the hospital.

Medical doctors ran a sequence of checks, and found Terry skilled a transient ischemic assault, or TIA. TIAs are described as a short blockage of blood circulate to a part of the mind, which may briefly trigger stroke-like signs. They’re usually transitory and do not trigger lasting injury.

Medical doctors additionally found Terry had a patent foramen ovale, or PFO, which is a gap within the coronary heart that did not shut the best way it ought to after beginning. Medical doctors informed Terry a blood clot handed via the PFO, traveled to his mind and brought about the TIA.

Terry’s medical scare is sort of similar to that of Hailey Bieber. You may recall, Hailey was rushed to the hospital in March 2022 after additionally experiencing stroke-like signs.

Fortuitously, docs mounted Terry’s PFO on the spot and now he is positive. In reality, he is already doing high-intensity exercises and is cleared to carry out surgical procedure.