Michael Palin Tells Fans He Will Undergo Heart Surgery
Michael Palin will undergo heart surgery in September.
The Monty Python star said a health check several years ago revealed a heart problem, but it had not affected his fitness until recently.Telling fans about the upcoming operation on his website, Palin, 76, said he expects to recover from the procedure by the end of the year.
Clearly still in good humor, his post was accompanied by a picture from “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life,” with John Cleese and Terry Jones in scrubs in an operating theater.
Referencing a scene in the film, the post carried the title “The Machine that Goes ‘Ping!'”“Five years ago, a routine health check revealed a leaky mitral valve in my heart,” Palin wrote.
“Until the beginning of this year it had not affected my general level of fitness.
Recently, though, I have felt my heart having to work harder and have