Mick Foley Cleared for Surgery, Issues Statement

WWE Raw General Manager Mick Foley has had a rough road trying to get a much needed hip replacement performed.

After being unable to do so due to a lapse in his health insurance, he’s had to play the waiting game.

Fortunately, he has now seen the light at the end of the tunnel, as he now has his health insurance back. With this out of the way, Foley has now been cleared for his hip replacement surgery and will have it performed as soon as he has a break in his schedule.

Once he has the surgery, he will be out for at least six weeks due to blood clotting–flying increases these risks. But thankfully, due to his role in the company, he will have a much easier exit strategy than an active wrestler on the roster.

Here’s his full post on the issue:

HIP HIP HOORAY!
I am cleared for hip surgery! It OK couple months, but I was able to get my health insurance back, and by getting my right hip replaced whenever I have a break in my schedule. The bad news is that a hip replacement will not allow me to fly for about six weeks, due to potential blood clotting issues – which can be fatal. Really nothing to play around with. The good news is that the GM position doesn’t offer much in the way of long-term job security – so that break might present itself as a natural course of events.

It turns out that dropping elbows off of ring aprons was not particularly good for my skeletal structure. While I defied The expectations of some wrestlers who predicted I would be in a wheelchair by the time I was 40, I certainly was having trouble getting around by the time I hit 50. While losing 100 pounds, and practicing DDP Yoga have been game-changers that have allowed me the opportunity to take on this job with all the travel it involves, I’m still having a difficult time getting around. Did not realize how noticeable my limping was until I watched these past Holy Foley episodes. Can you remember what the Godfather told us about limping, right? It ain’t easy!

Thank you for all your well-wishes. They are much appreciated. I have talked to several people who have had this operation, and they say it is like night and day. With one operation, long-term pain gives way to a much better quality of life. Hopefully that will be the case for me.

I will be keeping all of my scheduled bookings, including my appearance FEBRUARY 17-19 at the #PENSACON in #PENSACOLA.

Have a nice day!