Diamond Dallas Page Hospitalized for Throat Surgery: Latest Details and Comments

Diamond Dallas Page has left a Georgia hospital after being admitted and told he needs throat surgery. The former WWE star will have surgery later this week.

Continue for updates.

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Page Suffering From Staph Infection

Friday, Feb. 20

Page updated everyone on his Facebook regarding his condition (via 24 Wrestling):

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“Hey Guys

I just wanna give you an UPDATE! I saw Dr. Carothers yesterday and he says I have a really bad staph infection in my throat but because of the operation everything is on the Heal now… BELIEVE IT OR NOT! I didn’t TALK for 2 days and have been speaking with a soft tone for the last 5 but today I’m picking up the volume a little. Hopefully I’ll be good to start teaching class next week. As for the DDPY WORKSHOPS and PERSONAL APPEARANCES… EVERYTHING IS ON and I can’t wait to see you ALL! Again THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the well wishes they were actually really AMAZING smile emoticon Now Keep up the Great work and keep me posted! Also there are many DDPeeps out there that were concerned so would you mind SHARING this POST so the word gets out that I’m BACK! DDP”

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Page Leaves Hospital, Updates Fans on Condition

Monday, Feb. 9

Page posted an update on his condition via his Facebook following the news that he will need throat surgery.

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Page Undergoes Throat Surgery

Saturday, Feb. 7

Former WWE and WCW superstar Diamond Dallas Page is recovering in a Georgia hospital after undergoing surgery to repair a problem with his throat. 

According to a post from Page on Facebook, things started to get bad as he was visiting an ear, nose and throat doctor:

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Hears something you don't see... Ever... (that's not what I wanna hear... that will get your mind going) he's says... This is really bad... REALLY BAD... there is virtually no space between your vocal cords... they're almost stuck together (that's not how he said but it was something like that) he said...

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Page continued by noting that as the doctor's exam continued, he was unable to breathe and they had to call 9-1-1 before eventually clearing out his vocal chords that allowed him to breathe normally again. 

The 58-year-old Page appeared on WWE television at the Royal Rumble in January. He was a surprise entrant in the main event, providing some of the nostalgia that usually comes along with the pay-per-view before being eliminated by Rusev. 

In the time since retiring from wrestling, Page has made a name for himself as a yoga teacher that has also been the inspiration behind books and workout videos. He made his name in WCW during the 1990s boom, winning the world heavyweight title in 1999. 

Page's WWE tenure was brief, running from 2001-02 after WCW was acquired by Vince McMahon. He never became the star in WWE he was in the past, but still remains a popular figure and has created a business for himself away from the sport.