Failed star Terry Dubrow has revealed he suffered a minor stroke and his wife Heather saved his life by urging him to seek medical care.
The plastic surgeon, 64, was having dinner with Heather, 54, and their son at The Ivy in LA last Thursday when he began to muddle through his speech, and although the incident lasted “less than a minute,” Heather told their son that he should call 911.
The doctor told TMZ this annoyed him because he felt “fine.” He was later seen by paramedics who checked his vitals and gave him an “all clear” status.
Real Housewives star Heather insisted that the paramedics take Terry to hospital, where he refused and later “jumped” out of the ambulance before the “embarrassed” star called an Uber to take him home.
He said Heather called his doctor friends to tell them what happened — which led to his friends calling him on his Uber ride and eventually convincing him to pull over at the hospital.
Health scare: Failed star Terry Dubrow has revealed he suffered a minor stroke and his wife Heather saved his life by urging him to seek medical care
Doctors ran tests and found that Terry had suffered a TIA, or transient ischemic attack. In TIA, there is a temporary lack of blood flow to the brain, causing momentary dizziness, confusion, tingling, and numbness in the arms.
Terry also had a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a hole in the heart that didn’t close properly after birth.
The hole is a small flap-like opening between the upper heart chambers. The upper chambers of the heart are called the atria.
A blood clot passed through Terry’s PFO, traveled to his brain and caused the TIA.
The PFO was repaired and Terry made a full recovery, but had it not been treated he could have had a full stroke.
The couple tied the knot in 1999 and have four children together. The two are known for both starring in reality TV, with Heather working on The Real Housewives Of Orange County and her husband on Botched.
Back in October, Heather denounced rumors that Terry had cheated on her.
The reality star responded to an Instagram post earlier Thursday claiming the plastic surgeon was having an affair, writing that the rumors were, “This is not true on any level.”
The plastic surgeon, 64, was having dinner with Heather, 54, and their son at The Ivy in LA last Thursday when he began to hush up his speech, and although the incident lasted “less than a minute,” Heather told their son that he should call 911
TV star: Doctors ran tests and found that Terry had suffered a TIA or transient ischemic attack. TIA involves a temporary lack of blood flow to the brain, causing temporary dizziness, confusion, tingling and numbness in the arms (pictured with Paul Nassif on Botched)
The celebrity gossip Instagram account called DeuxMoi shared an unofficial rumor on its page that Heather’s husband had cheated on her.
The anonymous report did not drop any names, but claimed: ‘This housewife has not been seen filming with her colleagues in weeks’ due to ‘cases of the husband surfaced…’
Later, a Real Housewives fan account claimed that the rumors revolved around Heather and husband Terry.
The reality star wasted no time immediately condemning the allegations in a comment, writing, “This is not true on any level.”
During a joint interview with Page six in March, the two stars weighed in on their relationship, including the ups and downs they’ve faced during their 23-year marriage.
Heather explained that they hit rock bottom once when they focused on their separate television careers. The mother of four starred in The Real Housewives while Terry was in Botched.
She explained, ‘we didn’t communicate. There was just a lot going on and we needed to have a real ‘come to Jesus’ moment and sit down.”
“In our 25-year relationship, we’ve been through every struggle. Intimacy struggles when I felt bad about myself, financial struggles, we lost several million dollars. We’ve had other things with our family,” de plastic surgeon added.
Heather and Terry dated for two years before saying “yes” in 1999. The couple welcomed twins Maximillia and Nicholas, who have gone to college. They also share Katarina, 15, and Collete, 11.
Their daughter Max came out as bisexual and last year on an episode of Real Housewives, Katarina came out as a lesbian.
“You have to learn to fight. That’s a really important part of continuing a healthy relationship, to realize that it’s normal to have disagreements and big fights, it’s just how you navigate those fights,” Terry added. Page six.
“You have to learn how to maintain that level of respect and how not to say it,” the Botched star concluded.
The two recently starred in their own E! called reality series, 7 years sting. The show follows a couple on the brink of divorce and are separated for seven weeks under the “guidance” of Terry, Heather and other experts to help the couple reconcile.
Heather was first cast for The Real Housewives Of Orange County in 2012 and remained on the show until 2016.
After a five-year hiatus, the star returned to the series in 2021 and will also appear in the upcoming 17th season.