Early last Thursday, the 20th, Brian May Queen 's guitarist and already 73 years old, posted a mirror selfie on his Instagram, showing his mask and hospital gown.
He wrote in the caption: “A sight! All set and waiting… for minor eye surgery.”.
"I'm in good hands. There's nothing to worry about. Everything in a day's work... should really improve my focus and stereoscopic vision."
After the surgery, he returned to the platform to inform fans that everything was okay. Brian shared a new mirror selfie showing himself with a bandage over his left eye.
He wrote: “And… it’s all done! I didn’t really feel a thing. It was all done with local anesthesia and a little sedation. I was conscious throughout the whole thing, I was fascinated by the procedure, it only lasted about 20 minutes.”.
In the post, Brian May also thanks the medical team at the London Clinic for the care he received. The eye surgery comes after several health scares in 2020, including a heart attack, stomach bleeding, and other complications.
Last October, the guitarist told The Express that he thought the coronavirus was to blame for his terrible health ordeal, because he was "the healthiest person during the last Queen tour we did" and didn't look like he could have a heart attack.
“I have a theory, which is: I’m aware that I’ve had a bad cough for most of this tour. And a few times I felt really bad and thought I was just feeling tired,” he said.
Furthermore, Brian spoke about his theory that he contracted COVID-19 during the Korea, Japan, and Australia tour in early 2020. His theory is that the illness triggered his heart attack.
“I thought it was too early to catch [covid-19, in January 2020], but the evidence now seems to be that the virus was around,” May added.
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