Former Spanish King Feels ‘Phenomenal’ After Heart Surgery

Spain’s former monarch Juan Carlos I said Saturday that he was feeling phenomenal'' withnew plumbing” after a successful triple bypass heart surgery. 
 
It feels like a truck ran me over, but now it's about getting rid of the truck and looking ahead,'' the 81-year-old king emeritus said as he was driven out of a hospital in the outskirts of Madrid.  
  New pipes, new plumbing, [it feels] phenomenal,” he added. 
 
Quiron Salud Hospitals Managing Director Lucia Alonso said the former king was discharged one week after the operation because he was “clinically stable.” 
 
The operation was Juan Carlos’ 17th surgical procedure and had been scheduled two months ago. 
 
The king emeritus abdicated in 2014 in favor of his son, Felipe, ending a nearly 39-year reign. He retired from public duties last May. 
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