Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newslettertalkSPORT host Alan Brazil says he is 'very, very lucky' to still be alive after his heart stopped during his liver transplant.The former Ipswich Town and Manchester United forward has been absent from the airwaves since having the operation a couple of months ago.Brazil checked in with his colleagues Ally McCoist and Gabby Agbonlahor on Thursday morning to discuss his surgery and his ongoing recovery, saying he hopes to be able to return to work in the coming weeks.Alan Brazil's heart stopped during life-saving liver transplantBrazil said: "On the Wednesday morning I was working on talkSPORT. Id had ongoing trials and seen so many specialists and they decided I needed a transplant."I didnt want to do it, but my kids and [my wife] Jill said you have to do it, you are doing it. They said, 'well have a go at this or youll be in trouble'. You may like Kasper Schmeichel reflects on his career and Leicester City title win following retirement Arsenal legend Tony Adams opens up on his battle with alcohol: "When England were knocked out of Euro 96 I went on a 44-day booze bender and hit rock bottom... since then I've been sober and I'm proud that I've not p*ssed the bed for 30 years" West Ham United legend Michail Antonio exclusive: Ive been talking to a few clubs since leaving Qatar, but Im thinking that I could possibly retire I'm weighing things up, Im going to make a decision by the middle or end of June' "I finished at 9:45, and at 10 I had to phone Addensbrooke Hospital. They said, 'get in right now'."At 2.30 that afternoon I was on the slab and they opened me up. I was under for something like eight hours.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.They transplanted my liver. My heart did stop for a bit and it came back on its own."Ill be frank, Im very very lucky to be here.I'm feeling really, really good, but I can't sleep, and I've got a problem at the moment with fluid. The fluid keeps coming back, and they're not worried. Just saying, look, it's early days. What to read next Gordon Strachan interview with Henry Winter: 'I never really enjoyed the World Cups' Noa Lang offers brilliant response to horror Liverpool thumb injury Is Giorgi Mamardashvili injured this weekend? Injury latest on Liverpool goalkeeper "It's been five-and-a-half weeks since they opened me up and they're saying, look, we'll get to the bottom of it. Don't worry."I'm taking loads of meds, and I'm having seen, I've got loads of appointments at Ipswich Hospital and in Cambridge."So I've just got to be a good boy, take my pills, rest up, and go and see these people, and hopefully I'll get back to 100%.""I am still here, gradually every day improving, and looking forward to getting back. It is going to be a few more weeks, but hopefully, just two or three and get back."There has been loads of sport on that has really kept me going, and it has been a funny few months - it really has."There is a lot of rubbish going at the moment with Kenny [Dalglish] and Kevin Keegan, John Barnes (who have all recently spoken of their cancer diagnoses) - every day you read something different."I copped it, but thank god, luckily, the guys at Addenbrooke's Hospital have saved my life. I am on the mend. Still not there, but I am getting there."Incentives to get back include Gabby talking tosh, and I can still do this! Gabby, I am only kidding, and the sport has really kept me going, to be honest."TOPICSIpswich TownScotlandManchester UnitedTottenham HotspurCoventry CitySteven ChickenSocial Links NavigationSteven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication,WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
