Taylor Swift shares update on dad Scott after 'intense' heart surgery
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Taylor Swift made a notable appearance on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights, which took a more serious tone as she provided an update on her father Scott’s health.

The 35-year-old singer shared with Travis and his brother Jason Kelce that her father experienced an ‘eventful summer’ following a major quintuple bypass surgery.

This major health procedure came as a surprise since her father had previously exhibited a ‘perfect EKG’ and ‘excellent physicals’ annually before undergoing the surgery in July.

The podcast was broadcasted on Wednesday, just before Taylor thrilled her audience by releasing the cover of her upcoming album The Life Of A Showgirl, announced after midnight on Tuesday through an early podcast clip.

Scott’s health was found to be significantly more critical than initially thought when a resting stress test revealed ‘five serious blockages in his heart.’

Taylor said that now her father tells all his friends to get the same resting stress test, ‘because that’s what’s actually preventative.’ 

Taylor Swift's triumphant appearance on her boyfriend Travis Kelce's podcast took a somber turn as she shared a health update on her father Scott after he underwent 'intense' heart surgery; seen together in 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee

Taylor Swift’s appearance on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast turned somber as she discussed her father’s significant heart surgery; they were seen together in 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.

She told Travis' New Heights co-host Jason Kelce that it was a shock that her father needed the major procedure, as he had had a 'perfect EKG' and 'healthy physicals' each year leading up to the surgery in July

She told Travis’ New Heights co-host Jason Kelce that it was a shock that her father needed the major procedure, as he had had a ‘perfect EKG’ and ‘healthy physicals’ each year leading up to the surgery in July

Taylor added that people who learn that they’re suffering from blockages earlier may be able to have less invasive stents put in.

By contrast, bypass surgery usually takes the form of open-heart surgery, an extremely invasive procedure in which the breast bone can be cut in order to spread the ribs apart to access the heart, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The surgery is used to repair damage from coronary artery disease, in which the arteries in the heart become partially or completely blocked by plaques, which deprives the heart of oxygen and can lead to heart attacks. 

Medications are used to stop the heart temporarily while a machine helps blood and oxygen flow to the rest of the body during the operation.

Healthy, unblocked blood vessels, usually taken from inside the chest or the lower leg, are then grafted to allow blood to bypass the blocked portions of arteries. Recovery from the procedure can take anywhere from 6 to 12 weeks. 

The Reputation singer said doctors impressed the seriousness of the procedure on her father, telling him, ‘we’ve got to do this, like, tomorrow.’

According to Taylor, her dad’s doctors were surprised that he was even able to walk in without showing any obvious distress considering the degree to which the arteries in his heart were blocked.

As he prepared for the surgery on short notice, Scott told Taylor and her brother Austin that they didn’t need to rush to be with him because they were busy with their own lives, even though she planned to drop everything to support him.

Scott's health was revealed to be far more dire than he or his family realized when he had a resting stress test this year, which revealed 'five hard blockages in his heart'; pictured in 2015 in Arlington, Texas

Scott’s health was revealed to be far more dire than he or his family realized when he had a resting stress test this year, which revealed ‘five hard blockages in his heart’; pictured in 2015 in Arlington, Texas

Taylor said her dad's doctors were amazed that he was even still walking with such severe blockages, and they said he needed surgery 'like, tomorrow'; pictured in October in Kansas City, Missouri

Taylor said her dad’s doctors were amazed that he was even still walking with such severe blockages, and they said he needed surgery ‘like, tomorrow’; pictured in October in Kansas City, Missouri

Despite the seriousness of the surgery, Scott told Taylor and her brother Austin not to worry about rushing to be with him because they were busy with their own lives. 'He was being the brave dad, the strong dad, you know,' Travis added

Despite the seriousness of the surgery, Scott told Taylor and her brother Austin not to worry about rushing to be with him because they were busy with their own lives. ‘He was being the brave dad, the strong dad, you know,’ Travis added

‘He was being the brave dad, the strong dad, you know,’ Travis added. 

Taylor recalled finding it ridiculous how much her father tried to downplay the seriousness of his condition. 

‘He said something about, like, “When a cat is injured it curls up around a tree and heals itself.” 

‘I was like, “Dad, cats don’t have quintuple bypass surgery. That’s wild. You’re just saying stuff now. That doesn’t mean anything to me.”‘

Taylor said she promised her father she wouldn’t make a fuss and fly to be with him, but it was all a fib, and he woke up surrounded by her, her brother, their mother and his best friend.

She recounted how Scott was loopy in his first 15 minutes awake and turned into a comedian, which impressed her, as she thought he was usually pretty funny even when he wasn’t drugged up from anesthesia.

The Eras Tour singer recalled how her family told him in shock that he had had a quintuple bypass, as they didn’t know how many arteries were blocked before he went into surgery.

Taylor did her best impression of her dad’s groggy post-surgery response with a croaking voice: ‘Well, you see, I come from a very competitive family.’

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