Ed Helms on Having Heart Surgery as a Kid

VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU TOO.
THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: YOU LOOK WELL.
>> YEAH, I'VE LOST A LITTLE
WEIGHT SINCE THE "CAPTAIN
UNDERPANTS" SHOOTING.
>> Jimmy: ARE YOU THAT METHOD AN
ACTOR?
>> YEAH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT'S
ANIMATED.
THAT'S ACTUALLY ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU'LL PUT ON SOME
WEIGHT AND WEAR DIAPERS AT A
RECORDING SESSION.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: HOW ARE YOU?
>> AIM GREAT.
HOW ARE YOU?
HOW'S BILLY?
>> Jimmy: MY SON IS DOING VERY
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ASSUME YOU MEAN MY SON BILLY.
>> YES.
>> Jimmy: NOT BILLY IDOL.
>> NOT BILLY IDOL.
NO, I WAS VERY MOVED BY WHAT YOU
SAID ABOUT -- THE STORY YOU THAT
TOLD ABOUT BILLY AND OF COURSE
SOME OF THE LARGER ISSUES.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND IT STRUCK A CHORD WITH ME IN
PARTICULAR BECAUSE I HAD HEART
SURGERY.
>> Jimmy: HOW OLD WERE YOU?
>> I WAS 13 YEARS OLD.
>> Jimmy: OH, WOW.
>> SO UNLIKE BILLY, WHO HAD A
LOT OF INFANT SURGERY I WAS A
TEENAGER.
>> Jimmy: WHAT WAS THE ISSUE?
WHAT ISSUE DID YOU HAVE?
>> I HAD A SUPERVALVULAR AORTIC
AND PULMONIC STENOSIS.
>> Jimmy: SUPERVALVULAR?
IT SOUNDS AWESOME IN A WAY.
>> THAT'S WHY I'M CAPTAIN
UNDERPANTS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT.
>> Jimmy: NEXT TIME YOU COME I'M
GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU AS THE
SUPERVALVULAR ED HELMS.
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: SO HOW LONG DID YOUR
RECOVERY TAKE?
DID YOU HAVE TO MISS SCHOOL?
>> WELL, YES.
IT WAS OVER SPRING BREAK IN
SEVENTH GRADE I THINK.
AND I MISSED -- BUT AFTER THAT I
MISSED A COUPLE WEEKS OF SCHOOL.
>> Jimmy: DID IT MAKE YOU MORE
POPULAR AT SCHOOL?
WERE PEOPLE LIKE OH, HEY,
SUPERVALVULAR --
>> YEAH, OF COURSE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> J
WHEN YOU'RE 13 YOU'RE MILKING
EVERYTHING YOU CAN FOR
ATTENTION.
>> Jimmy: YOU WERE LITERALLY
MILKING EVERYTHING YOU CAN.
>> HOW WAS YOUR SPRING BREAK?
I'D BE LIKE HOW WAS YOUR SKI
TRIP?
OH, GREAT.
HOW WAS YOURS?
WELL, YOU KNOW, I HAD HEART
SURGERY.
THEY SAWED MY CHEST OPEN.
>> Jimmy: YEAH.
>> FIXED MY HEART.
>> Jimmy: DID THAT IMPRESS THE
LADIES AT SCHOOL?
>> I THOUGHT IT WOULD.
BUT IT DIDN'T ACTUALLY.
SO THIS IS INTERESTING YOU ASK
BECAUSE I HAD -- WHILE I WAS IN
THE HOSPITAL I GOT BALLOONS FROM
A GIRL THAT I HAD A BIG CRUSH
ON.
AND THEN I GOT BACK TO SCHOOL
AND I SAW HER AND I WAS LIKE,
HEY, SO THANKS FOR THOSE
BALLOONS, IT REALLY PULLED ME
THROUGH.
I WAS HANGING ON BY A THREAD
THERE FOR A WHILE AND YOUR
BALLOONS REALLY KIND OF GOT ME
OUT THE OTHER END.
AND SHE WAS LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
OH, I THINK MY MOM MUST HAVE
SENT THOSE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH!
MY HEART WAS FIXED ONLY TO GET
SHATTERED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: HOPEFULLY SHE'S PICKED
UP SOME TACT OVER THE YEARS.
>> YEAH, RIGHT?
>> Jimmy: HOW LONG WERE YOU IN
THE HOSPITAL WHEN THAT HAPPENED?
>> SO THE SURGERY WAS LIKE NINE
HOURS.
AND THEN I WAS IN ICU FOR ABOUT
A WEEK, AND THEN A COUPLE OF
DAYS AFTER THAT.
>> Jimmy: DO YOU STILL HAVE
CHECKUPS ON YOUR HEART TO MAKE
SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY?
>> I DO.
>> Jimmy: YOU DO.
WOW.
>> I STILL SEE A CARDIOLOGIST.
>> Jimmy: SAME ONE?
>> NO.
THAT WAS A PEDIATRIC
CARDIOLOGIST THERE.
BUT HE'S ACTUALLY A CLOSE FAMILY
FRIEND, OUR PEDIATRIC
CARDIOLOGIST.
BUT NOW I SEE AN ADULT
CARDIOLOGIST.
>> Jimmy: YOUR CARDIOLOGIST WAS
A CHILD?
THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
IT'S WEIRD.
WHEN YOU HAVE A HEART PROBLEM
WHEN YOU'RE A TEENAGER, ANOTHER
TEENAGER WILL OPERATE.
>> YEAH.
THEY HAVE THE BEST PERSPECTIVE
ON IT.
THEY KNOW WHAT'S IN THERE.
THEY KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
I SEE A CARDIOLOGIST NOW, AND
WHAT'S CRAZY IS THE TECHNOLOGY
HAS ADVANCED SO MUCH THAT YOU
CAN DRINK THIS LIKE RADIOACTIVE
POTION AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO
TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR HEART.
AND I SAT IN MY CARDIOLOGIST'S
OFFICE AND LOOKED AT A 3-D -- WE
LIKE FLEW AROUND A 3-D MODEL OF
MY HEART.
>> Jimmy: WOW.
>> IT WAS INSANE.
>> Jimmy: IT'S LIKE CALIFORNIA
ADVENTURE BUT INSIDE YOU.
>> YEAH.
I REMEMBER THE CARDIOLOGIST WAS
SAYING YOUR PEDIATRIC SURGEON
WAS AN ARTIST.
THIS IS MIND-BLOWING.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE SHAPE OF MY
HEART, HOW IT HAD -- THE GUY HAD
DONE A GREAT JOB.
>> Jimmy: SO YOU HAVE A
BEAUTIFUL HEART.
YOU LITERALLY KNOW THAT.
THAT'S AMAZING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUS

Ed Helms on Having Heart Surgery as a Kid

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