The former Jackass star sat down with Steve-O for Thursday’s episode of the Steve-O’s Wild Ride! podcast to share details of the illnesses he experienced. “We have a lot to talk about,” he told his ex-costar. The 43-year-old was hospitalized in December, unknowingly suffering from a severe case of coronavirus. “I basically was pronounced dead on Elvis’ birthday, December 8th. I did not know that I had gnarly COVID,” he said, adding, “My body was shutting down, and I went into four seizures, each one lasting 10 to 20 minutes, and on the fourth one, I bit my tongue so hard, it was nearly falling off.” He explained further: “It got so swollen and puffy, it wouldn’t fit in my mouth, and I was drinking the infected blood, which gave me pneumonia as well, so when the shaman took me to the hospital, I went into my fifth seizure, and I couldn’t breathe without a tube down my throat.” Margera noted that he was unaware of the severity of his health condition at the time of hospitalization, describing that he “blacked out” in the midst of the whole ordeal. “I woke up five days later thinking I was there for a couple of hours,” he shared. “They’re like, ‘Dude you’ve been here for nearly a week. We tried to take the tube out, and you weren’t breathing on your own.’” According to Steve-O, seeing his friend on a ventilator in the ICU in “critical but stable condition” was scary for him. He joked about the fact that the situation occurred during the middle of his tour, but added, “The important thing is that Bam’s not dead.” Following his hospital release, Margera celebrated by sharing a photo alongside Johnny Schillereff on Instagram wearing matching black hoodies. “I’m out!” he wrote in the caption of the Dec. 10 post. “Thank you to my friends, family and you for the love, support and prayers.” For more information on COVID-19, check out our resources.
