Kyle Sandilands this morning has readdressed his health on the Kyle & Jackie O Show after Jackie O played audio from Wade Kingsley on the Game Changers Radio podcast saying he’d heard rumours that Kyle’s aneurysm diagnoses were fake. You can listen to the segment below:

Sandilands spoke about why he was still at work:

“The surprise that I haven’t had the emergency surgery is no surprise to anyone who really listens to the show properly, because I’ve gone to the surgeon and it’s a strange shape and attached to many different arteries, vessels or whatever they’re called, so it’s not a simple thing to get to.”

“I’ve made it quite clear to journalists and on this show that it’s more dangerous to go in and get it right now than it is to keep monitoring it.”

He also had a lengthy appointment with the cardiologist on Friday.

On a personal note, while Kyle was at his cardiologist, his mum was with a different one, having open heart surgery on her own aortic aneurysm. The process has been similar to Kyle’s. We watched it for a year and then had to take action. Mum had to change certain lifestyle habits beforehand including and especially getting blood pressure under control. Kyle’s job on radio isn’t physically taxing and was probably recommended to be continued as a way of keeping his mind off things.

He said this morning that Friday’s appointment showed been over-medicated and, while his blood pressure has improved, there are times when it’s not and he needs a sick day:

“It is dangerous. I’ve got to change my whole lifestyle, which is complete shit, but it is what it is.”

And that sums it up. It is what it is, and a waiting game, which doesn’t ease the inner anxiety for him and loved ones, particularly his wife Tegan.

While Wade’s co-hosts on Game Changers effectively shut down any truth to those rumours, I felt a physical reaction to Wade’s words, after my own Friday waiting for news that my mum had survived surgery. Suggesting Kyle’s situation was a stunt is uncomfortable broadcast territory. We’re better than that.

My mum is still in the ICU but chipper enough to ensure that bills were paid and my dad (who’s really finding this hard) is looked after. My only bit of advice to Kyle is, mum choose to wait an extra six months to be operated on, which she shouldn’t have. So when your cardiologist says now is a good time, get it done – and best wishes for a long and healthier future.

Jen Seyderhelm is a writer, podcaster and editor for Radioinfo