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Former Spanish King Feels 'Phenomenal' After Heart Surgery

Associated Press

   MADRID - Spain's former monarch Juan Carlos I said Saturdaythat he
   wasfeeling ``phenomenal'' with ``new plumbing'' after a successful
   triple bypass heart surgery.
   ``It feels like a truck ran me over, but now it's about getting rid of
   the truck and looking ahead,'' the 81-year-old king emeritus said as he
   was driven out of a hospital in the outskirts of Madrid.
   ``New pipes, new plumbing,[it feels]phenomenal,'' he added.
   QuironSaludHospitals Managing Director Lucia Alonso said the former
   king was discharged one week after the operation because hewas
   ``clinically stable.''
   The operation was Juan Carlos' 17th surgical procedure and had been
   scheduled two months ago.
   The king emeritus abdicated in 2014 in favor of his son, Felipe, ending
   a nearly39-year reign. He retired from public duties last May.

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