Dr. Phil McGraw assisted with his own vasectomy, the talk-show host revealed in an article published Tuesday in Newsweek.
McGraw, now 61, was 29 when his wife Robin was pregnant with their son Jay, and decided one child was enough. McGraw's doctor friend offered the chance to come into his office and "help" with the procdure, handing him surgical instruments during the operation.
"It’s painful when they kind of pull on it," the former psychologist wrote.
McGraw got the vasectomy reversed six years later when wife Robin said she regretted having only one child. During his appearance on ABC's "The View" this week, he described the procedure as his "biggest regret." His doctor friend offered to perform the reversal that same day.
"They say, “Take your shirt off,” and they start plugging me into IVs," McGraw wrote in the article. "I remember being in recovery and the doctors saying, “Wake up! We have to get you out of here.” They drag me out with one arm over each shoulder and drive me home. They dump me on the curb later that night." Six weeks later, McGraw's wife was pregnant with Jordan, their second son.
