Mack posted multiple times while he was in the hospital, giving updates on his condition.
HOUSTON — Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is out of the hospital after a three-day medical scare, but he’s not at home resting. He went back to work the morning after he was released from St. Luke’s Hospital.
Mack is on antibiotics and other various medications as he fights a pretty nasty infection. His left leg is red and badly swollen. He spoke to us from a recliner on the Gallery Furniture showroom floor, with his leg iced and elevated.
The official diagnosis — cellulitis, an infection that enters through a break in the skin, causing swelling and pain.
Mack says he lost a toenail a few weeks ago and then his legs started swelling.
“But the swelling kept getting worse and worse,” he said. “I couldn’t hardly put my boots on, so I shoulda expected something. I should have gone to the doctor earlier.”
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