Overview
- Spanish television figure Rappel was taken to Hospital Universitario HM Torrelodones and admitted to the ICU over the weekend, with multiple outlets reporting the hospitalization on Monday.
- He spent three days in the ICU for a severe diverticulitis episode that caused ongoing digestive bleeding and required two blood transfusions to stabilize him.
- Medical teams performed two MRI scans to check for complications and Rappel says the results showed no sequelae; he has since been discharged home and is recovering under medical follow-up.
- The program El tiempo justo on Telecinco first reported the admission and contacted Rappel, who spoke to the show to reassure the public after a recent high-profile TV return.
- Journalists note Rappel’s prior serious illnesses, including a past pneumonia and earlier diverticulitis, and doctors will monitor for common complications in older patients such as abscess, perforation or recurrent bleeding even though no surgery has been reported.