Former WWE star Rico Constantino has had several careers across his 64 years, including police work. Nonetheless, the previous WWE Tag Team Champion’s skilled ambitions have been undermined by persistent medical issues, which he detailed during an interview on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet.”
“After I was an officer, 2014-2015, I caught blood clots,” Rico said, explaining that doctors found three clots in his femoral artery. “I attempted to beat them, they put me on blood thinners, and when it got here time for the state to make a choice, I used to be a liability because I used to be on blood thinners and so I used to be forced to medically retire.”
Rico added that he tried several diets before something stuck, allowing him to work out again and regain his health, bringing him back right into a profession as a security officer in 2019.
“I got back into what I actually love — investigations, detective work — but I could not be an officer, so I became an investigator for a business insurance company called Bell United,” he recalled, noting that he essentially did the identical work he did as a police officer, minus arresting anyone or handing out tickets.
Unfortunately, the blood clots returned last 12 months after a protracted flight that saw Rico sit for multiple hours without getting up.
“I got yet one more in my femoral, but the opposite one, which is more dangerous, is I got one in my popliteal artery, which is harder to do away with,” he explained, expressing that it’s caused him quite a lot of pain. “Since then I have been on a brand new blood thinner, and the pain behind the leg’s gone away.”
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