{"id":6535,"date":"2026-06-23T16:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/joe-manganiello-reveals-life-threatening-health-battle-resulting-in-amputation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:46:22","slug":"joe-manganiello-reveals-life-threatening-health-battle-resulting-in-amputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/joe-manganiello-reveals-life-threatening-health-battle-resulting-in-amputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manganiello reveals life-threatening health battle resulting in &#8216;amputation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131941907.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Joe Manganiello revealed he suffered from life-threatening autoimmune-related illnesses that resulted in him having an amputation.<\/p>\n<p>In the synopsis of the \u201cSpider-Man\u201d actor\u2019s forthcoming memoir, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Bloodlines\/Joe-Manganiello\/9781668207109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cBloodlines,\u201d<\/a> he said he dealt with \u201ca cascade of autoimmune-related illnesses\u201d that attacked his thyroid, digestive system, skin, lungs and eyes.<\/p>\n<p>During the seven-year battle, Manganiello, 49, dealt with \u201cchronic pain, a life-saving organ amputation, existential crisis and a prolonged fight for survival that left doctors with few answers and no clear explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">When doctors were unable to explain what was happening to the \u201cMagic Mike\u201d star, he turned to an unorthodox form of treatment. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Joe Manganiello (seen above with his dog) suffered from life-threatening autoimmune-related illnesses. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/joemanganiello<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In his forthcoming memoir, \u201cBloodlines\u201d (seen above), the \u201cSpider-Man\u201d star said the illness attacked his thyroid, digestive system, skin, lungs and eyes. <span class=\"credit\">Simon &amp; Schuster<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">Manganiello used \u201cshamans, pagan rituals, ancient myths, long-lost family records and the rebirth of his own spirituality\u201d to try to aid his illness. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">The actor also did a deep dive into his own family genealogy and discovered ancestors who survived the Armenian genocide and others who lived with chronic illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the most brutally difficult time of my life, one I wouldn\u2019t wish on my worst enemy, but also my greatest adventure,\u201d Manganiello <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/joe-manganiello-announces-tell-all-memoir-bloodlines-exclusive-12004441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told People<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Manganiello (seen above with his dog) dealt with the health issues for seven years. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/joemanganiello<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He had to get \u201ca life-saving organ amputation.\u201d (Pictured: A shirtless Manganiello.) <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/joemanganiello<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI hope that what I went through on this journey can give readers hope that answers and healing may lie for them on the other side of whatever they are fighting through,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe process of writing this book gave me the gift of perspective that helped me to see that my suffering was a cocoon from which I would emerge forever changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear when the \u201cTrue Blood\u201d alum dealt with the illness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Manganiello was married to Sof\u00eda Vergara (seen above with the actor) from 2015 to 2024.  <span class=\"credit\">sofiavergara\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cTrue Blood\u201d actor is now engaged to Catlin O\u2019Connor (seen above). <span class=\"credit\">caitlin_oconnor\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Manganiello was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/sofia-vergara-joe-manganiello-relationship-timeline\/\">married to Sof\u00eda Vergara from 2015 to 2024<\/a>. The actor and the \u201cGriselda\u201d star, 53, split because she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/01\/22\/entertainment\/sofia-vergara-didnt-want-to-be-an-old-mom-in-joe-manganiello-marriage\/\">did not want to have any more kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Manganiello <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/17\/celebrity-news\/joe-manganiello-engaged-to-caitlin-oconnor-after-two-years-of-dating\/\">popped the question<\/a> to Catlin O\u2019Connor in June 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBloodlines\u201d is set to be released on Oct. 13.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/23\/celebrity-news\/joe-manganiello-reveals-life-threatening-health-battle-resulting-in-amputation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Manganiello revealed he suffered from life-threatening autoimmune-related illnesses that resulted in him having an<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131941907.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}