Well-known Christian musician Jeremy Camp is home resting after having heart surgery earlier this week and plans to head out on tour next Thursday.
On Monday (March 11), the 46-year-old Camp had surgery to fix his atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition that makes one’s heart go into irregular rhythm.
Alongside his wife, Adrienne, Camp provided an update on Instagram thanking the hospital staff, doctors, and his fans for their prayers, saying, “We love you all.”
Camp shared that he has been dealing with heart problems for a few years and actually had non-invasive heart surgery last year but chose to keep the matter private.
“I had this crazy rapid flutter arrhythmia thing and I went through heart surgery last year. I didn’t say anything to anybody,” Camp said. He thought that the initial surgery was going to solve the problem.
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“Well, four weeks ago,” he added, “I started having these arrhythmias again—heartbeats that were beating that like 230 beats per minute for 30 minutes, and it happened twice in one day where it was like beating really, really fast.”
It was then that doctors realized that Camp had AFib and needed another surgery. Camp shared that while playing a concert last Saturday (March 9) in California, he went into AFib.
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Describing the experience, Camp said, “It was just bad. I had to walk off stage early and they had a medical team for me.” Camp went on to say that he couldn’t wait to get back home so he could get it fixed.
“We debated on even saying anything, but honestly why would I not,” Camp explained, telling his fans that they have been so “amazing” and such an “encouragement and support for so many years.”
After some thought, the Camps decided, “You know what? That as a family that’s what we do. You know you are our family, the family of Christ coming together. So I asked you guys to pray.”
