MARTIN Roberts says he watched docs use an eight inch syringe to remove fluid from around his heart in a lifesaving procedure.
The Homes Under The Hammer star, 58, had emergency surgery this week after a "massive amount of fluid" was discovered around his heart.
Martin is now being transferred to a respiratory unit for further tests and is likely to remain in hospital for the next fortnight.
The TV has told how he had to undergo a scary procedure while still awake after suffering with excess of water around his heart that was preventing it from pumping correctly.
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