Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Duane Chapman reveals life threatening pulmonary embolism diagnosis

He was hospitalized for chest pain earlier this month following wife Beth Chapman’s untimely death in June following a battle with cancer.

And now, Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman, has revealed the cause of his brief hospital stint: a pulmonary embolism.

In an exclusive clip of Monday’s episode of The Dr. Oz Show obtained by People, the 66-year-old Dog the Bounty Hunter star reveals the diagnosis and shares how his attitude about death has changed since receiving it.

‘I said, after Beth left, I’m not afraid to die… I take that back. I’m not afraid to [die], but I don’t want to,’ the TV star tells Dr. Oz in the short 47 second clip.

A pulmonary embolism is a potentially life threatening condition where a blood clot travels to your lungs, blocking blood flow to them.

After receiving the diagnosis, the bounty hunter says he was overcome with the fear of death.

‘Oh I was afraid to die. I said “Please let go of my heart, honey. Quit squeezing my heart,’ Chapman explains.

On death and dying: ‘I said, after Beth left, I’m not afraid to die… I take that back. I’m not afraid to [die], but I don’t want to,’ the TV star tells Dr. Oz in the short 47 second clip

Speaking to angels: ‘Oh I was afraid to die. I said “Please let go of my heart, honey. Quit squeezing my heart,’ Chapman explains

‘You’re a ticking time bomb,’ Dr. Mehmet Oz of the Dr. Oz show says in the clip.

‘You’re not going to be here with the heart the way it is right now. Fear of death is normal,’ he continues. ‘I’m surprised you don’t fear death when you’re chasing after convicts. But when you run away from doctor, that means you have to do your own doctoring.’ 

Duane previously said he believed the chest pains were due to a ‘broken heart’ following his wife’s passing. 

The recent widower is ‘weary of doctors and hospitals,’ according to People, but he told the outlet he’s not going to go out with out a fight and he’s now on the road to recovery.  

Dr. Oz, who went to visit Chapman at his Denver home, was also given a tour of the star’s home, including a number of pictures and artworks of his late wife.

Life threatening: ‘You’re a ticking time bomb,’ Dr. Mehmet Oz of the Dr. Oz show says in the clip

The Bounty hunter’s wife, Beth Chapman, passed away in June after a lengthy battle with lung cancer.

She was just 51 years old.

His co-star on their new reality series, Dog’s Most Wanted, Beth Chapman was diagnosed with stage 2 throat cancer in September 2017, though it later went into remission.

The disease ultimately spread to her lungs, leading to a stage 4 diagnosis before she was placed into a medically-induced coma.

Recent widow: The Bounty hunter’s wife, Beth Chapman, passed away in June after a lengthy battle with lung cancer at just 51 years old