Rapper Krayzie Bone Reflects on His 10-Day Hospital Stay After Near-Death Experience

The Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper looks back on checking into a Southern California emergency room after coughing up copious amounts of blood in September

Krayzie Bone is grateful to be alive after a serious cough turned into a 10-day hospital stay .

In a revealing new interview, the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper looked back on checking into a Southern California emergency room after coughing up copious amounts of blood in September.

"I went to the emergency room and they gave me little bags that I was coughing the blood up in," he recalled to SPIN in an interview published Tuesday. "By the time they came to take me to a room, I had used three of those bags."

Originally, Bone (born Anthony Henderson) was supposed to undergo a standard procedure to repair a ruptured artery in his lung. But when the bleeding didn't stop, doctors grew concerned.

"I didn't even know how serious it was until I woke up," he explained. "They informed me of everything that was going on. The doctors in the ICU, I don't know if it's what they see every day, but their outlook was grim."

While some doctors thought Bone needed a full lung transplant, others wanted to slow things down. After being intubated for several days, the rapper slowly began to improve and was released after 10 days.

"They don't want me traveling for the rest of the year, but they were really happy to hear I was back in the gym and doing physical therapy with a personal trainer," Bone shared. "I lost like 25 lbs. in the hospital."

While the rapper continues to focus on his health and recovery, he's also expressing gratitude for being alive this holiday season. At one point during his hospital stay, Bone's doctors suggested his family fly into Los Angeles to say goodbye. Now, he's savoring every moment of life.

"I went to the emergency room just expecting to have a quick checkup, fix whatever the problem was and go home," he said. "Just seeing how fast everything could change is definitely eye-opening. I don't take anything for granted. Cherish all the loved ones you have."