"American Idol" Finalist Needs Surgery Immediately !

Phillip Phillips , one of the finalists on "American Idol", has been urged by his personal doctor to get surgery immediately but Phillip wants to work through the pain and the risk so he can win next week.

According to many "Idol" sources, when Phillip returned home to Georgia last Saturday, his family doctor spent almost the entire stay by his side and was alarmed by what he saw: Phillip wasn't eating and looked horrible.

It has to be noted that Phillip suffers from severe kidney problems and at the beginning of the competition it got so bad he had a stent put in as a temporary fix until he could have surgery. But the condition has worsened and Phillip's doctor told him he needed surgery now. Phillip claimed he was not going to drop out of the show so the doctor told him he certainly had to go under the knife immediately after the finale.

The recovery time for the surgery is at least 6 weeks.
Phillip's condition is taking its toll and the medication results in dry mouth and it's had some impact on his singing.

It has to be mentioned that Phillip has also missed some of the field productions that are shot for the show, including the Ford commercials. According to "Idol" sources, making him go on location for these shoots were just too taxing.

What do you think?

Should Phillip's priority be his health or his stay in "American Idol?

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