Daytime talk show host, Regis Philbin, needs to go in to the doctor to have his ticker repaired. In case you didn’t know who he was, he’s the leprechaun-looking man who’s been on “Live with Regis and Kelly” for what feels like forever, and used to host “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” If I sound bitter, it’s because he clearly has health insurance and I don’t.

In all seriousness, it sounds pretty scary, since it’s invasive open-heart surgery, that involves a bypass and cleaning of the arteries and stuff. Reuters reports on the reaction from his co-host, Kelly Ripa, when he announced his upcoming surgery on their daytime talk show.

Ripa sought to reassure her co-host on the air, recalling that her father and uncles had all emerged from similar surgery in fine condition, and she promised to dress up in a nurse’s costume and give Philbin a sponge bath while he’s recovering.

“That’ll be funny. I’ll look forward to that,” he said.

Ewww…I hope that’s not how she helped her father and uncles get over their surgeries. Or maybe I hope it is.