Kim Zolciak ended up getting eliminated this season on Dancing With the Stars after she had a mini-stroke and couldn't fly back to LA to perform. It turns out that Zolciak had more wrong with her than she realized and this stroke may have saved her life. Now People is sharing that Kim went in for a heart surgery this morning and this mom of 6 is doing great. Kim had shared that the surgery was coming, but didn't tell fans went to expect it. Today Kim Zolciak was on her Instagram sharing that the surgery was a success. Luckily it looks like everything went great for Kim and she will be back on her feet in no time. She has shared that she has big plans to dance on the Dancing With the Stars finale so hopefully this won't keep her from being able to do that when the time is here. Kim Zolciak explained that because of her stroke the doctors were able to find a heart condition that she didn't even know she had going on. If this had not happened, Kim might have ended up having bigger health issues in the long run. It did take her out of DWTS, but it was worth it to get her health on track. Here is what Zolciak explained. …show more content…
Most people have a filter so it can't cross over to the other side of your heart, but because I do have a valve – they call it a hole, but it's more like a valve that never closed when I was born – the blood clot was able to transfer and go through the hole, which stopped oxygen to my brain on the right side of my brain. Had I not been so active with Dancing with the Stars and also flying – that's probably what in essence caused the blood clot – it really is a blessing in disguise. Because now I can really fix it and move on instead of having a true stroke where I never recover, or my doctor said a massive heart heart