Mattress Mack recovering from neck procedure, posts video from hospital bed

CHAMBERS COUNTY. NEW CORRECT CARDS ARE BEING SENT NEW CORRECT CARDS ARE BEING SENT OUT AS REPLACEMENTS. OUT AS REPLACEMENTS. >> A WELL-KNOWN HOUSTONIAN IS >> A WELL-KNOWN HOUSTONIAN IS ASKING FOR PRAYERS. ASKING FOR PRAYERS. MATTRESS MACK HAS BEEN DEALING MATTRESS MACK HAS BEEN DEALING WITH CHRONIC PAIN FOR YEARS AND WITH CHRONIC PAIN FOR YEARS AND JUST THIS PAST WEEK, HE STARTED JUST THIS PAST WEEK, HE STARTED UNDERGOING A TEDIOUS TREATMENT. UNDERGOING A TEDIOUS TREATMENT. HE SPOKE ABOUT IT FROM HIS HE SPOKE ABOUT IT FROM HIS HOSPITAL BED. HOSPITAL BED. SOPHIA BEAUSOLEIL LIVE TONIGHT SOPHIA BEAUSOLEIL LIVE TONIGHT WITH MAC’S MESSAGE TO WITH MAC’S MESSAGE TO HOUSTONIANS. HOUSTONIANS. SOPHIA? SOPHIA? >>Reporter: DOMINIQUE, THE >>Reporter: DOMINIQUE, THE OWNER OF GALLERY FURNITURE IS OWNER OF GALLERY FURNITURE IS VERY OUTSPOKEN ABOUT LISTENING VERY OUTSPOKEN ABOUT LISTENING TO YOUR BODY AND TAKING CARE OF TO YOUR BODY AND TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF, WHICH IS WHAT HE DID YOURSELF, WHICH IS WHAT HE DID LAST WEEK. LAST WEEK. HE RECORDED WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE HE RECORDED WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE AND AFTER THE PROCEDURE, POSTED AND AFTER THE PROCEDURE, POSTED IT TO FACEBOOK AND DID SO IT TO FACEBOOK AND DID SO BECAUSE HE WANTS HOUSTONIANS TO BECAUSE HE WANTS HOUSTONIANS TO KNOW WHAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH KNOW WHAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH AND ALSO OFFER WORDS OF WISDOM. AND ALSO OFFER WORDS OF WISDOM. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT JIM IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT JIM McINGVALE, AKA MATTRESS MACK, McINGVALE, AKA MATTRESS MACK, YOU KNOW THAT HE’S CONSTANTLY YOU KNOW THAT HE’S CONSTANTLY WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK, HAS A WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK, HAS A HUGE HEART FOR HOUSTON, AND IS HUGE HEART FOR HOUSTON, AND IS ALWAYS GIVING BACK. ALWAYS GIVING BACK. BUT LAST WEEK, HE HAD TO TAKE A BUT LAST WEEK, HE HAD TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR HIMSELF. MOMENT FOR HIMSELF. >> THE PAIN IN THE NECK SINCE >> THE PAIN IN THE NECK SINCE PRIOR TO THE WORLD SERIES. PRIOR TO THE WORLD SERIES. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ALLEVIATE HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ALLEVIATE IT. IT. >>Reporter: THE PAIN STARTED >>Reporter: THE PAIN STARTED ON OCTOBER 30th AND BELIEVES ON OCTOBER 30th AND BELIEVES IT STEMS FROM HIS YOUNGER DAYS IT STEMS FROM HIS YOUNGER DAYS OF PLAYING FOOTBALL IF HE OF PLAYING FOOTBALL IF HE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. >> I’VE GOT TO GO BACK TO WORK. >> I’VE GOT TO GO BACK TO WORK. >>Reporter: LAST WEEK, MAC >>Reporter: LAST WEEK, MAC UNDERWENT A MEDICAL PRIOR AT UNDERWENT A MEDICAL PRIOR AT SPINAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SPINAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CENTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. >> I’M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE >> I’M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE NERVES ON THE RIGHT RIGHT SIDE. NERVES ON THE RIGHT RIGHT SIDE. EVEN WHILE IN PAIN, THE EVEN WHILE IN PAIN, THE WELL-KNOWN SALESMAN DIDN’T MISS WELL-KNOWN SALESMAN DIDN’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT HE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT HE DOES BEST. DOES BEST. >> WELL, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GET >> WELL, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GET BETTER, AND THE BEST WAY TO GET BETTER, AND THE BEST WAY TO GET IT BETTER IS TO GO BUY SOME IT BETTER IS TO GO BUY SOME FURNITURE TODAY AND HOPEFULLY FURNITURE TODAY AND HOPEFULLY THIS PAIN IN THE NECK WILL GO THIS PAIN IN THE NECK WILL GO AWAY. AWAY. >>Reporter: BUT AFTER HALF >>Reporter: BUT AFTER HALF JOKES ASIDE, ULTIMATELY HE JOKES ASIDE, ULTIMATELY HE WANTED TO USE HIS SITUATION AS WANTED TO USE HIS SITUATION AS INSPIRATION FOR OTHERS WHO MAY INSPIRATION FOR OTHERS WHO MAY BE IN PAIN THEMSELVES. BE IN PAIN THEMSELVES. >> TOUGH PEOPLE LAST. >> TOUGH PEOPLE LAST. THIS IS JUST A SET-BACK FOR A THIS IS JUST A SET-BACK FOR A COME-BACK. COME-BACK. >>Reporter: WISE WORDS. >>Reporter: WISE WORDS. I SPOKE WITH MAC EARLIER ON THE I SPOKE WITH MAC EARLIER ON THE PHONE AND WE’RE ACTUALLY ABOUT PHONE AND WE’RE ACTUALLY ABOUT TO GO INSIDE AND INTERVIEW HIM. TO GO INSIDE AND INTERVIEW HIM. HE SAYS HE’S DOING MUCH BETTER, HE SAYS HE’S DOING MUCH BETTER, HE’S BACK AT WORK. HE’S BACK AT WORK. TONIGHT, WE’RE GOING TO SHARE TONIGHT, WE’RE GOING TO SHARE WITH HIM A GET WELL GIFT THAT A WITH HIM A GET WELL GIFT THAT A WELL-KNOWN SINGER-SONGWRITER DUO WELL-KNOWN SINGER-SONGWRITER DUO MADE FOR HIM AND WE’RE GOING TO MADE FOR HIM AND WE’RE GOING TO DO SHARE THAT WITH YOU TONIGHT DO SHARE THAT WITH YOU TONIGHT AT 10:00. AT 10:00. REPORTING LIVE FROM NORTH REPORTING LIVE FROM NORTH HOUSTON, SOPHIA BEAUSOLEIL, KPRC