Ty Pennington is doing great despite undergoing some personal refurbishment.
“I’m great,” he said.
“You know what’s great is if you almost die, you get so much attention.

Ty Pennington.Frazer Harrison/FilmMagic
It feels so nice to be that loved.
I’m planning another one… No, I’m kidding!”
He shared further details of the events leading up to the surgery withET.
And [the doctor] goes, ‘What if it’s more than that?
What if you close up and can’t breathe?’
I’m like, ‘Oh my God.’
He’s like, ‘I think we need to fly you to Denver.’
And I wake up and I have a tube in my throat."
Pennington is now back in full swing, hostingRock the Block, which premieres March 5 on HGTV.
And that return to form is intentional after his experience.