A watan Janairun 2002, an kwantar da Mustaine a asibiti don cire dutsen koda kuma an ba shi magungunan ciwo wanda ya haifar da sake dawowa da shan kwayoyi. Bayan zamansa, Mustaine ya duba kansa a cibiyar kulawa a Texas. Yayin da yake can, Mustaine ya yi barci tare da hannun hagu a bayan kujera, yana haifar da matsewar jijiyar radial. Daga bisani an gano shi da neuropathy na radial, wanda ya bar shi ba zai iya kamawa ko yin fist tare da hannun hagu ba. A ranar 3 ga Afrilu, Mustaine ya sanar a cikin wata sanarwa cewa ya rushe Megadeth, kamar yadda rauni na hannunsa ya sa ya kasa yin wasa.
Janairu shekara ta 2002