At the age of 19 , he had sever appendicitis while in the Soviet armed forces .
Was on guard duty so he had to wait due to fear that he would be punished for not being able to do his job .
At the age of 19 , he had sever appendicitis while in the Soviet armed forces but was on guard duty so he had to wait due to fear that he would be punished for not being able to do his job .