Alberto E. Rodriguez
Musician Travis Barker is in hospital with “life-threatening” pancreatitis.
Travis Barker, who was rushed to hospital with pancreatitis on Wednesday, has shared more details about his medical emergency.
The Blink 182 drummer posted a statement to Instagram on Saturday night (NZ time) saying he was grateful for his family and was feeling “much better”, but that it had been a close call.
“I went in for an endoscopy Monday feeling great. But after dinner, I developed excruciating pain and have been hospitalised ever since,” Barker wrote.
“During the endoscopy, I had a very small polyp removed right in a very sensitive area, usually handled by specialists, which unfortunately damaged a critical pancreatic drainage tube. This resulted in severe life-threatening pancreatitis.”
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Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, a gland that sits behind the stomach and makes enzymes and hormones that regulate digestion and sugar levels. Inflammation her can become acute and cause serious issues.
Symptoms of pancreatitis can include intense abdominal pain, fever, and nausea.
News that the pop-punk star, who is married to Kourtney Kardashian, had been rushed to hospital was broken by TMZ on Wednesday (NZ time) shortly after he was admitted.
He tweeted, “God save me,” at 10.45am on Tuesday morning local time – 3.45am on Wednesday NZ time – when he is believed to have experienced the medical emergency.
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Travis Barker and wife Kourtney Kardashian. Barker was rushed to hospital with pancreatitis on Wednesday.
His wife, Kourtney Kardashian, took him to a hospital near their home but Barker was transferred by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles immediately after.
Barker was seen raising his right hand while being wheeled out of the ambulance before his treatment began.
