“Who’s the Boss?” alum Danny Pintauro was hospitalized on Thanksgiving after a scooter accident.
The 48-year-old actor shared an Instagram put up Sunday with images and movies of himself in a hospital mattress.
Pintauro additionally shared a be aware explaining what led to him getting emergency surgical procedure on the vacation.
“I thought I would share an update with all of you,” the message started. “On Thanksgiving night I got into a scooter accident. The bike lane I was riding in was suddenly blocked with cones and I was forced to choose between a van and a pylon. The pylons hurt!! Have a terrible scrape on my Arm and I was pretty convinced I had broken my arm. The next morning it was a whole lot better so l didn’t worry as much.”
However Pintauro stated that two days later he began having “significant” chest pains and he “could barely breathe.”
“It was the worst moment of my life,” he wrote.
Pintauro’s husband, Wil Tabares, drove him to Memorial Care Miller Hospital in Lengthy Seashore, California, the place the actor underwent a number of checks. Docs found he had an an infection in his bloodstream as a result of a tear in his abdomen lining.
“It’s been the most excruciating pain I’ve ever felt in my whole life,” he stated. “So I had to have emergency surgery to repair the tear. The surgery went well, and now that it’s fixed, the pain is pretty much gone away, although I’m very sore.”
The “Cujo” star stated that he nonetheless has a tube in his abdomen and he can’t eat or drink something for 3 days.
“They always say this but it’s very true, if I had waited any longer, I could have died,” Pintauro wrote. “My body was the one who told me something was absolutely wrong.”
He later added, “This is my first emergency surgery EVER but I kept it together. It was absolutely terrifying. If anybody might wanna send me flowers, I wouldn’t be opposed. Lol just kidding. I’m stressed hungry in pain and exhausted.”
“Light a candle for me, okay? They did an X-ray of my arm and it’s not broken! So there’s one bright side,” Pintauro concluded his message.
Followers confirmed Pintauro help within the feedback part.
“Sending vibes for a speedy recovery,” one fan wrote.
“OMG! I’m so glad you didn’t ignore the signs!! Please feel better!” one other individual stated.
A 3rd fan wrote, “Prayers! So glad you were blessed with Wil and good medical care. Prayers for healing!”
Pintauro performed Jonathan Bower on all eight seasons of “Who’s the Boss?,” which aired on ABC from 1984 to 1992. The present additionally starred Tony Danza, Judith Mild, Alyssa Milano and the late Katherine Helmond.
In 2015, the brazenly homosexual actor revealed he was HIV optimistic on Oprah Winfrey’s “Where Are They Now?”
