Jimmy Barnes shares positive update after surgery
Jimmy Barnes has shared a heartwarming update on his health following his emergency hip surgery in August.
While on the New Zealand leg of his tour in early August, the 68-year-old rockstar was taken to hospital after complaining of "unbearable pain", telling his fans, "The doctors have recommended a remedial medical procedure ASAP followed by some physio to address the issue."
Now back at home with his family, Barnes shared that he is on the road to recovery with an update on his healing journey.
Barnes said he has had his PICC line, a thin tube inserted through a vein in your arm to deliver medications and treatments directly to the larger veins near your heart, finally removed, meaning he can gain back some normalcy.
Barnes said was living with a PICC line in his arm for the past six weeks to continue his treatment as an out patient.
“It’s meant that I could leave hospital and continue most of my recovery at home,” he said on Instagram on Friday.
“It’s been restricting and liberating at the same time."
“This part of my recovery is now over and with the help of (doctors), nurses, physiotherapists, family, friends, you guys and my Jane, everything is on track.”
Posing in front of a calendar with Cold Chisel dates, Barnes said rehearsing with the band again this week has “topped things off”.
“I can even get back behind the wheel,” he said. “Aah! FREEDOM.”
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