Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host Ty Pennington has revealed he was rushed to hospital after a worrying health scare.
The 58-year-old opened up about a rollercoaster few days, which began with his appearance at and a win for his Battle of the Beach team.
In a new post on Instagram, the HGTV icon shared photos from his hospital bed, explaining that he was taken into intensive care after he woke up and was unable to breathe properly.
‘From the red carpet, to the ICU… this last week has been interesting,’ he began. ‘I’m okay now, still recovering but I felt it looked weird that I hadn’t posted about my teams #BOTB VICTORY!!
‘SO freaking proud of @smashingdiy & @iamstevelewis!! Will post about that next.
‘To shed some light on why I was MIA… Sunday I hit the red carpet for @barbiethemovie, Monday I flew to Colorado to start filming in Breckinridge and Tuesday morning I woke up at 4am and could barely breathe.
‘Turns out, that sore throat Ive had for the last month was actually an abscess which had grown so large it was closing off my airway. Next thing I know, I was intubated and flown to the ICU in Denver [sic].’
‘Wednesday I had surgery and yesterday afternoon I was released from the ICU,’ he continued.
‘Thank you so much to all the amazing staff at St. Anthony’s in Lakewood, CO & Summit Health in Frisco for taking such a great care of me.
‘A great reminder to LISTEN to your body when it’s telling you something #justhappytobehere.’
Fans rushed to offer Ty their support in the comments section below, sharing their hopes for his speedy recovery.
One wrote: ‘@thetypennington omg I am glad to hear you are recovering!!! That is very serious! Sending a hug.’
Another enthused: ‘Get better soon!! We need someone to yell at us about home improvements!’
‘I’m so sorry you went through all that but so glad you had so many heroes rallying around you!! Wishing you a speedy recovery, my friend,’ a follower penned.
‘So HAPPY to see that you’re recovering Ty! Sending lots of positive vibes and hoping you have speedy recovery,’ a commenter shared.
As an Instagram user added: ‘Oh my gosh, Ty! I’m thankful you got excellent care and are on the mend!’
