Jimmy Barnes shares heartwarming health update
Jimmy Barnes has shared a series of heartwarming updates following his emergency hip surgery earlier this month.
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 has posted a series of messages to Instagram describing how thrilled he was to be out of hospital.
“I can’t tell how great it feels to be back in my own bed, back to our home and the beautiful garden. Of course, being very spoilt,” he said on Monday.
Barnes has also now commenced a high-protein diet and continued with his physio, which he said was “getting tougher”.
“If I’m to be on a high-protein recovery diet, I’ve come to the right place,” he said of his wife Jane Barnes’ expert cooking skills.
“I’m being loaded up with protein and iron to rebuild muscles that I never had,” he explained in an Instagram caption.
He also shared a sweet photo with his grandchildren who have been keeping his spirits high during his recovery, writing alongside the photo, "Rosie and Dylan here to cheer me on at the end of the day. The physio is getting tougher and the protein shakes are growing on me. I sure am a lucky guy."
When sharing the news of his surgery with his fans, he said, “Providing all goes to plan, I’m expected to make a full recovery in six weeks.”
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