Ty Pennington is recovering after being admitted to the emergency room.
The Very messy version of the house The star said he spent several days in the intensive care unit after suddenly experiencing breathing problems last week.
“Sunday I go to the red carpet for Barbie dollMonday I flew to Colorado to start filming in Breckinridge and Tuesday morning I woke up at 4 a.m. and could barely breathe,” Pennington said. caption an Instagram carousel on July 14. “Turns out, the sore throat I had last month was actually an abscess that had grown so large that it was blocking my airway.”
An abscess is a pocket of pus that can affect any part of the body. Cleveland Clinic. In Pennington’s case, the abscess provided “an exciting week” for the 58-year-old, prompting him to be rushed to the medical center.
“Next thing I knew, I was intubated and flown to the ICU in Denver,” he recalls. “Wednesday I had surgery and yesterday afternoon I was released from the ICU.”
