Bret Michaels — who was released from a San Antonio hospital on Wednesday after undergoing an emergency appendectomy this week — is recovering from the surgery in a private facility for diabetics.
Michaels had been scheduled to perform in The Lone Star State on Sunday night when he began experiencing severe stomach pains and was rushed to the Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Westover Hills, where he was taken into surgery. The Poison rocker has battled diabetes for close to two decades and doctors want to be sure the potentially fatal condition remains under control while Bret bounces back from the procedure on his appendix.
“While the surgery went well and doctors are optimistic that the rocker will make a full recovery, the fact that he was exhausted due to his rigorous schedule prior to the surgery and coupled with the fact that he has diabetes, the surgery has taken its toll,” read a message uploaded to Bret’s Official Website on Thursday.
Michaels, who appears on the latest season of NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice, is also in the middle of a North American tour. “It is unclear at this time exactly how many of Michaels tour dates will have to be moved,” his rep says.
Best wishes to Bret!