Ty Pennington has been officially released from the ICU after he was hospitalized for an abscess that was “closing my airway,” which he candidly revealed in an Instagram post shared Friday.
The former Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host, 58, remarkably attended the Barbie premiere in Los Angeles on Sunday, but two days later, he was rushed to the emergency room and “intubated” after he “could barely breathe’.
In a detailed caption alongside photos of himself in a hospital bed, the star explained: “Turns out the sore throat I’ve had for the past month was actually an abscess that had grown so large it was closing my airway.” .
“Next thing I know, they intubated me and moved me to the ICU in Denver,” but added positively: “I had surgery on Wednesday and yesterday [Thursday] I was released from the ICU late.’
According cleveland clinica “peritonsillar abscess is a pus-filled pocket that forms near one of the tonsils” and “can be serious, especially if it grows so large that it obstructs the throat.”
Recovery stage: Ty Pennington, 58, has been officially released from the ICU after being hospitalized for an abscess that was “closing my airway,” which he candidly revealed in an Instagram post shared Friday.
Respiratory problems: The former Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host remarkably attended the Barbie premiere in Los Angeles on Sunday, but two days later, he was rushed to the ER after he “could barely breathe”
At the beginning of his message to fans, Pennington wrote: “From the red carpet to UCI… this last week has been an interesting one!” and he added that he was ‘fine’ but ‘still on the mend…’
He further explained that he felt it “seemed weird that I hadn’t posted about my #BOTB VICTORY!!” teams, referring to his recent win in the third season of the HGTV real estate competition show Battle On The Beach.
“To shed some light on why I was MIA… On Sunday I hit the red carpet for @barbiethemovie, on Monday I flew to Colorado to start filming in Breckenridge and on Tuesday morning I woke up at 4am barely I could breathe.”
After talking about what directly caused the health scare, Ty gave a special shout out to the healthcare workers who stood by him every step of the way.
“Thank you so much to all the amazing staff at St. Anthony’s in Lakewood, CO and Summit Health in Frisco for taking such good care of me,” and gave his followers a few words of caution. ‘A great reminder to LISTEN to your body when it is telling you something.’
Social media users took to the comments section to send love and well wishes to the TV personality on her road to recovery.
HGTV star Sherry Holmes wrote: ‘Man! I hope you are all OK! It just goes to show how valuable everyday life really is .’
Another fan expressed: ‘Hopefully you have avoided this for many others who will now know to ask their doctors to check them out. I’m so happy to see you back on tv/HGTV. Heals well and fast! .’
In recovery: “Next thing I know, they intubated me and moved me to the ICU in Denver,” adding positively: “I had surgery on Wednesday and yesterday [Thursday] I was released from the ICU late
Hit Series: And it seems luck was on her side, and she rose to stardom when she began hosting the hit series, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, from 2004 until the show ended its ninth season in 2012.
Ty is known for starring in hit shows like Trading Spaces, which he worked on as a carpenter from 2000 to 2003. However, after three years, he made the decision to leave the show.
while talking to People in early February of this year, Pennington spoke about the decision. “I had to quit that job because I knew I was worth more than what I was paid for,” she admitted.
“I made a really bold move and quit the best job I’ve ever been given because I was insulted a bit,” adding: “The thing about luck for me is that sometimes something bad can happen that actually leads to something even worse. bigger and better.’
Ty expressed that: “You think it’s the end of the world, but really it’s just a whole new page turning into a chapter.”
And it seems luck was on her side as she rose even further to stardom when she began hosting the hit series, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, from 2004 until the show ended its ninth season in 2012.
The author has still been keeping busy working on projects like HGTV’s Battle On The Beach, which follows the premise of “Three expert teams hit the beach to renovate identical beachfront properties,” according to the show’s official website.
Ty also stars alongside Alison Victoria and Taniya Nayak, and got a chance to celebrate his first win during season three, which wrapped up earlier this month.
In a separate post shared on Saturday, he took the time to pay a special tribute to his team: Ashley Basnight and Steve Lewis, saying he was “SO proud” of the couple.
He added: ‘ALL the teams worked very hard and they should all be very proud. It was a great honor to work with Steve & Ashley, we clicked so well creatively.”
Stay positive: According to the Cleveland Clinic, a “peritonsillar abscess is a pus-filled pocket that forms near one of the tonsils” and “can be serious, especially if it grows so large that it blocks the throat.”
Lovebirds: When the TV host isn’t busy working on the sets, Ty enjoys spending quality time with his wife and social media manager, Kellee Merrell.
Tying the knot: The two lovebirds got engaged in July 2021 and married later that same year in November
“It was a lot of fun brainstorming and pushing creative boundaries. We are friends for life. I can’t wait to see what you’ll do! He concluded.
When the TV host isn’t busy working on the sets, Ty likes to spend quality time with his wife and social media manager, Kellee Merrell. The two lovebirds got engaged in July 2021 and married later that same year in November.
Before meeting Kellee, the star admitted in an interview with People that his main focus had been work for many years. ‘I started working at Trading Spaces in 2000 and never really stopped.’
“When you’re never home for more than seven or 10 days at a time, it’s really hard to maintain a positive relationship.” But when she crossed paths with Merrell, she admitted that she “knew he couldn’t let her go.”
