Joe Wicks, 33, has told his 3.6 million Instagram followers that he had to stay in hospital overnight after struggling with a “throbbing” pain from his injured hand. Speaking in a video from his hospital bed yesterday, the Body Coach star explained: “They aren’t able to do the operation today, they have other patients in the queue.
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“They are a bit slower with certain things so I’m staying tonight.
“They’re going to give me some nice morphine, and some antibiotics on the drip-a-roo. In the morning, hopefully first thing, I’ll be having the wires taken out.”
He later informed fans: “I tell you what, this infection is no joke. I’ve had codeine up to my eyeballs. They gave me liquid morphine, but it ain’t taking the edge off it. It’s throbbing.”
The star, who has been keeping families fit during the coronavirus lockdown with his daily PE lessons on YouTube, continued: “I’ve got a drip of liquid paracetamol. That is absolutely fantastic. Paracetamol IV saves the day for now, almost instant effect and on the pain.
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He said: “I was out on my bike last Saturday, I fractured a bone in my hand.
“It’s okay, I just can’t do any push-ups or press-ups or burpees but I’m sure you’ll be happy about that because it means no burpees for you. I’ll be here for as long as you need me.”
Joe gave fans another update from hospital this morning following his surgery.
He said: “I’ve just come out of surgery, got me in there early doors.