Kaley Cuoco Almost Had Her Leg Amputated After Horseback Riding Accident!
12.10.2022 - 00:59
/ perezhilton.com
Kaley Cuoco is getting real about her past injuries.
As many of you may know, the 36-year-old is a major horseback riding fanatic and has been in the equestrian world for decades. See footage of the star in action (below):
Of course, it’s not always the safest sport — and there was one incident in particular that almost cost her everything.
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In a new excerpt from the upcoming book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, acquired by People, the star details a severe injury she suffered in 2010 while riding at a Los Angeles ranch. Her horse got spooked and bucked her off, stomping on her left leg moments later. The resulting injury required surgery, which she revealed wasn’t a guaranteed success:
Can you IMAGINE having to sign that paperwork before going under for surgery?? We’re not sure we could, to be honest. She continued:
Johnny Galecki, Kaley’s Big Bang Theory co-star and real-life love interest from 2008-10, added:
Awww…
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Show creator Chuck Lorre further added that the “devastating” situation was scary for him and the show, too — as Kaley’s injury could have been the end of everything:
He says Dr. Stephen Lombardo, who’s part of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic for Sports Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, was “heaven-sent” because he was able to arrange in less than two hours “surgery with the best surgeons available to stop an infection because her leg was wide open.”
Doctors initially believed the Flight Attendant actress wouldn’t be able to walk for months, but she proved them wrong, and after just a two-week stay at the hospital, she was fitted for a