Travis Barker opens up about health troubles including severe nerve pain
02.10.2023 - 09:47
/ nme.com
Travis Barker has revealed that he recently had an episode of trigeminal neuralgia, as well as a COVID infection and root canal treatment.The Blink-182 drummer has been plagued by health issues in the last few weeks, joking to fans that it means he “can pretty much handle anything god throws at me”.He wrote on Twitter/X on Friday (September 29): “Last week I had covid, an episode of trigeminal neuralgia, and a root canal. Which means I can pretty much handle anything god throws at me.”Trigeminal neuralgia is described by the NHS as being “severely” painful.
It’s caused by the compression of the trigeminal nerve and leads to facial pain so bad that it feels like “having an electric shock in the jaw”.Also last week I had covid, an episode of trigeminal neuralgia, and a root canal. Which means I can pretty much handle anything god throws at me.— Travis Barker (@travisbarker) September 29, 2023The drummer has suffered other health issues in recent months.
In February he told his followers that he had dislocated and torn the ligaments of one of his fingers while rehearsing for Blink’s reunion tour with Tom DeLonge.He then injured a finger again before managing to have successful surgery ahead of the tour.Last month Barker revealed that he’d tested positive for COVID ahead of the band’s European tour dates.Blink-182 are booked to play Lisbon’s Altice Arena tonight (October 2) for the first in a new run of dates on the continent as part of their ongoing reunion tour.Judging by social media posts at the time of writing, the concert is still set to go ahead with Barker on drums. The band nor the venue has announced a cancellation.It comes after Barker returned to the tour this month after his wife Kourtney Kardashian underwent
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