Neil Patrick Harrisis recovering from an injury he got nearly two months ago while he and his family were on vacation in Europe.
“Had surgery today,” theHow I Met Your Motherstarrevealed on his Instagramon Tuesday.
“I tripped and hand planted onto a sea urchin almost two months ago while climbing rocky cliffs in Croatia,” he explained.
“Most of the tiny spines I dug out myself, but two refused to leave and one got infected,” the 46-year-old actor continued. “Turns out it pierced through a tendon (see ultrasound video). Well, thanks to the surgical talents of Dr. Dan Polatsch and his team, I’m officially urchin free and on the mend.”
Unfortunately, being “on the mend” includes a massive “hand elevating contraption” that Harris has to wear on his injured hand “for the foreseeable future.”
But, the father of two is choosing to stay positive… and might be ordering some sushi while he recovers: “All in all, though, I have to say: uni is still delicious,” he added.
Several of Harris’ famous pals commented their well wishes on the post — and some couldn’t help but make a few puns along the way.
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Ultrasound of his urchin injury.Neil Patrick Harris Instagram
Neil Patrick Harris.Neil Patrick Harris Instagram
Actor Breckin Meyer suggested that Harris was just trying to get out of some cooking duties, commenting, “You will do ANYTHING to avoid making those Reese’s rice krispy treats! And I spoke to the Urchin…he has a very different version.” Last month, Harris shared a post of his sonogling over some Reese’s rice krispy treatsthat his husbandDavid Burtkamade, which Meyer could have been referencing.
Burtka also commented on the post, writing, “Nice package!!” ostensibly referring to the “hand elevating contraption.”
This summer, Harris, Burtka, and their 9-year-oldtwins Gideon and Harpertook a European vacation that included stops inFrance,Italyand Croatia. In August, Harris shared a post from the Croatia portion of the trip taking adaring plungeinto the Adriatic Sea.
In the video, Harris addressed the camera, saying, “Okay, it’s Neil. I’m in Croatia, I’m on the top of a boat. And I’m going to dive in, slow-mo style.” As Harris makes the video, Burtka and the kids can be heard in the background shouting, “what up?!”
“Okay, here we go. 3… 2… 1…” the actor said, bracing himself for the leap.
After he resurfaced, the Emmy winner let out a whoop while his family cheered from aboard the boat.
While Harris won’t be jumping off another boat any time soon, he has been cast inMatrix 4along with Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,VarietyreportedTuesday.
source: people.com
