Overview
- On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Barker posted Instagram Stories from a hospital bed showing his daughter Alabama and wife Kourtney Kardashian at his side.
- He disclosed on Wednesday that he had surgery after nerve testing showed compression that left his arm, hand and fingers numb following a recent show.
- The procedure — a cubital tunnel release — frees the ulnar or “funny bone” nerve at the elbow so it can stop causing tingling and numbness in the ring and small fingers.
- Barker said he chose prompt surgery to protect his drumming ability and wrote that he should be ‘good in a few weeks.’
- Reporting noted family support in his posts, that representatives were not immediately reachable before his update, and that the move follows a history of serious prior medical issues for Barker.