‘Currently much better’: Travis Barker updates fans after ‘life-threatening’ pancreatitis scare
LOS ANGELES – Travis Barker told fans via social media early Saturday evening that he is “currently much better,” crediting the “intensive treatment” received since his emergency hospitalization Tuesday for “severe, life-threatening pancreatitis.”
Blink 182’s Travis Barker rushed to hospital with pancreatitis, reports say
The Blink 182 drummer explained in a series of Instagram Story and Twitter posts that he endured a scheduled endoscopy Monday “feeling great” but deteriorated into “excruciating pain” following dinner that night. He was hospitalized Tuesday and remained at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles four days later.
“During the endoscopy, I had a very small polyp removed right in the very sensitive area, usually handled by specialists, which unfortunately damaged a critical pancreatic drainage tube. This resulted in severe life-threatening pancreatitis,” Barker, 46, wrote.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, pancreatitis is a redness and swelling of the pancreas caused by digestive juices or enzymes attacking the pancreas. Symptoms include severe belly pain, nausea, vomiting, rapid heart rate and fever.
Barker’s wife, Kourtney Kardashian, also took to her Instagram Story and opened up about the scary episode, ET reported.
“Oh what a scary and emotional week it has been,” she wrote, adding, “Our health is everything, and sometimes we take for granted how quickly it can change. Travis and I went in for a routine endoscopy together, and he ended up with severe, life-threatening pancreatitis.”
“I am so grateful to God for healing my husband, for all of your prayers for him and for us, for the overwhelming outpouring of love and support. I am so touched and appreciative,” she concluded her post, according to Fox News.
According to People magazine, Barker was hospitalized and readmitted in 2018 for blood clots found in each arm, as well as a staph infection and cellulitis, a bacterial infection that can cause swelling, inflammation and pain.
The drummer also survived a 2008 plane crash that left him with third-degree burns covering 65% of his body, according to the Times.
Barker told Men’s Health in 2021 that the plane crash, which killed four of six passengers, prompted him to stop using prescription drugs.
Here are some memorable photos of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker through the years.
Travis Barker performs at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Barker told fans via social media on Saturday, July 2, 2022, that he is “currently much better,” crediting the “intensive treatment” received since his emergency hospitalization Tuesday, June 28, 2022, for “severe, life-threatening pancreatitis.” (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Kourtney Kardashian, left, and Travis Barker arrive at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Travis Barker, left, and Kourtney Kardashian attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
1996: Blink-182 members Travis Barker, Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge pose for a portrait in their dressing room at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles on October 8, 1996.
2003: Blink-182 bandmates Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus arrive at the world premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" on June 28, 2003, at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
2004: Travis Barker of the band Blink-182 performs on stage at Wembley Arena December 6, 2004, in London.
2005: From "Meet the Barkers," Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker make an appearance on MTV’s Total Request Live on April 6, 2005, in New York City.
2006: Drummer Travis Barker of the band Blink-182 arrives at the 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards held held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 23, 2006, in Las Vegas.
2007: Musician Travis Barker and actress Shanna Moakler arrive at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards held at The Palms Hotel and Casino on September 9, 2007, in Las Vegas.
2008: DJ AM (left) and musician Travis Barker poses in the press room at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards at Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7, 2008, in Los Angeles.
2009: Travis Barker of Blink-182 performs at Madison Square Garden on October 4, 2009, in New York City.
2010: Musician Travis Barker (center) and family arrive at the 2010 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2010, in Los Angeles.
2011: Drummer Travis Barker (left) and mixed martial artist Dominick Cruz arrive at a post-fight party for UFC 132 at Studio 54 inside the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino early July 3, 2011, in Las Vegas.
2012: Musician Travis Barker (center) and children arrive at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards held at Galen Center on March 31, 2012, in Los Angeles.
2013: Musician Travis Barker attends the 55th annual Grammy Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013, in Los Angeles.
2014: Musician Travis Barker and his children, Alabama Luella Barker and Landon Asher Barker, attend the premiere of "The LEGO Movie" at Regency Village Theatre on February 1, 2014, in Westwood, California.
2015: Musician Travis Barker performs with Run the Jewels onstage during Day 2 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2015, in Indio, California.
2016: Drummer Travis Barker of the band Blink-182 performs on ABC’s "Good Morning America" at SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, on July 1, 2016, in New York City.
2017: Drummer Travis Barker or Blink-182 performs at the Capital One JamFest during the NCAA March Madness Music Festival 2017 on April 2, 2017, in Phoenix.
2018: Alabama Luella Barker, Travis Barker and Landon Asher Barker attend Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards at the Forum on March 24, 2018, in Inglewood, California.
2019: Travis Barker attends the premiere of NBC’s "America’s Got Talent: The Champions" Season 2 Finale at Sheraton Pasadena Hotel on October 21, 2019, in Pasadena, California. (
2021: Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian attend the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on September 12, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
