On Sunday, December 1, the Who’s The Boss alum took to Instagram to disclose that he had an accident on a scooter that landed him within the hospital. The accident occurred on the night time of Thanksgiving when the bike lane he was using on was “all of the sudden blocked with cones.”

“I used to be pressured to decide on between a van and a pylon,” Pintauro mentioned as he sat in hospital. “The pylons damage!! Have a horrible scrape on my arm and I used to be fairly satisfied I had damaged my arm. The subsequent morning it was a complete lot higher so I did not fear as a lot.”

He mentioned that on Saturday he started to have pains in his chest, abdomen and shoulders, including that the ache received so intense he may “barely breathe.”

His husband, Wil Tabares, drove him to the hospital, the place he underwent a CAT scan, X-ray and blood checks which revealed that Pintauro had “an an infection in my bloodstream on account of a tear in my abdomen lining — air and abdomen acid, and so forth, have been escaping into my stomach.”

“It has been essentially the most excruciating ache I’ve ever felt in my entire life. So I needed to have emergency surgical procedure final night time to restore the tear,” he mentioned. “The surgical procedure went effectively and now that it is fastened, the ache is just about gone away, though I am nonetheless very sore.”

Pintauro continued, “They simply took the intubation tube out, however I’ve to depart one other tube in my abdomen for 3 days to maintain eradicating the acids in order to not upset the stitches and restore they did. Which additionally signifies that I will not be consuming or ingesting something for the subsequent three days.”

He additionally revealed simply how dire the state of affairs was, telling his followers that if he had waited any longer to go to the hospital he “may have died.”

“They all the time say this but it surely’s very true, if I had waited any longer, I may have died. My physique was the one who advised me one thing was completely flawed,” he shared. “My fantastic husband Will drove me right here and has been by my aspect for the entire thing.”

Along with thanking his husband for being by his aspect, Pintauro went on to gush about how “fantastic” the medical doctors and nurses have been at Memorial Care Miller Hospital, including that individuals ought to “preserve me in your prayers for the subsequent few days that the restore sticks and that I can get out of right here quickly.”

“Sadly, it signifies that and any of the Guide Nooks I used to be engaged on must wait a couple of extra days so I’ll change the delivery dates to mirror,” he added, referencing the miniature rooms and dioramas he is been crafting on his Etsy web page. “I hope that is okay. That is my first main surgical procedure… first emergency surgical procedure EVER however I saved it collectively.”

Pintauro added, “It was completely terrifying. If anyone may wanna ship me flowers, I would not be opposed. Lol simply kidding. I am pressured, hungry, in ache and exhausted. Mild a candle for me, okay? Ohhh! They did an X-ray of my arm and it is not damaged! So there’s one vivid aspect.”

“Oh no! I am so sorry,” mentioned former Who’s the Boss costar Alyssa Milano within the feedback.