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Jimmy Barnes updates fans after heart surgery: 'Grateful'
"We are so grateful for the incredible medical team looking after him."
Jimmy Barnes' wife, Jane, has shared an update for the singer's fans after he underwent heart surgery on Wednesday, revealing the singer is recovering in the ICU.
"Sharing a couple pics from earlier this morning," Jane wrote alongside a selfie of the couple and another photo of Jimmy appearing happy as he waved at the camera. "I’m happy to let you know that our Jimmy has made it through his surgery and is now recovering in the ICU. We are so grateful for the incredible medical team looking after him.
"Thank you for all the love and support. I will keep you all posted."
Jimmy revealed on Wednesday he would be undergoing open heart surgery after a bacterial infection that he's been fighting over the last two weeks spread to a heart valve.
"Oh this is the best news. Love you guys," Jimmy's son David Campbell wrote.
"Such great news xx," Jurassic Park star Sam Neill wrote.
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"Great to see you both smiling," Dannii Minogue wrote. "This is great news."
"Get well soon," Colin Fassnidge added.
"Thinking of you Pal… Much love to you and yours from me and mine!" Richard Wilkins said.
"I’m so so happy to hear this! Big love to you all," Magda Szubanski wrote.
'Out of action for a while'
Jimmy shared the news of his surgery on Wednesday morning, with a lengthy statement on Instagram.
“Unfortunately, I got some bad news late yesterday,” he wrote. “Despite everyone’s best efforts the bacterial infection I’ve been battling over the last fortnight has apparently now spread to my heart.
“It’s infected an otherwise healthy valve that was replaced some years ago due to a congenital defect, so I’ll be getting open heart surgery over the next few hours to clear out this infection and put in a clean valve.”
The ‘Working Class Man’ hitmaker went on to say that the surgery will take him “out of action for a while”, and the situation feels “hugely frustrating”.
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“Just a few weeks ago I was the fittest I've been in decades!” he added.
“Anyway, as you can hopefully appreciate, this has all happened very suddenly so it's going to take a few days for everyone to figure out what's going to be doable with my upcoming shows. I'm really sorry for all the inconvenience this will cause but please be patient while my team works hard to figure things out. A new plan will be announced as soon as possible.”
Jimmy first revealed on November 28 that he was being treated for bacterial pneumonia and would be cancelling his appearance at the music festival Rock The Boat.
He shared a follow-up post a few days later saying he had to cancel his appearance at By The C in Torquay as he was still hospitalised in Sydney and shared a series of photos last week from his hospital bed.
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