Prior to undergoing rotator cuff surgery, 90 day Fiancé OG Big Ed gave a message for his Instagram followers straight and live from the hospital bed. The 57 years old is having a Rotator cuff repair surgery to repair a torn tendon in the shoulder. The procedure can be done with a large and open incision or with shoulder Arthroscopy, which uses smaller incisions. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that form a cuff over the shoulder.
Big Ed who is a cast member of 90 day fiancé happily ever after season seven seemed to gain a lot of weight. He has recently posted a from the hospital bed, revealing that he's ultimately getting his surgery done. As many viewers may know, the 57 year old actuality star has a disorder called Klippel-Feil Syndrome, which causes the fusion regarding 2 or more cervical vertebrae, which is why some of the 90 day fiancé community calls him no neck Ed. The San Diego native always didn't seem to be bothered by his condition and embraced his rare condition like a champ, and for a while he had to postpone his rotator cuff surgery until now. In a previous social media post, the controversial reality superstar revealed how he attended an outpatient facility to get the procedure, nevertheless the medical team had to cancel that as a result of lack of the right equipment.
On the 6th of October, Ed updated his fans that he is finally getting the surgery following two weeks of delay. In a recent Instagram reel, he proudly contributed that he was ready for "round two" while he was lying on the clinic bed in his patient gown. He also said: "So now I'm in a real hospital, and I'm gonna have got rotator cuff surgery." The reality star also added that his young fiancé Liz Woods just dropped him off and will be back again later on to pick him up in an hour or two. Ed concluded the video by simply telling his followers to enjoy their particular Thursday and jokingly said see you on the other side, just in case he won't make it. One thing for now we know for sure after this update, is that he and Liz are still together.
Although Big Ed seemed so confident before his surgery, he still asked fans to wish him good luck. Both his fans and his haters quickly chimed in together with their blessings and love in the comment section. An Instagram user wrote, "Wishing you a fast recovery my brother, " while one more commented, "You got this!! Woo woo!! Cheers to a fast recovery.". From the beginning of Ed's arrival in the 90 Day Fiancé franchise, many within the reality show community have disliked his character for many reasons. During his debut season, most people didn't like how he treated his ex girlfriend Rosemarie Vega and called him out for it. In the single life season one, many felt that ED was so cringy and insecure due to his improper behavior towards his current fiancé, Liz. Despite the backlash, Ed is still part of the franchise and expect to see him in future 90 day fiancé seasons and spinoffs.