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Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Meredith Blake

Travis Barker says he's much better after 'life threatening' bout with pancreatitis

LOS ANGELES — Travis Barker and his wife, Kourtney Kardashian, have updated fans on the medical emergency that landed him in the hospital this week.

In an Instagram story Saturday, Barker, 46, said he was feeling "much better" after a "life threatening" bout with pancreatitis.

"I went in for an endoscopy Monday feeling great. But after dinner, I developed excruciating pain and have been hospitalized ever since," the Blink-182 drummer wrote. "During the endoscopy, I had a very small polyp removed right in a very sensitive area, usually handled by specialists, which unfortunately damaged a critical pancreatic drainage tube. This resulted in severe life threatening pancreatitis."

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