Travis Barker Taken to Hospital in Ambulance With Kourtney Kardashian by His Side (UPDATE)

Travis Barker was rushed to a local Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday after experiencing health issues. His wife Kourtney Kardashian was by his side, TMZ reports.

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Travis Barker attends the 2020 American Music Awards

UPDATED 7/5, 9:15Ā p.m. ET: Just a week after he was rushed to a Los AngelesĀ hospital to beĀ treated for pancreatitis, Travis Barker appears to be back on his feet.

The Blink-182 drummer on Tuesday was photographed outside a recording studio in Calabasas, California. TMZ reportsĀ ā€œseveral other musicians arrived at the studio about 30 minutes later,ā€ as the group was inside recording for several hours.Ā 

Meanwhile, a source toldPeopleĀ that Barker is listening to doctors as he continues on his road to recovery.Ā ā€œHe’s slowly on the mend and closely following his doctors’ orders,ā€ the source said.Ā 

UPDATED 7/2, 6:47 p.m. ET: Travis Barker is speaking out on his recent medical scare.

Days after he was hospitalized with severeĀ pancreatitis, the 46-year-old drummer took to social media to provide a quick update on his condition. Barker said his troubles started Monday after heĀ underwent a routine endoscopy.

ā€œI went in for an endoscopy Monday feeling great. But After dinner, I developed excruciating pain and have been hospitalized ever since,ā€ he wrote. ā€œDuring 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.ā€

Barker said the damage resulted in ā€œlife-threatening pancreatitis.ā€ Though he didn’t provide details on his subsequent treatment, he told fans he is making a strong recovery.

ā€œI am so very very grateful that with intensive treatment I am currently much better,ā€ he wrote.

Kourtney Kardashian also took to social media to share an update on her husband’s hospitalization.Ā 

ā€œOh what a scary and emotional week it has been. Our health is everything and sometimes we take for granted how quickly it can change,ā€ she wrote. ā€œTravis and I went in for a routing endoscopy together and he ended up with severe, life-threatening pancreatitis.ā€Ā 

She continued, ā€œI 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.ā€

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Travis BarkerĀ has been hospitalized after experiencing health issues.

According toĀ TMZ, Barker was rushed to a local Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday withĀ hisĀ wife Kourtney KardashianĀ by his side. The outlet noted thatĀ the pair showed up at West Hills hospitalĀ before Barker was transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical center. TMZ shared a photo of the 46-year-old Blink-182 drummer lying on a stretcherĀ with Kourtney beside him.

A source toldĀ People that Kourtney ā€œwon’t leaveĀ his sideā€ after beingĀ ā€œworriedā€ about Barker, who was ā€œsuffering from extreme stomach pain and could barely walkā€ prior to his hospitalization.Ā  Ā 

He took to Twitter several hours prior and wrote, ā€œGod save me.ā€Ā 

Per TMZ, Barker was hospitalized because of pancreatitis which doctors believe was triggered from a colonoscopy. PeopleĀ also reported the same diagnosis.Ā Ā 

Barker’s 16-year-old daughter Alabama took to social media to ask people for their prayers shortly after news of her dad being hospitalized surfaced.Ā ā€œPlease send your prayers 🄺,ā€ Alabama wrote on Instagram Stories.

Kid Cudi took to Twitter Tuesday night to let Barker know that he’s in his prayers.Ā 

The drummer was hospitalized back in 2018 afterĀ blood clots were discovered in both of hisĀ arms.Ā 

An insider close to Kourtney toldĀ E! News WednesdayĀ that Barker is expected toĀ ā€œbe OK andĀ is doing better today,ā€ while Kardashian is focused on ā€œtrying to lift his spiritsā€ in light of his frightening and painful ordeal.Ā 

News of Travis’ most recent hospitalizationĀ arrives around a month after Barker and Kardashian tied the knot in Italy at the Castello Brown in Portofino. Among the reported guests were Kourtney’s children and sisters, Kris Jenner, Corey Gamble, Machine Gun Kelly, and others.

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