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\nKate Gosselin announced that she was discharged from the hospital on Thursday, Oct. 2The 50-year-old said she has a long recovery ahead, which feels “overwhelming” due to all of her medications and follow-up appointmentsShe recently underwent surgery after suffering a fractured leg, which her doctor said was a \u201clife-altering\u201d injury<\/p>\n
Kate Gosselin<\/a> is finally heading home after suffering a \u201clife-altering\u201d injury.\n<\/p>\n On Thursday, Oct. 2, the nurse and former reality star posted a health update on TikTok<\/a> and revealed that she was being discharged from the hospital. The 50-year-old had undergone surgery after her dog ran into her, fracturing her leg.\n<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m finally heading home,\u201d she shared. \u201cI\u2019ve had pain meds to make the ride more bearable. We\u2019re just taking all our stuff to the car first because I\u2019ve accumulated quite the equipment and supplies. I can\u2019t wait to go home and see the dogs and get in my bed and take a shower.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I get home I\u2019m gonna sleep so well I already know it,\u201d the mom of 8 continued. \u201cWish me luck, it\u2019s the beginning of the next stage. It\u2019s all hitting me now getting discharged instructions, hearing all my meds and all the appointments I have to make and what\u2019s going to happen at my next appointment and all that. It\u2019s a lot. It\u2019s a little overwhelming.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Gosselin then thanked everyone for the well wishes and encouragement before mentioning those who have been commenting negatively on her situation.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe people who are saying unkind things, I just know that you\u2019ve never been through something really tough like this so you\u2019re saying silly things,\u201d she said. \u201cWhatever, I just know you don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going through and that\u2019s fine too but we should all keep our mean comments to ourselves.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Gosselin\u2019s update comes a few days after she revealed how she got injured.\n<\/p>\n Kate Gosselin in the hospital.<\/p>\n Kate Gosselin\/TikTok<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n On Sept. 30, the Jon & Kate Plus 8<\/a> alum explained on TikTok Live that she and her boyfriend Steve<\/a> were at a park playing fetch with her dog Meika when the accident happened.\n<\/p>\n \u201cMy boyfriend threw the ball and she came running for it and she was running at the absolute speed of light and I stepped the wrong way,\u201d she said. \u201cI tried to get out of the way and she ran into the side of my leg, my knee, at top speed. The only way I can describe it, it was like a concrete wall running at the speed of light.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe pain was so bad I just crumbled on the ground,\u201d she recalled, noting that she \u201cfelt stuff move in my leg and I freaked out.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Gosselin was hospitalized and underwent a three-hour surgery, calling it the \u201ctop 3 most painful\u201d procedures.\n<\/p>\n \u201cI ended up with a tibial plateau fracture and surgery with plates and pins in my leg,\u201d she revealed. \u201cThe surgeon said it was life-altering issues.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cCANNOT thank you enough for all your prayers! Love you guys!” she told her followers afterwards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n