“Boy Meets World” star Will Friedle is on the mend after a trip to the hospital.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 06: Will Friedle attends the “Doc Meets World” Premiere during the 2026 Tribeca Festival at Spring Studios on June 06, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
The actor revealed on his “Pod Meets World” podcast with co-stars Rider Strong and Danielle Fishel that he recently “woke up badly peeing blood.”
While the hospital stay was brief, Friedle’s recovery continues.
“Long story short, I’m still in the middle of it. I have a kidney stone,” he explained. “I’ve got three days of just waiting to see.”
According to Friedle, doctors told him the stone was too small to be broken up with medical intervention.
CARSON, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 04: (L-R) Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel, and Will Friedle attend the 2022 iHeartRadio Wango Tango at Dignity Health Sports Park on June 04, 2022 in Carson, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
“Once again, size matters,” he joked, “and above a six is they can do stuff to it, but it’s stuff that’s apparently very invasive. Where mine’s a four—which again I heard is average and most women like.”
Friedle also noted that of all days, his day at the hospital was when fans seemed to recognize him more than ever.
“It gets better,” he said. “Because for some reason, on this day, in that hospital, I was more famous than I’ve ever been in my life.”
He continued, “One of the nurses comes up to me, and does the Feeny call. She goes, ‘So, here you go, you have a copay, and oh, you want to put it on a credit card?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, sure.’ Like reach over and I grab and hand her the credit card. And then she looks at me. She goes, ‘Feenay, Fe-hee-nay.’”
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 22: Will Friedle attends the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images)
“I was like, ‘Thank you so much. Just, just filled up a glass with blood, but thank you,’” he quipped. “‘It’s very sweet that you’re that you’re watching.’”
But Friedle was happy with his care, saying, “They couldn’t have been sweeter there. They really couldn’t have been nicer.”
And with a little time, Friedle will be fully recovered.
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