Travis Barker has revealed what led to his recent hospitalization, just one day after sharing photos from his hospital bed that left fans concerned.
“I had surgery yesterday,” the Blink-182 drummer wrote via his Instagram Stories Wednesday. “My arm, hand and fingers have been numb since a show I played last month.”
Barker, 50, noted that he underwent a nerve test on Monday after his show, which revealed he “needed a cubital tunnel release” to fix it.
Travis Barker (pictured above with wife Kourtney Kardashian) took to his Instagram Stories Wednesday to reveal what led to his recent hospitalization. travisbarker/Instagram
Barker (seen above performing on stage in Los Angeles in August) said he underwent a nerve test on Monday after his show, which revealed he “needed a cubital tunnel release.” Variety via Getty Images
“I wanted to get ahead of it and get it over with so that I can keep playing the way I play for a long, long time 🥁,” he wrote.
Barker added that he “should be good in a few weeks 💪🏁.”
The drummer shared the update alongside a selfie taken by his wife, Kourtney Kardashian. Barker appeared in a hospital gown and surgical cap as Kardashian, 47, smiled beside him.
“[I’m] not sure why my wife looks so happy about this 😂,” he joked.
“I wanted to get ahead of it and get it over with so that I can keep playing the way I play for a long, long time,” Barker (pictured above at ComplexCon 2026) wrote on his Instagram Stories. Getty Images for Complex
Barker (seen above with Kardashian) shared the update alongside a selfie taken by her, joking, “[I’m] not sure why my wife looks so happy about this.” travisbarker/Instagram
The update comes one day after Barker shared photos from his hospital bed via Instagram Stories.
In the first pic, Barked posed for a selfie with daughter Alabama, 20, while dressed in a medical gown and surgical cap.
“My baby girl came with me 🖤,” he captioned the snap.
He also shared a photo of Kardashian kissing him, writing, “And my beautiful wife by my side 🖤.”
Barker sparked concern amongst fans on Tuesday after sharing a selfie with daughter Alabama while sitting in a hospital bed, captioning the photo, “My baby girl came with me.” travisbarker/instagram
He also shared a photo of Kardashian kissing him, writing, “And my beautiful wife by my side.” travisbarker/instagram
The drummer has dealt with hand injuries before.
In 2023, just before Blink-182 launched their reunion tour, Barker dislocated the ring finger on his left hand while rehearsing with the band.
At the time, he shared a black-and-white photo of the injured finger to his Instagram Stories, captioning it, “F–k.”
Barker (pictured above performing at Coachella earlier this year) has dealt with hand injuries before, dislocating his finger while rehearsing with Blink-182. Getty Images for Coachella
At the time, Barker (seen above performing on stage at Lollapalooza in 2024) shared a black-and-white photo of his injured finger, captioning it, “F–k.” Getty Images
He later revealed that he had spent an entire afternoon at a doctor’s office, where he received a scan and an injection to ease the pain.
The following day, Barker offered fans an explanation on Twitter, writing, “I was playing the drums at rehearsals yesterday, and I smashed my finger so hard, I dislocated it and tore the ligaments 🤬.”
Barker was also hospitalized in 2022 after developing “severe, life-threatening pancreatitis” following an endoscopy.
“I was playing the drums at rehearsals yesterday, and I smashed my finger so hard, I dislocated it and tore the ligaments,” Barker (pictured above with Kardashian in New York City this year) wrote on Twitter at the time. GC Images
Barker (seen above performing at the Los Angeles World Cup ’26 Fan Zone) was also hospitalized in 2022 after developing “severe, life-threatening pancreatitis” following an endoscopy. Getty Images for Union Station
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He later addressed the hospitalization on his Instagram Stories, writing, “I went in for an endoscopy Monday feeling great. But after dinner, I developed excruciating pain and have been hospitalized ever since.”
He said a “small polyp” was removed during the procedure, but the removal “damaged a critical pancreatic drainage tube.”
“I am so very, very grateful that with intensive treatment, I am currently much better,” he wrote.
Barker (pictured above with Kardashian in Los Angeles this year) later addressed the hospitalization, writing, “I went in for an endoscopy Monday feeling great. But after dinner, I developed excruciating pain.” Getty Images
Barker (seen above with Kardashian and Alabama in a recent Instagram upload) explained that a “small polyp” was removed during the endoscopy, but the procedure “damaged a critical pancreatic drainage tube.” kourtneykardash/Instagram
Barker and Kardashian, who married in 2022, share son Rocky, 2, whom they welcomed in November 2023.
Kardashian also shares son Mason, 16, daughter Penelope, 14, and son Reign, 11, with ex Scott Disick.
Barker, for his part, shares son Landon, 22, daughter Alabama and stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya, 27, with his ex-wife, Shanna Moakler.