Kevin Hart 'Lied' To Doctors About The Extent Of His Injuries
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Speaking throughout the podcast, Kevin disclosed that he existed to professional at the medical facility regarding the level of discomfort he was enduring from, playing it down for worry that they might not enable him to continue with his strolling exercises as well as rehab.
The 40-year-old stated: “I lied in the medical facility because I really did not desire them to know that I was having pain, because I thought that they were gon na stop me from allowing me proceed to try my walks.
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The funnyman likewise described exactly how overloaded he came to be when he was lastly released from medical facility and also got to go house.
“It was like day seven in the hospital, I had the walker, and it was slow walks but I was dragging. It was upper body, and I was masking it as if I was… feet, because I didn’t want to stop trying.”
As a result of the crash, Kevin suffered fractures from his T10 to his L1 vertebrae, and underwent major surgery to fuse his spine.
Incredibly, the actor began walking by himself just over two weeks after the operation. But, looking back, he thinks it was probably too soon.
He added: “I should have had the walker. I’m giving the perception that it’s better than what it is, and I had the back brace on. I don’t want you to worry.”
The star went on to tell Joe about how his accident left him unable to do simple things for himself and how he had to rely on the support of his wife and kids.
He explained: “Not being able to wipe my a** changed everything.”
Hart continued: “My son doubled as nurse, my daughter doubled as nurse, [his wife] Eniko doubled as it. They were there.
“My brother came. That’s when the care about what was important really changed … the things that you think are important, you get to looking around at a hospital, almost four walls – none of that s*** that you think is important is in there. It’s one of these people.”
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The funnyman also described how overwhelmed he became when he was finally released from hospital and got to go home.
Something he had feared may never happen.
“My biggest cry in life came from the first day that I came home from the hospital,” he said, “because I never had to see that house again. Like there was an option of me never seeing that home again.
“There was an option of me never walking on that driveway again. There was an option of me never seeing my wife and my kids again.
“It wasn’t like a build-up cry – it was pull up, get out, feet touch the ground, ‘What the f*** just came over me? Boo hoo.’ Like, ‘What the f***, what just happened?’ By the way, a painful cry, because my back was f***ed up.
“It’s not until you get close to that light that you truly respect, that I respect that there are no bad days. Miss me with any bulls***. I’m smiling because I have no reason to be angry because I don’t have to be here.”