Guy Fieri is sharing an update on the accident that put him in a wheelchair for the past eight weeks.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 22: TV personality Guy Fieri is seen during a game between the Carolina Panthers and the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images)
“I’m doing better. It was definitely a trying holiday, but you know what, you get some real appreciation for having the ability to just get up and walk around and do everything you used to,” Fieri told People in a recent interview. “I’m a big CrossFit and hiking guy, so eight weeks of no hiking has driven me kind of crazy. But I’m looking forward to it, trying to take it easy.”
The Food Network star fell down a flight of stairs back in November, “tearing” his quadricep “in half.”
He told Fox News Digital at the time, “[I] slipped down a set of steps and one foot went forward and the other foot got caught on the threshold. So, you know, it extended me out. I looked like I was probably doing the splits, but when my right leg compressed into itself, the giveaway point, and the doctor said he’s never seen — you know, in 20 years — he hasn’t seen a tear in the biggest, thickest part of your quad in half. Yeah, it sucked.”
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 23: Guy Fieri attends Imagine Dragons’ Eighth Annual Tyler Robinson Foundation Rise Up Gala at Resorts World Las Vegas on September 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Tyler Robinson Foundation)
Fieri told People he was anxious to get back to his regular mobility but is listening to the advice of medical experts to avoid any painful re-injury.
“My doctors are all like, ‘We know you want to get after it, but let’s not go back to where we were.’ And I’m like, ‘We are never going back to that!’ That was the worst thing I’ve been through in the last 20 years,” he said with a laugh. “But now I’ll be up and ready and healthy and rolling by the time we hit the Super Bowl for sure.”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 09: Guy Fieri attends Big Game Kick-Off Event, hosted by Jay Glazer, Merging Vets And Players, at Academy LA on February 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)
Take your time Guy, no need to rush into Flavortown!
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