It was a close call for Mikkey Dee.
On Thursday, Jan. 2, the Motorhead alum, 61, opened up about his battle with sepsis, a serious condition where the body responds improperly to an infection, per the Mayo Clinic.
“Just a quick statement about what has been happening to me these past three weeks: First I like to thank everyone for these heartwarming Christmas and New Years greetings, that I have not been able to respond to. I always try to do that every year,” Dee began in his Facebook post.
He continued: “This holiday season, I have been hospitalized with a very serious blood infection (Sepsis). I was admitted for three weeks but now I am home fighting this bastard bacteria. Thankfully, I have received fantastic care at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, my hometown.”
Dee then shared his gratitude for “all the Doctors and Nurses that have been giving me the most excellent care.”
“After several operations, I am now back home and the numbers are all going in the right direction,” he wrote. “Still lots of recovery and rehab in front of me.”
Added Dee: “Now I’m working a 100% to be back on the drum stool for the Residency that starts off in Las Vegas on February 27. We have a tremendous 2025 to look forward to, celebrating 60 years of Scorpions and many exciting giggs around the world.”
He concluded the post by sharing how he wishes “everybody a fantastic 2025 with good health and lots of Rock n’ Roll!”
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Last month, Dee discussed his sepsis battle while speaking to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and revealed that he had developed the condition after spraining his foot.
“The ankle swelled up like hell, then it took on a weird shape and appearance and looked like an overcooked ham,” he said, as translated from Swedish, per Loudwire. “I became very ill so I had to go by ambulance to Sahlgrenska and there they found that I had sky-high values, so I became priority one there.”
Dee continued, “It was surgery right away, the first of three. They cut away what was dead and infected and badly infested. It was not a good journey I was on… Another day and I’d be playing drums with Lemmy [Kilmister of Motorhead] in heaven. I can say that.”
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