Alec Baldwin is seen for the first time walking without a cane after his hip surgery.Photo:Elder Ordonez/SplashNewsAlec Baldwinis making strides afterhip replacement surgery.On Tuesday, the actor, 65, was spotted walking without a cane in New York City for the first time since getting his right hip replaced during a procedure on May 30.Baldwin previouslysaid on Instagramthat the recovery process had been “incredibly painful” and was seen walking withthe aid of a grey and metal crutchearlier in June. The actor’s wife,Hilaria Baldwin, first shared news of the surgery in anInstagram postwhere she explained that the30 Rockactor had been experiencing a “very intense chronic pain chapter.“Elder Ordonez/SplashNews"Alec got a new hip today … it was a long time necessary. We have been through so much together … as your partner and as you heal, I want so very much for you to leave this very intense chronic pain chapter behind and improve your quality of life,” she wrote in the post’s caption.Baldwin echoed the same sentiments while speaking about the procedure, revealing that it had beenpushed back for two yearsafter getting hisleft hip replaced in 2018.“I didn’t have the time to do it work-wise or schedule-wise. I didn’t have four to six weeks to limit myself that way,” he said in avideo clip shared on Instagramon June 4. “Or my glucose issues affected that, so it was very tough. We would line up a date to do the surgery and I would fail my blood sugar test.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Speaking about the pain he was experiencing amid his recovery, he shared, “The pain goes away gradually… but it is incredibly painful. But as we keep saying in my house, ‘It’s the pain that’s going to end the pain.’ I needed this surgery done at least two years ago and walked around and limped and I did myself no favors because the compensatory damage you do to your back, your neck, your feet, and your knees is not great.”
Alec Baldwin is seen for the first time walking without a cane after his hip surgery.Photo:Elder Ordonez/SplashNews
Elder Ordonez/SplashNews
Alec Baldwinis making strides afterhip replacement surgery.On Tuesday, the actor, 65, was spotted walking without a cane in New York City for the first time since getting his right hip replaced during a procedure on May 30.Baldwin previouslysaid on Instagramthat the recovery process had been “incredibly painful” and was seen walking withthe aid of a grey and metal crutchearlier in June. The actor’s wife,Hilaria Baldwin, first shared news of the surgery in anInstagram postwhere she explained that the30 Rockactor had been experiencing a “very intense chronic pain chapter.“Elder Ordonez/SplashNews"Alec got a new hip today … it was a long time necessary. We have been through so much together … as your partner and as you heal, I want so very much for you to leave this very intense chronic pain chapter behind and improve your quality of life,” she wrote in the post’s caption.Baldwin echoed the same sentiments while speaking about the procedure, revealing that it had beenpushed back for two yearsafter getting hisleft hip replaced in 2018.“I didn’t have the time to do it work-wise or schedule-wise. I didn’t have four to six weeks to limit myself that way,” he said in avideo clip shared on Instagramon June 4. “Or my glucose issues affected that, so it was very tough. We would line up a date to do the surgery and I would fail my blood sugar test.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Speaking about the pain he was experiencing amid his recovery, he shared, “The pain goes away gradually… but it is incredibly painful. But as we keep saying in my house, ‘It’s the pain that’s going to end the pain.’ I needed this surgery done at least two years ago and walked around and limped and I did myself no favors because the compensatory damage you do to your back, your neck, your feet, and your knees is not great.”
Alec Baldwinis making strides afterhip replacement surgery.
On Tuesday, the actor, 65, was spotted walking without a cane in New York City for the first time since getting his right hip replaced during a procedure on May 30.
Baldwin previouslysaid on Instagramthat the recovery process had been “incredibly painful” and was seen walking withthe aid of a grey and metal crutchearlier in June. The actor’s wife,Hilaria Baldwin, first shared news of the surgery in anInstagram postwhere she explained that the30 Rockactor had been experiencing a “very intense chronic pain chapter.”
“Alec got a new hip today … it was a long time necessary. We have been through so much together … as your partner and as you heal, I want so very much for you to leave this very intense chronic pain chapter behind and improve your quality of life,” she wrote in the post’s caption.
Baldwin echoed the same sentiments while speaking about the procedure, revealing that it had beenpushed back for two yearsafter getting hisleft hip replaced in 2018.
“I didn’t have the time to do it work-wise or schedule-wise. I didn’t have four to six weeks to limit myself that way,” he said in avideo clip shared on Instagramon June 4. “Or my glucose issues affected that, so it was very tough. We would line up a date to do the surgery and I would fail my blood sugar test.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Speaking about the pain he was experiencing amid his recovery, he shared, “The pain goes away gradually… but it is incredibly painful. But as we keep saying in my house, ‘It’s the pain that’s going to end the pain.’ I needed this surgery done at least two years ago and walked around and limped and I did myself no favors because the compensatory damage you do to your back, your neck, your feet, and your knees is not great.”
source: people.com
