Kate Gosselin Reveals ‘Life Altering’ Injury From Hospital Bed: ‘Surgery With Plates and Pins’

Kate Gosselin shed light on the injury that led to her hospitalization.

In a TikTok video filmed by the reality star, 50, and shared by a friend on Tuesday, September 30, from Gosselin’s hospital bed, it was revealed that one of her dogs caused the injury.

“Meika, my puppy, ran into me full-speed ahead and I ended up with a tibial plateau fracture and surgery with plates and pins in my leg,” she told fans, referring to an injury of the knee that is “one of the most critical load-bearing areas in the human body,” according to Physio-pedia.com.

Gosselin’s explanation came after she shared a mysterious photo of her arm with an IV attached to it via TikTok earlier that day. Her original post did not disclose the reason behind her hospitalization, but it did include the caption, “Please pray for me tonight and tomorrow. I will be fine, but I’m scared and would appreciate your prayers! Thanks, guys.”

The original post, filmed in a darkened room, also showed the Jon & Kate Plus 8 star, who has two dogs, Nanuq and Meika, wearing a pulse oximeter on her fingers.

In her latest health update, Gosselin detailed how an “ice machine,” referring to a cold therapy system or cryotherapy that can “help reduce swelling and inflammation immediately after” surgery, per OrthoBracing.com, is offering pain relief. She also noted that a doctor had described her injury as “life altering.”

“I have an ice machine, and, let me tell you, I love it,” Gosselin told fans in the clip. “I’d say my insurance bought it but, let’s be honest, I probably bought it. They’re sending me home with the ice thing.”

Gosselin’s recovery comes after she underwent surgery on Tuesday as a result of the incident. Keeping fans across the day’s progress, she shared via another TikTok post that the surgery served as a “top 3 most painful surgery” experience and resulted in the administration of “five pain meds.”

In her most recent update, Gosselin said that despite the “ice machine,” she remains in significant pain. “My leg is really hurting, I’m going to need to say something,” she told fans. “It’s, like, unable to be ignored.”

During the video, a fan asked whether Gosselin’s “boyfriend” was at her bedside, however Gosselin did not respond to the question.

Gosselin’s week has been far from uneventful, with her rumored man, Steve Neild, making an appearance during her TikTok livestream. Just one day prior to her request for prayers, Neild was seen delivering a coffee to the reality star during the recording. “Hello to the boyfriend,” she said, shielding him from the lens.

His appearance came after Gosselin revealed via TikTok on Tuesday, September 23, that she was in a relationship. “Finally, yes… I [have been] dating somebody for the past year to a little over a year, maybe like 14, 15 months,” she shared at the time. “I am super, super happy. It’s somebody that I’ve known for a really long time and I am very, very happy.”

While she did not reveal her boyfriend’s identity, PageSix reported that the man was Neild, who was once Gosselin’s bodyguard. The outlet’s reporting came after rumors of a romance between the two swirled for several years.