Boris Kodjoe is recovering from his second again surgical procedure.

The German actor, 50, posted a video on Instagram Friday, sharing that he was about to go into the working room. He spoke to the digicam from his gurney whereas carrying a hospital robe.

“I am on the hospital. I am about to have a double laminectomy, again surgical procedure,” he defined to his followers, earlier than explaining that he’d already undergone the identical process a decade in the past.

In line with Mayo Clinic, a laminectomy usually includes “eradicating a small piece of the again half (lamina) of the small bones of the backbone (vertebrae),” thereby enlarging the spinal canal to alleviate stress on the spinal twine or nerves.

“It is my second one in 10 years. The primary time labored very well, so now I am doing it on two different ranges: L1 and L2 and L3 and L4,” Kodjoe continued. “My sciatic nerve has been impacted for some time now, and it is tremendous painful all day, every single day. So I am caring for it immediately.”

The Station 19 star additionally shared a particular connection between the 2 surgical procedures: “Dr. Watkins, Jr., is performing this one, whereas his father did the final one 10 years in the past. Each are very achieved spinal surgeons so I really feel nice,” he mentioned, earlier than signing off with, “Discuss to you after I get up.”

Judging by Kodjoe’s caption, it appears the surgical procedure went easily. “Thanks, Dr Watkins Jr @thebackdoctorapp and his wonderful employees ❤️ for taking excellent care of me,” he wrote. “Now I gotta relaxation and heal, then PT for a few weeks.”

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He ended with a rallying “Auf geht’s” — which is German for “let’s go” — and added a collection of hashtags together with #StenosisNoJoke, #SciaticPainIsTheWorst, #GratefulForMyFamily and #GratefulForMyFootrubs.

Kodjoe obtained a lot of well-wishes on the submit from his well-known associates, together with actress Tisha Campbell, who commented, “Aw B wishing you a speedy restoration ❤️.”

Tennis star John Isner wrote, “Actually, thought you had been indestructible! Heal up.”

His Station 19 costar Jason Winston George joked, “Relaxation up, brother. Get that good posture again ✊????✊????✊????.”

An avid health fanatic, Kodjoe is probably going wanting ahead to being again in preventing form after he heals from his surgical procedure. The actor and his spouse, And Simply Like That… actress Nicole Ari Parker, are enthusiastic about train and even lately teamed as much as relaunch Parker’s Gymwrap athleisure model with QVC.

When Parker, 52, spoke to PEOPLE concerning the relaunch in February, she famous that “understanding comes naturally” to her husband and mentioned Kodjoe retains their total household — together with their daughter, Sophie, 17, and son, Nicolas, 16 — tremendous energetic.

“I used to be an athlete,” Kodjoe informed PEOPLE. “We do numerous energetic stuff collectively once we’re on trip, climbing and occurring zip traces and four-wheelers. Then at house we do chilly plunge, which has been our new factor as a household.”

The Chilly Black star is now nudging his spouse so as to add a Gymwrap males’s line. “It is positively within the works when it comes to us brainstorming about it,” he teased.