The Challenge star, Nelson Thomas, is constant his restoration after struggling a extreme ankle damage earlier this yr.
Several weeks in the past, he up to date pals, followers, and followers about his newest setback involving the preliminary surgical procedure he had on that ankle and it not therapeutic appropriately.
With that, Nelson indicated he confronted a doable ankle amputation, one thing he didn’t need to occur.
He sought out further choices and in the end came upon concerning the potential for stem cell remedy to assist along with his damage restoration.
Over the previous a number of weeks, he’d shared additional damage restoration updates as he continued to attend appointments and spoke with professionals concerning the state of affairs.
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Ahead of Thanksgiving, Nelson shared a message on social media indicating he didn’t get the specified solutions for his state of affairs however had a “sport plan.”
Nelson offers an replace about his ankle damage restoration
Taking to his Instagram Story on Wednesday, Nelson appeared driving inside a automotive and mentioned he made it again to Austin, Texas. He wished everybody an early completely satisfied Thanksgiving earlier than talking about his current medical appointments and what the longer term holds for his restoration.
“Unfortunately, I didn’t get the information I wished in LA, however I wished to provide a giant shout out to Dr. Randall for seeing me… It’s a blessing that she reached out to me via social media. She noticed what I used to be going via, and she or he made an appointment for me.”
Nelson mentioned he didn’t get the solutions he wished, “however the reality hurts typically.”
He defined that Dr. Randall helped him create a sport plan that may contain doing reconstructive surgical procedure once more, which he’d beforehand had. Nelson mentioned they’d do this as a substitute of him having an ankle fusion surgical procedure or amputation.
Nelson mentioned he was giving the stem cell remedy one other two months and might need the surgical procedure he talked about at the start or finish of January.
He mentioned they initially weren’t positive what stem cell remedy may do for his state of affairs, though they know it would stop issues like arthritis and ache down in his ankle.
“I’m on the lookout for bone therapeutic and rejuvenation… I’m not letting off the fuel folks,” Nelson mentioned.
He thanked everybody for protecting him of their prayers and mentioned to remain tuned for what occurs subsequent.
Nelson mentioned he’s ‘going via rather a lot’ with crash points
“I do know I haven’t been posting rather a lot. I’ve been going via rather a lot, mentally, bodily, and financially, and I’m simply making an attempt to maintain the religion,” he mentioned in one other a part of his IG Story clips.
He mentioned he may “sit there, cry, and mope,” however that wouldn’t assist him method this case.
“I’m not simply doing this for me. I do know lots of people are going via the identical dramatic expertise and even worse,” Nelson mentioned, including, “Hopefully, if I discover a remedy to the issues that I’m going via, it’s not solely gonna profit me, it’s gonna profit folks on the market.”
“You can’t put a time on any therapeutic…gotta simply take it day-to-day. Keep on combating,” he mentioned earlier than his video ended.
In addition to persevering with to get better from the extreme ankle damage he suffered, Nelson can be coping with ongoing costs alleging he was driving drunk throughout his crash earlier this yr.
Monsters and Critics reported particulars about Nelson’s DWI arrest, which occurred a number of months in the past.
He had a scheduled court docket look this month, and his subsequent one is ready for January, though it’s unknown how the ankle surgical procedure he talked about will issue into that look.
The Challenge: Battle For a New Champion airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on MTV.
