Dorit Kemsley shared more details Monday about her son Jagger’s “very scary” emergency surgeries.
The 48-year-old Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star said she was “very happy to say he’s doing so much better” as he recovers from a septic hip.
According to Johns Hopkins MedicineThe condition, also known as septic arthritis, is an infection of joint fluid and tissue that spreads through the bloodstream. It is most common in children and is treated by administering antibiotics and draining excess fluid.
“He’s had two hip operations in less than a week. An emergency operation,” Dorit said We weekly. “This little guy has been through a lot, but he’s incredible.”
Dorit’s good news about her 10-year-old son Jagger comes as she and her co-star Kyle Richards are reportedly feuding about their exes.
Dorit Kemsley, 48, shared an optimistic update on Monday about her resilient son Jagger, 10, after he underwent two emergency surgeries for a septic hip; seen in February in Santa Monica
She said Jagger had “been through a lot” but now he only “limped a little” and no longer needed a walker
While Dorit — who shares Jagger with her estranged husband PK — was optimistic about her son’s condition, she noted that he was still limping “a little.”
However, his mobility has improved significantly and she said he no longer needs a walker to get around.
“It was scary and hard and challenging, but he was so strong and brave,” she said.
Dorit noted that the medical procedures were a shock to her son, as her children “didn’t even have blood drawn” before he was rushed into surgery.
“Next thing you know, we’re in the ER,” she added.
Jagger’s condition was complicated due to some misdiagnoses, which unfortunately meant that his septic arthritis had become more severe.
Therefore, the doctors wasted no more time in preparing him for the operation.
“I had about ten minutes from the time they told me he needed emergency surgery to the time they wheeled him away,” Dorit admitted.
“It was scary and hard and challenging, but he was so strong and brave,” she said of Jagger
Dorit, who said Jagger had to undergo emergency surgery because he was initially misdiagnosed, was overjoyed that he had recovered enough to work with the family to make a costume for Halloween.
The experience of waiting for her son to come out of the operating room was “very traumatic” and “very frightening,” but she thanked God when her son came out in good condition.
However, he wasn’t out of the woods yet, needing a second surgery just five days later, and Dorit said he faced a few more setbacks during his recovery.
“To see him not walk for a month and be in the hospital for two weeks and then go to a walker in a wheelchair, limp, walk and soon start running again – kids, they’re very resilient. They bounce back,” she said. ‘Thank God he’s doing very well. So I’m so happy.’
Jagger’s recovery meant he was able to join his sister Phoenix, eight, and his parents as Dorit and PK were reunited for Halloween.
On Instagram, she posted adorable photos of the quartet in matching Flintstones costumes, and Jagger appeared healthy and happy in the smiley snaps.
“It was amazing,” Dorit said of the trick-or-treating session, what the family “looked like”[s] forward to.’
“When Jagger was in the hospital and we didn’t know what was going on, I didn’t really know if there would be a Halloween,” she admitted. “And so, us being able to do it and getting dressed and me being able to fool them was everything. So I’m so happy.’
Over the holidays, Dorit was reunited with her estranged husband – and Jagger’s father – PK; pictured together in 2022
Kyle Richards recently debunked rumors that she and Dorit were feuding. Rumor had it that Dorit was pursuing her ex Mauricio, while Kyle had feelings for PK
This week, Dorit’s RHOBH costar Kyle Richards tried to quash rumors that she and Dorit had a falling out over their alleged interest in each other’s estranged spouses.
She made it clear that while she exchanged messages with PK — who split from Dorit in May — she didn’t consider him “like a brother” but rather “one of the girls,” she said. Additional television.
“He’ll admit that himself,” she added with a laugh, before confirming that she wasn’t attracted to PK.
She also clarified that any drama between her and Dorit was not due to rumors that Dorit was eyeing her estranged husband Mauricio Umansky.