‘I’m in a lot of pain’: Ozzy Osbourne prepares for another crucial operation

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne is facing yet another medical hurdle, as he prepares for further surgery linked to injuries from years past.

Once the driving force behind Black Sabbath and now a solo icon, Osbourne has been plagued by health issues that have left him in significant discomfort. In 2019, a fall jolted the metal rods previously inserted into his body due to a 2003 quad bike crash. Adding to the weight of his medical burdens, Ozzy was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in early 2020.

Last summer, Sharon Osbourne, the singer’s indefatigable wife, divulged that Ozzy was on the brink of a “very major operation” that could “determine the rest of his life.” Ozzy later said he was on “a slow climb back” to recovery following a surgery that took place in June of the same year.

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On the latest episode of The Osbournes Podcast, which premiered yesterday, Ozzy gave an update, revealing plans for his fourth significant surgery. “My lower back is… I’m going for an epidural soon because what they’ve discovered is the neck has been fixed. Below the neck there’s two vertebrae where the bike hit me and disintegrated, there’s nothing left of ’em,” he revealed.

“All I know is right now is right now I’m in a lot of pain. I’m in a lot of discomfort.”

Daughter Kelly Osbourne queried about a second opinion on the operation. Sharon responded, “[The doctor] said, ‘Look, we don’t know if it’s gonna work, if it’s not. We’re gonna second and a third opinion.’ And he’s doing that now.”

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Ozzy explained his condition: “Because what’s happening now… in my back, the two discs and the muscles on my shoulders have separated from my skeleton, and that’s why I lean forward as it’s like gravity is bringing my head forward.”

“I was thinking when [the doctor] was saying it, ‘I’ve walked like that all my life’,” he added. Sharon, not to be left out, said: “I said to [Ozzy], ‘Why did you always walk like that?’ And he said, ‘I thought it was cool when I was a kid’.”

The full conversation is available below for those wanting to dig deeper into the Osbourne medical saga.

In another setback, Ozzy recently had to cancel his headlining slot at Power Trip festival. “Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready [to perform] yet and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-assed,” he admitted in an official statement.

The Prince of Darkness also revealed he’d had a blood clot filter removed from an artery. His family disclosed that Ozzy was “heartbroken” to withdraw from Power Trip.

Though Ozzy announced his retirement from touring in February, axing his scheduled European and UK tour dates, he hasn’t closed the door on future gigs. “If I get OK today. If the doctor said to me today, ‘Oh, you can tour.’ It would take another six months to get it together, you know? The only thing I’ve got that keeps me going is making records. But I can’t do that forever. I gotta get out there,” he professed.