Famed musician Travis Barker is fighting
pancreatitis in the hospital.
TMZ reports that the drummer for
Blink-182 was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, the 46-year-old
tweeted the phrase "God save me..." His daughter also posted on Instagram to
ask for prayers.
Reports say the drummer was diagnosed
with pancreatitis after a colonoscopy.
A doctors who spoke to News 12 says is an
extremely rare side effect to the vital procedure.
"It's a very, very rare complication. In fact,
there's probably ten cases at the most described with colonoscopy it could
happen with a complicated one or a lot of abdominal pressure," says Dr.
Shireen Pais, Endoscopy Director, Westchester Medical Center.
So far there's been no statement from Barker's
representatives.