Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro says his ‘hand is coming along’ after injury involving bowling machine pinsetter
Cake Boss’s Buddy Valastro is continuing on his road to recovery.
Valastro, 44, told Rachael Ray Monday that his ‘hand is coming along’ after he injured it last September when it got stuck in a bowling pinsetter, demonstrating his progress by making a fist and straightening his fingers.
‘I’m feeling good, my hand is coming along,’ he told Ray as he worked on a Mother’s Day cake. ‘I definitely have a lot more of my mobility back.’
Comeback trail: Cake Boss’s Buddy Valastro’s is continuing on his road to recovery, as he told Rachael Ray Tuesday that his ‘hand is coming along’ after he injured it last September when it got stuck in a bowling pinsetter
The celeb baker estimated he’s garnered ‘about 75 percent’ of his strength back, ‘so it’s coming along.’
Valastro, who has undergone five surgical procedures on the injured hand, said the latest procedure ‘about a month ago … was a huge success’ in terms of his comeback.
He added: ‘I can make like a whole fist [and] I can make all my fingers straight.’
Valastro said he’s continuing to undergo care from doctors and therapists in his efforts to rebuild his hand strength.
The celeb baker estimated he’s garnered ‘about 75 percent’ of his strength back, ‘so it’s coming along’
Focused: Valastro said he’s continuing to undergo care from doctors and therapists in his efforts to rebuild his hand strength
Valastro in September injured his hand when he was trying to fix a bowling pinsetter in his home bowling alley
‘I’m still in physical therapy, and you know, just doing really well,’ the TV personality said.
Valastro in September injured his hand when he was trying to fix a bowling pinsetter in his home bowling alley. With his hand stuck in the machine, it was impaled by a metal rod, with his sons coming in with a saw to disable the machine.
Speaking with Entertainment Tonight in the wake of the incident last November, Valastro said he was remaining ‘in good spirits trying to look at the glass half full versus half empty.’
He said that the injurious incident – described as ‘a freak crazy thing’ – could have been significantly worse, putting his life in danger.
‘If it would’ve hit my wrist, forget about it. I would’ve bled out,’ he said. ‘I still have my hand, right? I could’ve lost fingers and could’ve went through my wrist and been a lot worse. So, I’m taking it day by day and cake by cake.’