Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes has revealed the extent of his injuries after a ‘terrible accident’ last month.
Darren shockingly confessed that he ‘could have died’ had he landed in a different position, saying he was ‘so lucky’.
The 52-year-old singer had been attempting to keep his illness out of the public eye, but due to the ‘lengthy’ recovery period decided to share what happened.
Still bruised and swollen, it’s been a month since he woke up ‘in a pool of blood’ after losing consciousness and breaking his jawbone.
Darren, who rose to fame in the 90s with debut album Savage Garden, shared a picture of his injuries to Instagram with a long message detailing the accident.
‘On March 17, 2 months to the day after my Mother passed away, I had a terrible accident,’ he wrote in the caption.
‘I’ve been trying to keep it private but my lengthy recovery period means it’s easier to admit the truth. I lost consciousness – I fainted shortly after getting out of bed and collapsed 3 times, losing consciousness each time.’
The I Want You hitmaker explained that the ‘blunt force trauma’ was so extreme that he had ‘snapped his left jawbone in half’.
He also had shattered nine of his teeth and had an intense pain in the left side of his head.
Thankfully, he was found and rushed to the St John’s Providence emergency room in Santa Monica, ‘where they acted quickly’.
Heart issues and neurological concerns were scanned for and ruled out, with Darren scheduled for an emergency reconstructive surgery on March 21.
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He said: ‘The incredible surgeons inserted a titanium brace to reconnect my jaw bones and my mouth was wired shut for a minimum of 8 weeks while the left jaw bone could heal. Prior to the fall I had been experiencing light headedness and fainting spells for a period before this incident.
‘I am under incredible care. I have an amazing cardiologist and oral surgeon and we are trying to work out how and why I have been fainting. So far my heart is normal, my arteries are normal and I don’t have a brain tumor or anything that could cause the accident.
‘No judgement to those who partake but I do not take drugs or drink alcohol – this was a complete shock. But we are still investigating.’
Darren added that he would be out of action for ‘quite some time’ while his jaw heals and his ‘shattered teeth’ are replaced.
A broken jaw, according to the NHS, takes at least six weeks to heal before you can begin rehabilitating the facial muscles.
He signed off saying he loves his fans, adding: ‘I’m so grateful to be alive and every day I’m getting stronger.
‘I’m almost one month post surgery now and I’m only just starting to feel better. I’m so grateful to my loved ones for coming to my rescue and to the doctors and nurses who have treated me with such care.
‘After surviving a brutal divorce, losing my Mother, finding out my father died and then this, I have had moments of deep sadness. But I am a survivor and I’ll come back strong.’
Savage Garden had a string of hits in the 90s, including To The Moon and Back but split in 2001 after a fallout between Darren and guitarist Daniel Jones, 51.
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