Travis Barker tells fans he's 'currently doing much better' after being hospitalized for 'severe life-threatening pancreatitis'

• Travis Barker said that he is recovering after being hospitalized for pancreatitis. 
• He explained that he started to have "excruciating pain" after an endoscopy.
• His wife, Kourtney Kardashian, also spoke out and expressed gratitude for the "outpouring of love and support."

Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian say that he is recovering after being hospitalized for pancreatitis last week and took to social media to inform their fans that he is doing better. 

"I went in for an endoscopy Monday feeling great. But after dinner, I developed excruciating pain and have been hospitalized ever since," Barker, 46, tweeted Saturday.

—Travis Barker (@travisbarker) July 2, 2022

"During the endoscopy, I had a very small polyp removed right in a very sensitive area, usually handled by specialists, which unfortunately damaged a critical pancreatic drainage tube. This resulted in severe life-threatening pancreatitis," he wrote in a second tweet.

His wife, Kourtney Kardashian, 43, also spoke out and wrote on Instagram that it has been "a scary and emotional week," according to "Today."

"I am so grateful to God for healing my husband, for all of your prayers for him and for us, for the overwhelming outpouring of love and support," Kardashian said in her Instagram Story on Saturday. "I am so touched and appreciative. I am so so thankful to our specialists, doctors, and nurses at Cedars Sinai for taking such wonderful care of my husband and me during our stay."

TMZ first reported that the Blink-182 drummer was transported to West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles. He was later captured on a stretcher at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with Kourtney, who was by his side at both hospitals. 

His daughter, Alabama, and his ex-wife Shanna Moakler went on social media asking everyone to "Please send your prayers" on Tuesday night. 

In his statement on Saturday, Barker emphasized he's grateful "that with intensive treatment I am currently much better."

As Insider's Anna Medaris previously reported, pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas, which is found on the left side of the abdomen. The pancreas also secretes enzymes that help break down food and regulates blood sugar.