The Ghost Inside's Zach Johnson Just Underwent His 13th Bus Crash-Related Surgery Following Serious Infection (Updated)

Update September 02nd, 2018 12:28pm:

Johnson has shared a follow-up post:

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Before surgery my doc said there’d be a 4 inch incision on the side of my knee…yea sure haha. Hoping they got all the infection out at least. I’m on day 2 of not running a fever which is good, and gets me closer to heading home. I’ve most likely had this infection for months or more, which would explain why I’ve been so tired and out of it! Thanks for the well wishes and love! ??

A post shared by Zach Johnson (@zachjaydtd) on Sep 2, 2018 at 9:25am PDT

Original Story:

The Ghost Inside guitarist Zach Johnson recently underwent a thirteenth surgery related to the injuries he sustained in the band’s fatal November 2015 bus crash. Johnson suffered a broken pelvis, a broken right femur, had several toes amputated and more as a result of the crash.

His latest surgical procedure came about as the result of an infection from a screw left in his knee to correct one of the breaks. He commented on this latest procedure and shared some pictures below:

“So Thursday I was suppose to fly to Vegas to surprise @thejimriley for his birthday and see the boys. I’ve been having knee issues, and had a CT scan planned for the day after I got back. When I woke up Thursday my knee was hugeeeeeee and rest of my leg was swollen. I was advised to go to the ER, and never left.

They did surgery the next morning, clearing out tons of infected tissue and fluid, and taking out the screw in my knee. I’ve most likely had this infection for a long time (months or more), so they are keeping a close eye on it. The past few days I’ve had a fever of 102 deg +.

When Im cleared I’ll got home with a PICC line and administer anti-biotics 4 times a day for the next 6 weeks. So lucky number 13 surgery done, and hope it’s the last.”

So Thursday I was suppose to fly to Vegas to surprise @thejimriley for his birthday and see the boys. I’ve been having knee issues, and had a CT scan planned for the day after I got back. When I woke up Thursday my knee was hugeeeeeee and rest of my leg was swollen. I was advised to go to the ER, and never left. They did surgery the next morning, clearing out tons of infected tissue and fluid, and taking out the screw in my knee. I’ve most likely had this infection for a long time (months or more), so they are keeping a close eye on it. The past few days I’ve had a fever of 102 deg +. When Im cleared I’ll got home with a PICC line and administer anti-biotics 4 times a day for the next 6 weeks. So lucky number 13 surgery done, and hope it’s the last.

A post shared by Zach Johnson (@zachjaydtd) on Sep 1, 2018 at 10:02am PDT