Yesterday on Facebook, Mikkey Dee shared his experience with sepsis, a serious condition triggered by an immune response to infection that can lead to widespread inflammation, possible organ failure, and in severe cases, death. He wrote, “Just a quick statement about what has been happening to me these past three weeks.”
“First I like to thank everyone for these heartwarming Christmas and New Year’s greetings, that I have not been able to respond to. I always try to do that every year. This holiday season, I have been hospitalized with a very serious blood infection (Sepsis). I was admitted for three weeks but now I am home fighting this bastard bacteria. Thankfully, I have received fantastic care at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, my hometown. So thanks a million to all the Doctors’ and Nurses’ that have been giving me the most excellent care.”
“After several operations, I am now back home and the numbers are all going in the right direction. Still lots of recovery and rehab in front of me. Now, I’m working a 100% to be back on the drum stool for the Residency that starts off in Las Vegas on February 27,” the drummer continued. “We have a tremendous 2025 to look forward to, celebrating 60 years of ‘Scorpions’ and many exciting gigs around the world.”
“So, the Stinger is out and I can’t wait to see you all out there on the road and rock the hell out of you! I wish everybody a fantastic 2025 with good health and lots of Rock n’ Roll!”
According to a recent chat with the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Dee’s condition developed unexpectedly after he sprained his foot in December. Despite the pain, he took medications to be able to perform at his scheduled Christmas shows. His health worsened just before the holiday weekend.
“The ankle swelled up like hell, then it took on a weird shape and appearance and looked like an overcooked ham. I became very ill so I had to go by ambulance to Sahlgrenska and there they found that I had sky-high values, so I became priority one there,” Dee shared. “It was surgery right away, the first of three. They cut away what was dead and infected and badly infested. It was not a good journey I was on… Another day and I’d be playing drums with Lemmy [Kilmister] in heaven. I can say that.”
The drummer will get back on stage with Scorpions for a special residency on the Las Vegas Strip to celebrate their 60th anniversary. The shows will kick off on February 27, 2025, at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and feature Buckcherry as a special guest.
