“Super painful all day long, every day”

“My sciatic nerve has been affected for some time… so I’m taking care of it today,” the “Station 19” actor told his followers as he prepared to go into the operating room.

Boris Kodjoe is recovering from his second back surgery.

The 50-year-old German actor posted a video on Instagram on Friday in which he announced that he was currently on his way to the operating room, speaking to the camera from his stretcher while wearing a hospital gown.

“I’m in the hospital. I’m going to have to undergo a bilateral laminectomy on my back,” he told his followers, adding that he had already undergone the same procedure ten years ago.

According to the Mayo Clinic, a laminectomy typically involves “removing a small piece of the back part (lamina) of the small bones of the spine (vertebrae),” which widens the spinal canal and relieves pressure on the spinal cord or nerves.

“It’s my second time in 10 years. It went really well the first time, so now I’m doing it on two more levels: L1 and L2 and L3 and L4,” Kodjoe continued. “My sciatic nerve has been affected for some time now and it’s super painful all day, every day. So I’m taking care of that today.”

The Station 19 The star also shared a special bond between the two surgeries: “Dr. Watkins Jr. is doing this one, while his father did the last one 10 years ago. They’re both very accomplished spine surgeons, so I feel great,” he said, before signing off with the words, “We’ll talk when I wake up.”

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According to Kodjoe’s caption, the surgery appears to have gone smoothly. “Thank you Dr. Watkins Jr. @thebackdoctorapp and his amazing team ❤️ for taking such good care of me,” he wrote. “Now I need to rest and heal, then a few weeks of physical therapy.”

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He ended the event with an encouraging “Let’s go” and added a series of hashtags including #StenosisNoJoke, #SciaticPainIsTheWorst, #GratefulForMyFamily and #GratefulForMyFootrubs.

Kodjoe received numerous well-wishes from his famous friends under his post, including actress Tisha Campbell, who commented: “Oh B, I wish you a speedy recovery ❤️.”

Tennis star John Isner wrote: “Honestly, I thought you were indestructible! Get well soon.”

Be Station 19 Co-star Jason Winston George joked: “Rest easy bro. Get your perfect posture back ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾.”

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Kodjoe is an avid fitness enthusiast and is probably looking forward to getting back into fighting shape after his recovery from surgery. The actor and his wife, And just like that… The two actresses and actress Nicole Ari Parker are passionate athletes and recently even teamed up with QVC to relaunch Parker’s athleisure brand Gymwrap.

When Parker, 52, spoke to PEOPLE about the relaunch in February, she noted that “working out comes naturally to her husband,” and said Kodjoe keeps her whole family — including her daughter Sophie, 17, and son Nicolas, 16 — super active.

“I was an athlete,” Kodjoe told PEOPLE. “On vacation we do a lot of sports together, hiking, ziplining and quad biking. Then when we get home we do cold water baths, that’s our new thing as a family.”

The Cold Black Star is now pushing his wife to add a men’s Gymwrap collection. “It’s definitely in the works, we’re brainstorming it right now,” he revealed.

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