Dean McDermott's affinity for motorcycles has landed him in a hospital bed.
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The Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood star is in the intensive care unit with a punctured and collapsed lung after crashing his motorcycle on Tuesday while dirt-bike riding with two friends, People reported Thursday.
"Thanks for the well wishes. A collapsed lung is no fun, and is a lengthy heal," wrote McDermott in a Thursday post to his Twitter account.
"Feeling pretty bad today. Day 2 is always the worst."
The 43-year-old couldn't move and was bleeding heavily from his right side with a puncture wound after the crash, according to People, which added he was subsequently taken to the ICU of a Los Angeles-area hospital.
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"His friend called me and said he was in the ER. He didn't want to scare me so he just said he had a crash and that they were X-raying him," wife Tori Spelling told People.
"At first I was mad. I was pissed that he was out biking and crashed. But when I showed up and saw him lying there, and they told me they were admitting him to ICU with a collapsed lung, my heart dropped. My biggest fear had come true."
Spelling added that McDermott is in "a lot of pain" after suffering his second motorcycle accident this year -- as the first one left him with a shoulder fracture.
"He's taking this as a sign and realizing family is too important to risk his life," Spelling told People about the latest crash, adding her husband has vowed that he's done with motorcycles.
"When I first saw him he just softly said 'I'm so sorry.' I just held his hand and cried. That's when he said, 'I'll never do this again. You and the kids mean everything to me.'"
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McDermott is expected to remain in ICU for a few more days and make a full recovery.
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