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    Catfish’s Nev Schulman breaks his neck in scary bike accident & shares hospital pics as he says ‘I’m lucky to be alive’

    By Phillip McDonald,

    6 hours ago

    CATFISH star Nev Schulman has broken his neck in a horrofying biking accident.

    On Saturday, the MTV star shared photos from the hospital and admitted he’s “lucky to be alive.”

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    Catfish star Nev Schulman broke his neck in a biking accident
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    The MTV star, seen here with wife Laura Perlongo, shared photos from the hospital
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    Nev Schulman, seen here at the 2024 New York City Ballet Spring Gala, hosted and produced the TV series Catfish: The TV Show on MTV
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    In an Instagram post, Nev, 39, revealed the incident occurred last Monday as he was heading to his son’s school to bring him home.

    “I never made it to pick up my son from school on the bike,” he said.

    The Catfish host continued, “In fact in some ways, I’m glad I didn’t. I was alone on impact. Me and the truck. And then I guess the pavement. I was alone and unconscious.”

    “And then conscious,” he continued. “Maybe I was fine (I wasn’t). Maybe I can still do my long run on Thursday (I couldn’t).”

    Nev was rushed to the hospital where he found out the full extent of his injuries.

    “I broke my neck,” he explained before adding, “C5 and C6 to be exact.”

    “Stable fractures. I’m not paralyzed,” the TV personality assured before revealing that his “hands were a question mark there for a minute but the human body is incredible and so are HUMANS.

    “The incredible knowledge and care from everyone in the medical community has been so remarkable.”

    Nev thanked the EMS, as well as the professionals at the Southampton Emergency Room and the Stony Brook ICU who provided him with medical attention.

    “It’s hard to feel sorry for myself when I hear from the doctors about how many people with similar injuries will never walk again,” he reasoned.

    “I’m lucky to be here, alive, standing and hugging my family, projected to make a full recovery,” Nev stated frankly.

    “I’m really starting to understand the meaning of gratitude. For the big and little things before the accident, and now everything moving forward.”

    “We hadn’t planned on fishing last Sunday and my instinct was to say no to scramble-planning a day trip, but looking back a week later, I’m so glad I said yes,” the reality TV star continued.

    ROAD TO RECOVERY

    The post included several videos and photos that detailed the extent of his injuries.

    I broke my neck. C5 and C6 to be exact. Stable fractures. I’m not paralyzed

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    One video showed Nev lying on his back in the hospital bed with his neck secured in a brace.

    He followed up the video with an image of a close-up x-ray of his neck.

    A bend in the bone was circled and the photo was captioned, “broken.”

    He then showed the scar left by the incision made to correct his neck before including a second x-ray pic of his “fixed” vertebrae.

    Another photo showed Nev in good spirits as his wife, Laura Perlongo, cuddled up close to him in his hospital bed.

    Multiple videos captured staff members helping Nev with his recovery, including one where physical therapists were shown assisting him from his bed to practice walking.

    A second showed Nev high-fiving hospital staff as he practiced walking down a hallway in a neck brace as a physical therapist carefully walked beside him.

    Another revealed the TV star’s cracked helmet while a fourth showed his three kids taking turns hugging him before they all joined in a group embrace.

    Nev shares children Cleo James, seven, Beau Bobby Bruce, five, and Cy Monroe, two, with Laura.

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    Nev Schulman showed the incision doctors used to reach his vertebrae and fix his broken neck
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    Nev Schulman at the New York City Ballet 2024 Spring Gala at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center on May 02, 2024
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    Nev Schulman at the Fourth Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on June 12, 2022
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