Neil Patrick Harris has hand surgery after infection caused by sea urchin

Neil Patrick Harris had surgery on Tuesday after a sea urchin spine got caught in his hand while in Croatia two months ago, causing an infection.

“Turns out it pierced through a tendon,” he shared on Instagram alongside a video of an ultrasound. “Well, thanks to the surgical talents of Dr. Dan Polatsch and his team, I’m officially urchin free and on the mend.”

The 46-year-old actor, who was climbing cliffs when he tripped and “hand planted onto a sea urchin,” added, “Only drawback – having to wear this massive hand elevating contraption for the foreseeable future. All in all, though, I have to say: uni is still delicious.”

Broadway star Kate Jennings Grant joked in the comments, “You should have gone to Urchin Care.”

Actor Breckin Meyer also commented, “I spoke to the Urchin…he has a very different version.”