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Brace Yourself for Jeff Conaway

"Celebrity Rehab" patient Jeff Conaway -- Kenickie from "Grease" -- showed up to the Ivy yesterday looking a hot mess -- his entire chest a monstrosity of braces.


Conaway, who snapped a bone in his spine while lifting boxes last year, told TMZ he's had four back surgeries since -- and may even be going in for another. Getting hooked on the painkillers is no longer a problem for the former rehab resident ... he says his dosages are fully supervised.



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31. He is definitely walking much better and talking coherently! I wish him the best.

Posted at 4:35PM on Feb 6th 2008 by Shelley

32. He looks a hell of a lot better now than he did the first episode of Celebrity Rehab

Posted at 4:06PM on Feb 6th 2008 by reality

33. I feel for him, at least he's not in the wheelchair anymore. I hope he get's well.

Posted at 4:07PM on Feb 6th 2008 by NIK

34. I have a total off 6 bulging discs in my neck and back one of which is herniated. The pain is unbelievable. Somehow I am able to work forty hours a week and do not take any meds for pain. Wait, oh yeah, I'm just some schmuck living from paycheck to paycheck and don't have the money to pay doctors to hook me up. He's such a loser. GET A LIFE. QUIT WEARING BRACES TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL SORRY FOR YOU>

Posted at 4:08PM on Feb 6th 2008 by toothfairy

35. I love that guy. All he has been through and all the work he did on Celebrity Rehab paid off. I am so glad he is no longer hooked although I don't like his g/f. Still, kudos to Jeff for finally beating his demons.I am sorry that he is in pain but yet he is walking and that is more than he did in rehab!

Keep up the good work, Jeff!!

Posted at 9:30PM on Feb 6th 2008 by Patty

36. Best of luck to you Kenickie

Posted at 4:12PM on Feb 6th 2008 by hot momma

37. Nick Conway was then and will always be a cutie!!

Posted at 4:15PM on Feb 6th 2008 by Conway Fan

38. Maybe RL Hubbard (sp) was on to something.

Posted at 5:07PM on Feb 6th 2008 by Dr. Blue

39. I think he looks great. Thank god he's out and about town again, brace or not. Yes, the girl friends gotta go, if she didn't already.

Posted at 4:15PM on Feb 6th 2008 by dee

40. Yeahhhhh! Way to go Jeff!!

Posted at 4:15PM on Feb 6th 2008 by AD

41. I am glad to see that he is out again and not just stuck staying at home- it shows that he is feeling alot better and he is able to walk and not be stuck in his chair- I was shocked to see him on the Rehab show and relaize what his life became. Wishing him the best of luck to live a better life!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:17PM on Feb 6th 2008 by Janice_1959

42. There's no way he's faking it. You can simply look at his pic here and see that his entire upper body musculature has atrophied (disappeared) from lack of use due to days of pain when you do try to do anything physical. It's a chronic pain cycle; it hurts to do anything, so you become even more feeble, and the pain increases. You have to reverse it by working hard through it, once the docs give you the OK.

Posted at 4:27PM on Feb 6th 2008 by Hey, Jeff Conaway.

43. I really pray this guy gets better. Watching him on Celebrity Rehab is heartbreaking at best. He needs to get rid of that woman, too. She's bad news.

Posted at 4:29PM on Feb 6th 2008 by Morgan

44. I used to be so in love with this guy! I wish him the best and wish he would lose that ugly user girlfriend of his. On the rehab show she threatened to leave him and when he said "Fine! Give me my checkbook and leave!" she stopped dead in her tracks. Hopefully a sober Jeff can see her for what she is. After his name and fame!

Posted at 4:58PM on Feb 6th 2008 by ILuvHim

45. NOT EVERYONE WHO TAKES PAINKILLERS GETS ADDICTED

JUST BECAUSE A FEW CELEB.S ABUSE THEM, OR HAVE A DEATH WISH, IT HURTS PEOPLE WHO NEED PAINKILLERS TO FUNCTION PHYSICALLY.

BECAUSE OF IDIOT CELEB.S, DOCTORS WON'T PRESCRIBE TO THOSE GENUINELY NEED IT.

CELEBRITIES SUCK AND MAKE LIFE HARDER FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

Posted at 2:07PM on Feb 7th 2008 by Not everyone gets addicted

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