WATCH: Internet sensation ‘Vernon Koekemoer’ not doing well after hip replacement

WATCH: Internet sensation ‘Vernon Koekemoer’ not doing well after hip replacement Photos: BackaBuddy

WATCH: Internet sensation ‘Vernon Koekemoer’ not doing well after hip replacement

Cassie Booyse, better known as internet sensation Vernon Koekemoer, is not doing well. Watch the video here.

WATCH: Internet sensation ‘Vernon Koekemoer’ not doing well after hip replacement

WATCH: Internet sensation ‘Vernon Koekemoer’ not doing well after hip replacement Photos: BackaBuddy

Internet sensation Vernon Koekemoer is not doing well after he underwent hip replacement on Monday.

WATCH VERNON BECAME AN INSTANT INTERNET SENSATION IN 2008

According to reports, Cassie Booyse, better known as internet sensation Vernon Koekemoer, was already admitted to the hospital on Friday.

Linda Coetzee, Cassie’s life partner of the past nine years, said she was scared when she saw him.

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“His blood pressure is very low, and they are giving him blood. Please pray for him,” Coetzee asked.

The 66-year-old Cassie also underwent hip surgery in October, the fourth after undergoing three unsuccessful surgeries since 2019.

Cassie became an internet sensation after a photo of him in shorts, a buttoned shirt, a mullet hairstyle, and glass in hand at a music festival went viral.

WATCH: Internet sensation ‘Vernon Koekemoer’ not doing well after hip replacement Photo: BackABuddy

HE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL

He was baptized “Vernon Koekemoer,” and the photo was distributed worldwide. He was so popular that he even appeared in a Nando ad.

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Cassie has been bedridden for the past two years due to the failed operations and endured so much pain that he ended up in the hospital again in September.

WATCH: Internet sensation ‘Vernon Koekemoer’ not doing well after hip replacement
WATCH: Internet sensation ‘Vernon Koekemoer’ not doing well after hip replacement Photo:BackABuddy

Vernon’s health struggles began in 2018 when he began experiencing pain in his right hip due to advanced arthritis. Without medical aid, Vernon was booked for hip replacement surgery at Tambo Memorial Hospital in January 2019.

VERNON HAS BEEN BEDRIDDEN FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS

The operation seemed to have been successful at first. Vernon was advised to attend physiotherapy to exercise his hip to build muscle strength, but he struggled through the sessions, experienced more pain than before the operation, and was unable to walk without crutches.

Months passed, and Vernon returned to his surgeon, who agreed to perform a total hip replacement in February 2020. After the procedure, the surgeon discovered that the steel pin used was the incorrect size.

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After Vernon’s second hip operation, his teeth began falling out, and he complained of severe pain. Again, Vernon’s wound was infected. To make matters worse, Linda pulled a 30cm string out of Vernon’s wound that was left in after the procedure.

HIS TEETH BEGAN FALLING OUT, AND HE COMPLAINED OF SEVERE PAIN

When the drainage of the wound got worse and resulted in additional pain, Vernon demanded a third procedure which took place in February 2022.

A BackABuddy crowdfunding campaign was also launched, which raised almost R110 000.

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According to Coetzee, Cassie stopped working five years ago due to health problems.