NEW Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert has had surgery to remove three tumours in his brain after a tough battle with rare adrenal cancer.
The 45-year-old rocker went to A&E on February 20 after experiencing weakness in his leg that caused him to fall.
It came three days after he struggled to control his left hand during a show in Nashville.
Taking to Instagram, Chad revealed how a CT scan showed three tumours in his brain, leading to emergency surgery to remove them.
The operation was a success and he felt improvements straight away.
He wrote on Instagram: “I regained function of my left hand immediately. My radiation oncologist described it like this: ‘this is not a fatal blow and not the end of your story, just the beginning of a new chapter.’
“My recovery has been bumpy at times but I’m feeling much better now and getting stronger by the day.”
Chad thanked those who had checked in on his wife Lisa Cimorelli and their daughter, four, over the past month.
He continued: “More stories to come when my brain is working well again. Love you all and am looking forward to sharing more music and fun with you as we come out of this.”
Pictures accompanying the post showed him in a hospital bed at various stages in his recovery and ended with a smiling picture of him doing an activity with shapes to help his cognitive function.
Emo veterans Hawthorne Heights wrote: “We love you Chad! Keep fighting. The world is a brighter place with your riffs and positivity.”
Dashboard Confessional commented: “I love you bud.”
Another post branded Chad the “strongest man on the planet!”
Musician Chad, who was previously had a short marriage to Paramore’s Hayley Williams, was first diagnosed with cancer in December 2021 after wife Lisa found him unconscious in bed.
He was rushed to hospital and doctors found a large adrenal gland tumor that had spread to his liver. The tumour was surgically removed along with half of his liver and gallbladder.
Though he was declared cancer-free the following month, it returned in his spine in August, leading him to have a six-hour surgery to remove the affected vertebrate and replace it with an artificial disc.
There was more disheartening news the following year after nodules were discovered in his lungs.
He went through intense rounds of chemotherapy while continuing to perform and release music with New Found Glory.
The band’s latest album, Listen Up!, was released the same day Chad experienced issues with his hand on stage.
Florida rockers New Found Glory released their debut album in 1999, but it was with their third record, Sticks and Stones, that they achieved stardom.
My Friends Over You became a huge hit and the band’s lyrics inspired the names of more recent groups like All Time Low and The Story So Far.
Their success continued into the early noughties with the album Catalyst, which peaked at number three in the US, and the single All Downhill from Here.