Former 'General Hospital' Star Kin Shriner Details 'Botched' Foot Surgery That Left Him Unable to Walk
The actor said he had the surgery redone and is now doing extensive rehab so he "can get mobile" again
Shriner played Scott Baldwin on the long-running soap for more than 1,700 episodes beginning in 1977Former General Hospital star Kin Shriner is opening up about overcoming a health challenge that left him unable to walk.
On June 30, the 71-year-old actor detailed his ordeal in a video shared on X. Speaking to the camera while sitting outside in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., he began, "[A] year ago tomorrow, I had some arrogant surgeon give me a subtalar fusion. And he botched it."
The procedure, which is most commonly used to treat severe foot arthritis, involves permanently joining together the bones in the subtalar joint, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
"So for six months, I basically couldn't walk," Shriner continued, before explaining how a former General Hospital costar stepped up to help.
"So then John Stamos, my good pal, sent me over to his guy at Cedars Sinai. He redid it," the actor shared. "So I'm down here in old Fort Lauderdale rehabbing this foot, every day. Every day so that I can get mobile."
News flash from Fla Scotty @GeneralHospital not just eating glazed donuts s he working hard to fix foot and get back to Vespa and all other thing s !!!!!! pic.twitter.com/a303i4eK7y
— Kin Shriner (@kinshriner) June 30, 2025
Shriner said he was spending a lot of time in the gym working on his recovery.
"I'm getting attendance records at this Powerhouse Gym. You gotta get it back. Something goes wrong, you fix it. Or you try to. Anyway, that's what I've been up to," he told his followers, promising to provide updates.
"So stay tuned. I will be mobile soon. Very soon," he said.
In the post's caption, he added: "News flash from Fla Scotty @GeneralHospital. Not just eating glazed donuts he working hard to fix foot and get back to Vespa and all other things !!!!!!"
The 71-year-old famously played Scott Baldwin in more than 1,700 General Hospital episodes between 1977 and 2024. His character last appeared on screen on Aug. 16, 2024. Shriner also portrayed Baldwin in the spin-off series Port Charles from 1997 to 2002.
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In addition, he starred in the soaps As the World Turns, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.
Last month, Shriner shared an X post revealing that his former dressing room on the General Hospital set had been given to another actor.
"This day comes for all actors kin who !!! all u can do is wash it down with a martini and know that people want to take a pic with u every day I had a great run thanks @GeneralHospital fans for decades of support !!!" he wrote alongside a photo of the dressing room door with a tag bearing the name of Jens Austin Astrup, who plays Kai Taylor.
Just days earlier, Shriner reshared a fan's post that read, "Your Scotty fans will never forget YOU!" In response, the actor wrote, "Yeah I do miss Scotty he was always misunderstood!!"
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