Val Chmerkovskiy is explaining his absence from the latest Dancing with the Stars Live tour show
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The DWTS pro, 39, shared a video message from a hospital room to Instagram on Sunday, March 1
"Hopefully tomorrow's a day off, I'll be back on Tuesday," he said
Val Chmerkovskiyis sharing an update after he was hospitalized during theDancing With the StarsLive tour.
TheDWTSpro, 39, shared avideo update to Instagramon Sunday, March 1, announcing that he was currently in a hospital in Peoria, Illinois, after experiencing vertigo while on the road with his fellowDWTSstandouts.
Chmerkovskiy and crew were scheduled for their gig at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater on Sunday before the dancer sought medical help.
"I've just been having vertigo for the past couple of days," Chmerkovskiy revealed. "And had it yesterday. I was able to get though the show and then we ran some tests. And then, again, we're on the bus so I guess... once that little crystal in your equilibrium — I mean I'm learning a lot — once it goes out, it's really hard to get it back in."
"And so I'm just spinning everywhere," he added. "So on the bus when it's moving, you know, I woke up and I just couldn't get myself together. So hopefully tomorrow's a day off, I'll be back on Tuesday. Love you, thank you."
Elsewhere in the clip, Chmerkovskiy wrote in overlapping text that he had his bloodwork done and vitals checked, calling the ordeal a "small hiccup" in his caption.
PerThe Mayo Clinic, vertigo is described as "the sudden feeling of spinning or moving." The crystals that Chmerkovskiy was seemingly referring to are held by otolith organs, which "detect the head's movements" in different directions. "When the crystals move, they cause the semicircular canal to become sensitive to certain head position changes. This is what causes the dizziness," per The Mayo Clinic's description of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
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Plenty ofDWTSpals shared well wishes to Chmerkovskiy in his comments section, including his wifeJenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy, the officialDWTStour page and season 34 alumDylan Efron.
"Feeling for you Val, Vertigo is awful," Efron, 34, wrote. "Happened to me right beforeDWTSbut it healed quickly. rest up and get those crystals aligned ❤️"
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Before Sunday's gig in Illinois, the official tour Instagram page shared a message to its Instagram Stories, revealing that Val would not be performing "due to an unforeseen and last-minute illness."
"My apologies to all the fans that came out to see us today in Peoria," he wrote in a later post. "Thank you to my fellow castmates for rallying. Little bump in the road l'll be good to go asap."
"It takes quite literally me not being able to stand on my feet to keep me off that stage," he added. "Unfortunately, I just couldn't make it tonight."
The tour will next make its way to the Miller High Life Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, March 3.
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