Nina Dobrev Shares Update After Undergoing Surgery

Nina Dobrev's latest health update does not suck.

The Vampire Diaries alum shared that she's on the mend after undergoing leg surgery following a bike accident in May that left her hospitalized with a neck brace and a knee brace.

"Surgery was a success," Nina wrote on Instagram June 5. "Thank you to everyone who has been sending kind messages, thoughts, prayers, and good vibes."

She added, "I have been feeling the support and positive energy. It means more than you will ever know."

But Nina didn't just provide insight into her recovery. The 35-year-old also documented the lead-up to her surgery, confessing in a June 5 Instagram Story, "Anyone else get scared before surgery? I'm such a baby when it comes to needles, blood or procedures of any kind."

And while she may have been a little nervous about the operation, she made sure to keep her positive attitude, joking that her left leg looked "pristine" before it got scarred up from the procedure.

"Fun fact: they make you draw on whatever extremity is being operated on to confirm that is the correct limb," she continued. "(Because I guess it's happened in the past that some surgeons have accidentally operated on the wrong limb.) Yikes!!!"

Of course, Nina's boyfriend of four years Shaun White, was there to cheer her on the whole way, writing in the comments of her Instagram post, "WE ALL LOVE YOU."

Nina has been keeping fans up to date on her health journey since her accident, sharing a photo of her on her bike before the incident and one of her in the hospital afterward back in May.

Alongside the May 20 snaps, she wrote, "how it started vs how it's going."

And the Perks of Being a Wallflower star has been keeping her mind off her injury with the help of Shaun, who even performed a dance for the actress while wearing a shirt with her Vampire Diaries character Elena Gilbert on it and shouting, "Gilbert! I love you Gilly!"

And those random acts of silliness are definitely continuing to lift Nina's mood, as she could be heard gushing in the background of the video, "You're out of your mind. I love it."

To see more of Nina and Shaun's adorable love story, keep reading.

Dobrev and White hit it off after they partied together with friends, including her Vampire Diaries co-stars Kayla Ewell and Candice Accola King, at the opening of the Bellagio Resort & Casino's new supper club The Mayfair in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve.

A year later, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Dobrev would share this photo of her and White at the bash, as well as a video of him lifting her up Dirty Dancing-style only to have them both topple into the snow. She wrote, "How we thought 2020 would go...how it actually went."

Dobrev and White spark romance rumors after they are spotted riding bikes together in Malibu, Calif. A source tells E! News that the two began to "ease into a relationship" after spending New Year's Eve together, adding that things "really accelerated" between the two after the coronavirus pandemic broke out.

"After spending weeks together during quarantine," the source says, "Nina and Shaun have made it clear to their friends that they are a serious couple."

The two make their relationship Instagram official when both share a photo of the actress trimming White's red hair. Most hair salons closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Under her post, Dobrev writes, "Adding to resume: hairdresser."

Dobrev and White celebrate Thanksgiving with his family, as seen in photos he posts on Instagram.

Judging from their Instagrams, Dobrev and White vacationed together in the Zion National Park area in Utah twice in 2020, in May and in December.

The two spend the holidays together in December 2020.

Just before New Year's Eve, another source tells E! News that the two "are genuinely so in love."

"They openly talk about their future together," the insider continued. "They're just super happy, and things are going really well with them."

Dobrev celebrated a "redo" of her 31st birthday on her 32rd and White paid tribute to her with photos of the two sporting these looks.

Alonside pal Adam DeVine, the couple dressed up as characters from The Queen's Gambit for Halloween with White going as as the iconic Beth Harmon and Dobrev channelling U.S. chess champion, Benny Watts.

Dobrev hit the slopes with her pro snowboarder love at Copper Mountain in Colorado.

After White finished fourth in the Men's Snowboard Halfpipe at the 2022 Olympics and officially retired from competing, Dobrev expressed how proud she was of him.

"The end of one chapter, means the beginning of an exciting new one with endless possibilities," she wrote in part of an Instagram post. "You will forever be the G.O.A.T. of snowboarding. Not to mention you are also the G.(B).O.A.T. = Greatest Boyfriend Of All Time."

The couple finally went red carpet official at the Top Gun: Maverick film premiere in London.

Alongside her tux-clad boyfriend, Dobrev sizzled in a red Monot gown at the 28th annual amfAR Gala during the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

The pair watched the qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco ahead of the big race. For the occasion, Dobrev looked wore a chic, chalk-colored suit by Smythe.

The two turned up the heat while vacationing in the Maldives.

"I really picked a winner [ and he really picked a booger ]," Dobrev wrote in an Instagram tribute for White's 36th birthday. "Happy belated Birthday you weirdo. My weirdo. @shaunwhite."

What did White really think of Dobrev's cheerleading scene from Degrassi: The Next Generation? The athlete gave his reaction on TikTok and proved once again they're always on each other's squads.

The duo celebrated the holidays with a family trip to Mexico.

"What planet are you from and will you take me with you?!" White wrote on Instagram for Dobrev's 34th birthday during their trip to Antarctica. "Thanks for making life incredible! Happy birthday my love."

"Life is a roller coaster with you," the actress wrote on Valentine's Day 2023. "It goes from serious to baby birding in seconds … thank you for always making me smile. happy valentine’s day @shaunwhite."

"Life with you has been my greatest adventure!!" White wrote on Instagram for Dobrev's 35th birthday. "Happy birthday my love!!"

The duo looks so sharp at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party they deserve their own trophy.

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