Van Zant now minus an appendix

Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant had his appendix removed in emergency surgery, the band’s manager said.

Van Zant, 46, came out of surgery at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto on Thursday night, said manager Ross Schilling. He was reported doing fine Friday and was expected to be discharged in a day or two.

Schilling said the singer had been feeling bad for several days and went to see a doctor, who determined through an ultrasound that the appendix was severely inflamed and emergency surgery was needed.

Van Zant is expected to need at least a week to recover, forcing the cancellation of shows in Mountain View, Calif.; Twentynine Palms, Calif.; and Henderson, Nev.