'I was going to lose my finger!' Jimmy Fallon explains how he injured his hand in freak fall as he returns to Tonight Show after 10 days in ICU

He was forced to take a two-week hiatus after he injured his hand in a freak accident at his home in New York City on June 26.

But on Monday, Jimmy Fallon, 40, returned to his Tonight Show desk as he opened his late-night program by explaining what exactly caused him to recover for 10 days in the Intensive Care Unit at Bellevue Hospital.

'I was going to lose my finger!' he said as he detailed his injury that nearly led to an amputation of his left ring finger.

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Back to work! The comedian returned to The Tonight Show on Monday after a two-week hiatus following his hand injury on June 26

Back to work! Jimmy Fallon, 40, returned to The Tonight Show after a two-week hiatus following his hand injury on June 26

'I can't tell you how excited I am to be back and seeing you guys here. What a crazy break we had, a two-week break,' Jimmy stated.

'So basically what happened is I tripped and fell on a braided rug that my wife loved, and I can't wait to burn it to the ground. I tripped and fell and I caught my fall.

'So I'm getting up and my finger's sideways. So I go, "Oh, my God! Did I just break my finger? This is the lamest thing in the whole world." It completely looks fake, like in a cheap horror movie where you see a broken finger. It looks like that! That's what it looks like,' he continued.

Play-by-play: 'So basically what happened is I tripped and fell on a braided rug that my wife loved, and I can't wait to burn it to the ground. I tripped and fell and I caught my fall'

Play-by-play: 'So basically what happened is I tripped and fell on a braided rug that my wife loved, and I can't wait to burn it to the ground. I tripped and fell and I caught my fall'

One good hand: The host thanked his fans and followers with a tweet about his injury on Tuesday morning

One good hand: The 40-year-old comedian thanked his fans and followers with a tweet about his injury on Tuesday morning

'So I wrap my hand in a towel and I get in a cab and go to the emergency room. I go, "I broke my finger! I think I broke my finger!" And they go, 'Oh, you didn't break your finger.'

The ER doctors described to the father-of-two that his injury is actually more common than most might think.

'It's a thing called ring avulsion. A-V-U-L-S-I-O-N. If you Google it, it's graphic images. Don't Google it. But ring avulsion, it's a real thing,' Jimmy said.

'My ring got caught on a countertop when I was going down and stuck there and pulled my finger out. Trust me, I'm like, "Wait, what?" I didn't even look at the thing. So I go, "Can you fix it?" And they go, "Oh, no. No. We've got to send you somewhere else.'"

Ouch! 'My ring got caught on a countertop when I was going down and stuck there and pulled my finger out'

Ouch! 'My ring got caught on a countertop when I was going down and stuck there and pulled my finger out'

Ew! 'Trust me, I'm like, "Wait, what?" I didn't even look at the thing'

Ew! 'Trust me, I'm like, "Wait, what?" I didn't even look at the thing'

The day of freak fall: The father-of-two took to his social media pages to confirm his hospitalization

The day of freak fall: The father-of-two took to his social media pages to confirm his hospitalization

The Saturday Night Live alum changed facilities for a six-hour microsurgery on his left hand.

'I was at Beth Israel. I had to go over to Bellevue Hospital. This amazing doctor, Dr. David Chu, comes in. He has a bowtie and cowboy boots. "That's my doctor! That's my guy!" I knew it when he walked in. I go, "That's the guy who's going to save my finger."'

Jimmy continued to explain that if it were not for the medical experts, he would be left with only nine fingers. 

'Odds aren't great with these things. Usually they just cut your finger off. So, I was going to lose my finger. And I was like, "Wow." So this guy did surgery for like six hours - microsurgery - so it's like under a microscope. 

What could've been: 'Odds aren't great with these things. Usually they just cut your finger off. So, I was going to lose my finger'

What could've been: 'Odds aren't great with these things. Usually they just cut your finger off. So, I was going to lose my finger'

That's gotta hurt: Fallon's fans were alarmed when he shared this photo from his ICU room at the Bellevue Hospital in NYC

That's gotta hurt: Fallon's fans were alarmed when he shared this photo from his ICU room at the Bellevue Hospital in NYC

Jimmy spotted for the first time post-surgery on July 5: 'I won't get feeling back for eight weeks. I was in the ICU for 10 days'

Jimmy spotted for the first time post-surgery on July 5: 'I won't get feeling back for eight weeks. I was in the ICU for 10 days'

'He had to take a vein out of my foot. It's a crazy story! So he took a vein out of my foot and put it in there. Veins only work one way, so you have to remember which way and reverse it, and if you're putting it together and you do one missed stitch or something like that, the vein closes up and it's useless. You screwed up and it's not going to happen. And he did it. He saved my finger!'

Jimmy concluded his story on a positive note, by thanking those who helped him recover from his terrifying incident.

'I won't get feeling back for eight weeks. I was in the ICU for 10 days. And I've gotta say, the doctors and the nurses over at Bellevue Hospital, thank you so much for taking care of me. Oh, my gosh. I love you guys.'

Road to recovery: Jimmy continues to tweet about his healing process as he updates fans about his injury

Road to recovery: Jimmy continues to tweet about his healing process as he updates fans about his injury

Post-injury guest: Paul Rudd was on Monday's show to discuss his new Marvel movie Ant Man

Post-injury guest: Paul Rudd was on Monday's show to discuss his new Marvel movie Ant Man

Fun times: Jimmy and Paul also played a new game called Drinko, a combination of Plinko and consuming different drinks

Fun times: Jimmy and Paul also played a new game called Drinko, a combination of Plinko and consuming different drinks

Speaking to TMZ, Jimmy revealed that he might not be willing to put his wedding ring back on thanks to the horrific inicident.

Joking that he would find a place for the ring somewhere else on his body, as he said: 'I'll wear it on my neck'.

Meanwhile while the late-night host was taking time off for medical reasons, not everyone in Fallon's cast was taking things easy.

Announcer Steve Higgins revealed that he spent his time off in bed after he discovered he has Lyme Disease.

'I was in bed for seven days, I have Lyme Disease,' Steve shared. '103 [degree] fever, they didn't know what it was. They didn't want to test for Lyme Disease. I'm on the Anthrax antibiotic.'

The Tonight Show is scheduled back to regular programming with a star-studded lineup of guests including Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, LeBron James, Bill Hader and more. 

Glad to be back! Jimmy was seen leaving his apartment smiling and waving for his second day of work on Tuesday

Glad to be back! Jimmy was seen leaving his apartment smiling and waving for his second day of work on Tuesday

More laughs to come: The Tonight Show is scheduled back to regular programming with a star-studded lineup of guests including Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, LeBron James, Bill Hader and more
More laughs to come: The Tonight Show is scheduled back to regular programming with a star-studded lineup of guests including Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, LeBron James, Bill Hader and more

More laughs to come: The Tonight Show is scheduled back to regular programming with a star-studded lineup of guests including Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, LeBron James, Bill Hader and more

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