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Docs: Pea Takes Root In Man's Lung
Cape Cod Healthcare
A 75-year-old Massachusetts man is recovering after doctors made a stunning discovery in his lung -- a pea that had taken root.
Ron Sveden, a former teacher who had worked for years smoking fish, already had emphysema when his health took a turn for the worse earlier this summer.
When Sveden arrived at the hospital, he had a collapsed left lung and pneumonia. When doctors found a spot on his lung, they feared the worst, but two biopsies came back negative for cancer.
Feeding a scope down Sveden's throat, Dr. Jeff Spillane scraped away at an encrusted mass and discovered a sprout.
"It was a pea -- and I was glad for the pea," Sveden said.
Spillane said Sveden apparently inhaled a pea about a half-inch in diameter that took root in his lung. Spillane removed it, and Sveden's health has returned.
"They said they've taken a lot out of people's lungs, but nothing growing," he said.
Sveden said despite his unique experience, he still eats peas.
"We still eat peas. They're good in mashed potatoes," he chuckled.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/24607185/detail.html
Cape Cod Healthcare
A 75-year-old Massachusetts man is recovering after doctors made a stunning discovery in his lung -- a pea that had taken root.
Ron Sveden, a former teacher who had worked for years smoking fish, already had emphysema when his health took a turn for the worse earlier this summer.
When Sveden arrived at the hospital, he had a collapsed left lung and pneumonia. When doctors found a spot on his lung, they feared the worst, but two biopsies came back negative for cancer.
Feeding a scope down Sveden's throat, Dr. Jeff Spillane scraped away at an encrusted mass and discovered a sprout.
"It was a pea -- and I was glad for the pea," Sveden said.
Spillane said Sveden apparently inhaled a pea about a half-inch in diameter that took root in his lung. Spillane removed it, and Sveden's health has returned.
"They said they've taken a lot out of people's lungs, but nothing growing," he said.
Sveden said despite his unique experience, he still eats peas.
"We still eat peas. They're good in mashed potatoes," he chuckled.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/24607185/detail.html
