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A Massachusetts man who was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung came home with an unusual diagnosis: a pea plant was growing in his lung.
Ron Sveden had been battling emphysema for months when his condition deteriorated.
He was steeling himself for a cancer diagnosis when X-rays revealed the growth in his lung.
Doctors believe that Mr Sveden ate the pea at some point, but it "went down the wrong way" and sprouted.
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Pea plant grows inside man's lung
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Pea plant grows inside man's lung
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by DougC » Jul 25, 2013 12:55 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10945050
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Re: Pea plant grows inside man's lung
#2 by Animavore » Jul 25, 2013 1:02 pm
Sorry, I shouldn't laugh. At least it wasn't cancer.
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Re: Pea plant grows inside man's lung
#4 by DougC » Jul 25, 2013 1:14 pm
He's here all week folkes, here all week.
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Re: Pea plant grows inside man's lung
#6 by CdesignProponentsist » Jul 25, 2013 2:25 pm
Not sure how funny this is. I can't imagine the damage it has been doing to his lungs and what it would take to remove it 
Sounds nightmarish to me.
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Re: Pea plant grows inside man's lung
#7 by Doubtdispelled » Jul 25, 2013 2:45 pm
CdesignProponentsist wrote:Not sure how funny this is. I can't imagine the damage it has been doing to his lungs and what it would take to remove it
Well his wife obviously found it amusing..
He is currently recovering at home with his wife Nancy, who joked that God must have a sense of humour.
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Re: Pea plant grows inside man's lung
#8 by BlackBart » Jul 25, 2013 2:49 pm
CdesignProponentsist wrote:Not sure how funny this is. I can't imagine the damage it has been doing to his lungs and what it would take to remove it
He's managed to see the funny side.
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Re: Pea plant grows inside man's lung
#9 by babel » Jul 25, 2013 2:51 pm
I would be taking the damn thing home with me and harvesting it for everything it's got! 
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Re: Pea plant grows inside man's lung
#10 by CdesignProponentsist » Jul 27, 2013 6:43 pm
Glad they found humor in it. I'd be freaking out if it were me.
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