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.
"One of the first meals I had in the hospital after the surgery had peas for the vegetable. I laughed to myself and ate them," Mr Sveden told a local Boston TV reporter.
Mr Sveden said the plant was about half an inch (1.25cm) in size.
"Whether this would have gone full-term and I'd be working for the Jolly Green Giant, I don't know. I think the thing that finally dawned on me is that it wasn't the cancer," Mr Sveden said.
He is currently recovering at home with his wife Nancy, who joked that God must have a sense of humour.
On August 12 2010 17:43 Ghad wrote: I call bullshit, how can the plant get sunlight or any nutrition there?
seeds initially start growing underground when they sprout they try to branch up towards sunlight. they are supported by a sac of nutrition in the seed the plant wouldnt survive long without sunlight however there is nothing stopping it from going through the motions of its initial growth.
But seriously, for those doubting, it's totally possible. If you read the article again it states that the plant was only "half an inch in size" so it's not like it was a full grown plant producing more pea pods. It likely had just germinated and was spreading its root system and growing up to search for light, causing severe inflammation. Bizarre, but not impossible.
April 13th, 2009 A five-centimeter fir tree has been found in the lung of a man who complained he had a strong pain in his chest and was coughing blood. The 28-year-old patient, Artyom Sidorkin, came to a hospital in the city of Izhevsk in Central Russia last week, Komsomolskaya Pravda daily reports
the worst one was the gay dude whose boyfriend poured concrete or cement or whatever into his asshole. how the fuck can you do that, knowing full well its going to be a big fucking problem?
One of the first meals I had in the hospital after the surgery had peas for the vegetable. I laughed to myself and ate them," Mr Sveden told a local Boston TV reporter.
The irony. Cool story nonetheless. Now I've a reason not to eat peas.
IIRC all these news claiming someone had plants growing inside his lungs are fake. Just think about it, if something happens to enter the lungs (which is very hard to do because there are failsafes in our body preventing this), you will well.. cough before it even starts getting there and spit it out.
And that's why when our parents told us to chew thoroughly... Kind of amazing but not unexpected, plants can survive in the most hardy of places :/ . Remind me to cook my vegetables XD.
On August 15 2010 09:06 Ganondorf wrote: IIRC all these news claiming someone had plants growing inside his lungs are fake. Just think about it, if something happens to enter the lungs (which is very hard to do because there are failsafes in our body preventing this), you will well.. cough before it even starts getting there and spit it out.
This is a pea.
This is not a hammer, this is not a truck, this is not the moon. It is a pea.
I have no problem with believing a pea got into someones lung.
On August 15 2010 09:06 Ganondorf wrote: IIRC all these news claiming someone had plants growing inside his lungs are fake. Just think about it, if something happens to enter the lungs (which is very hard to do because there are failsafes in our body preventing this), you will well.. cough before it even starts getting there and spit it out.
This is a pea.
This is not a hammer, this is not a truck, this is not the moon. It is a pea.
I have no problem with believing a pea got into someones lung.
On the other hand a tiny amount of water that ends up going down the wrong pipe will cause violent coughing. So it's possible he is right and this is crap.