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Topic: Holy Tiny Tree!
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NosiS
Moderator Posts: 1567
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Registered: Apr 2004
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posted April 14, 2009 07:47 PM
 
http://news.aol.com/article/fir-tree-lung/426750 Fir Tree Removed From Man's Lung (April 13) -- A Russian man who had been feeling chest pain and coughing up blood got some stunning news from his doctors -- his symptoms were caused by a tiny fir tree growing in his lungs, Mosnews.com reports.
Doctors spotted a tumor on an X-ray and had expected to find a cancerous tumor when they conducted a biopsy on Artyom Sidorkin, 28, earlier this month. Instead, they found green needles embedded in the tissue.
"I blinked three times, and thought I was seeing things. Then I called the assistant to have a look," said Vladimir Kamashev, a doctor at the Udmurtian Cancer Center in Izhevsk in central Russia.
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A 2-inch fir was removed from Sidorkin's lung.
"... I never felt like I had an alien object inside of me," the patient said. Doctors suggested he inhaled a small seed, and it started growing.
If you'd like to see a photo of the tissue enveloping the fir tree, go to the story. Be warned: It's fascinating, but a little gory
Mosnews, an English-language site that provides news from Russia, says it drew information for its story from Komsomolskaya Pravda, a Russian-language newspaper. IP: Logged |
future_uncertain
Knowflake Posts: 3252
From: ohio
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted April 14, 2009 07:52 PM
Insane! Thanks for sharing.IP: Logged |
NosiS
Moderator Posts: 1567
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posted April 14, 2009 10:36 PM
Isn't it?It's scary, too! Can you imagine how this happened? The guy must've just been walking around, got tired, and decided to take a nap under a fir tree.
Even if he slept with his mouth agape and to the floor, it's still a wonder that a fir seed got into the trachea and lodged in his lungs! It's too bad it wasn't pine. He could've had a free breath freshener.  IP: Logged |
MyVirgoMask
Knowflake Posts: 3477
From: Florida for now
Registered: Sep 2008
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posted April 14, 2009 11:27 PM
What the hell? That is totally WEIRD! Good find....thanks IP: Logged |
koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 3206
From: Australia
Registered: Jun 2008
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posted April 15, 2009 02:15 AM
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He could've had a free breath freshener.
Very cute IP: Logged |
26taurus
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Registered: Jun 2004
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posted April 15, 2009 04:08 AM
how strange!wish i hadnt clicked on the picture... 
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gemlike
Knowflake Posts: 40
From: behind the veil
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted April 15, 2009 04:16 AM
Is that a reputable newspaper, or of the national enquirer variety? That picture is disgusting.IP: Logged |
Yin
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posted April 15, 2009 08:30 AM
One thing comes to mind: Baron Münchhausen!  IP: Logged |
MyVirgoMask
Knowflake Posts: 3477
From: Florida for now
Registered: Sep 2008
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posted April 15, 2009 04:07 PM
It does look like a raw steak speared with a sprig of rosemary. But I doubt it tastes as good.IP: Logged |
katatonic
Knowflake Posts: 1525
From: ca, usa
Registered: Jan 2008
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posted April 15, 2009 08:00 PM
fir essential oil is also used for lung problems...i wonder what's growing in the rest of us??IP: Logged |
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