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By jean.day
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19 March 2007 |
I didn't write this. I just got it in an email from my brother-in-law, Larry, in Minnesota, but I thought it was too good not to share it with somebody. I was supposed to tell you this story -- There is a friend here in Foley that has coffee with us in the morning but at the booth next to ours. He has been having trouble with his health and now he has been coughing up worms from his lungs. They are alive and are white and look like grub worms. He has been collecting them to take them to the doctor to get them analyzed. He had them in water in a bottle when we saw them but when he took them to the doctor they said he had to get them some that were out of water so he now is working on that. Trying to cough up fresh samples. I don't think I'd like the idea of worms growing in my lungs but who knows? He went to a clinic and they had him drink an iodine mixture and that made the worms let go I guess. Now he can cough them up. Interesting heh? I though it was a good story and TRUE. I'll keep you updated on that one. |
Written by coosh (868 comments posted) 19th March 2007 | | Thank you for sharing that with us, Jean. Over breakfast. I'm sure you were delighted to receive this news! Unless he's been in the Tropics, he may just have lungworm, from eating seafood - when they get to size of rattlesnakes, just swallow a mongoose. A pity he didn't attach a photo. |
Written by Witzl (1585 comments posted) 19th March 2007 | Dear God, Jean! I do remember hearing about an ex-Peace Corps volunteer who had been in Sub-Saharan Africa; he was feeling a little funny one day and while shaving, noted a worm attempting to exit via his nose. I'm not quite sure what he did, but I think his next step was a visit to the emergency room.
When I was seventeen, I worked in an insurance company in Miami. I still remember shuddering over the diagnosis on one claim we received: Patient complaining of severe pain, right ear. Large roach removed from right ear. I still get nightmares just thinking about that. | Thanks Coosh and Mary
Written by jean.day (2283 comments posted) 19th March 2007 | | I'll let you know if I find out any more about the fate of the poor man. |
Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 19th March 2007 | Dear god. Just think of all the things that can go wrong with your body - and someone has to think up a new one. It's a wonder any us live beyond puberty. I hope for everyone's sake this one turns out to be a haux.
Thanks for sharing - I think!
(Enjoyed coosh's comments.)
Phil. | Thanks Phil
Written by jean.day (2283 comments posted) 20th March 2007 | | I kind of hope it's an early April fool's joke too. | On the hook...
Written by woody44 (775 comments posted) 20th March 2007 | Perhaps it`s just as well we can`t see what is going on inside our bodies Jean! Perhaps if your friend is a fisherman he could....no maybe not.
happy writing
Woody |
Written by Fledermaus (3306 comments posted) 21st March 2007 | Not-news indeed. Yuk!
Though I guess that if it was true the poor man'd already be dead... |
Written by Lizzy (800 comments posted) 21st March 2007 | Interesting!
I did hear that someone visiting the tropics once swallowed a tape worm. apparantly it protects you from nasty things that can attack the gut. When he returned home he took something which made the worm lose its grip. The rest you can guess! |
Written by Fledermaus (3306 comments posted) 21st March 2007 | I found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartworm
Who knows... |
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