A Vaper’s Lungs Were Devastated By Influenza. His Life Was Spared By Breast Implants
A Vaper’s Lungs Were Devastated By Influenza. His Life Was Spared By Breast Implants The lungs of Davey Bauer had to go. After spending years vaping, the 34-year-old had influenza and ended up in the hospital. The only treatment available to him was a double lung transplant. But he needed time to heal without his infected, damaged lungs before his body could handle the surgery. He was given a temporary lung by Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s medical staff, but his surgeon pointed out that both of his lungs needed to be removed, not just one. How do doctors keep a patient’s heart from exploding in on itself if they remove at least one of those big, spongy organs? Dr. Ankit Bharat explained that the implants were DD-breast implants. “Maintaining the heart’s proper position is among the lungs’ numerous roles,” Bharat stated to The Washington Post. We had to devise a plan of action. We ultimately resorted to using breast implants alone. These were the largest implants that could...