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Mild Mannered Mystery Surgeon saves Ministers Life

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  • 01-02-2007 1:00am
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    aidan_walsh
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    Well, maybe not as serious as all that.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6318893.stm
    An Irish government minister has publicly thanked a sharp-eyed surgeon who spotted a growth on his face during a television appearance.

    Irish Overseas Aid Minister Conor Lenihan said the surgeon, who has not been named, suggested that he seek medical advice after spotting the lump.

    Doctors found a tumour which - although benign - required immediate surgery.

    The 43-year-old has urged people to get even the smallest symptom checked by their doctor as soon as possible.

    Mr Lenihan was taking part in a studio discussion show, Prime Time, on RTE television, the Irish state broadcaster, in December.

    A viewer, a surgeon in Galway in the west of Ireland, was watching at home when he spotted a lump on the left side of the minister's jaw.

    The following day the surgeon rang Mr Lenihan's office in the capital Dublin, and left a message asking him to call back about "a private matter".

    The surgeon advised him to see a head and neck specialist immediately.

    Doctors discovered a tumour which, although benign, could have caused disfigurement and speech difficulties if it had gone untreated.

    The Department of Health are already looking for ways to get daily photos of patients on trollies to this guy so he can sort them out quickly :)

    Fair play to the Minister for coming forward and making male health issues a news item again, though RTE haven't picked it up yet (online at least).


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    RadioActive
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    That's a crazy story! Good thing he called back, I'm sure television people get calls about "private matters" all the time. Man, how lucky can you be!


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    monkeyfudge
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    Someone should ring up Mary Hearny and tell her they saw her on TV the other night and she was fat and should get herself scheduled in for some immediate liposuction.


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    InFront
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    How did a doctor notice this over the tv, and the owner of the face didn't? If that's the sort of observation skills prevalent in the government, I'm not so surprised about extra 2 billion they discovered lying about a few weeks back:)

    Glad to hear the minister is alright, all's well that ends well.


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    Stargal
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    According to Wednesday's Indo, he thought it was just a cyst and so hadn't been too worried about it.

    Great story.


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