Haemangioma Gone Wild

You may recall our link to the story of "tree root man" in Indonesia.

Next in our series of strange medical conditions gone unchecked is the story of Jose Mestre of Portugal who, at age 51, has a 12-pound tumor covering most of his face, blinding one eye, making eating "an ordeal." I'd like more detail on how he eats. Following the link will bring you to nauseating photos, BTW.

The reason his condition was allowed to run rampant since he was 14 years old is that he is a Jehovah's Witness and believede that the surgery would require a blood transfusion. He also sounds really depressed. But now a London surgeon is promising a cure by using a (an?) "harmonic scalpel" (it is rumored that the movie Fantasia originally was to have a scene with a harmonic scalpel but they decided to go with the dancing ostriches instead).

Discovery Channel will be hosting a program (programme?) about this on Thursday night, but that seems to be the UK version of the Discovery Channel, so you may not find it on your American cable.