 Sean Tobin first began using e-cigarettes in 2018 at just 15, claiming the vape then 'never left his hand' in the years that followed. Now aged 20, the fitness fanatic has had to undergo emergency surgery as a result of the habit, having part of his previously 'healthy' lung removed after it collapsed. Claiming to go through one 5,000-puff disposable vape per week at the height of his habit, Sean says he would smoke heated tobacco and occasionally THC oil 'constantly, from morning until night'. Then, on July 20 this year, he felt a stabbing pain in his back whilst at work in Tilton, New Hampshire, US, and was rushed to a nearby urgent care centre to have his vitals checked. Sean, from Manchester, New Hampshire, was terrified when doctors confirmed that the x-ray had shown that his right lung had collapsed, and he was taken to hospital in Concord for emergency treatment. Doctors made an incision between his ribs and inserted a chest tube in an attempt to push out the trapped air that was crushing his lung and chest, but the lung failed to heal naturally, meaning Sean had to endure surgery. The 20-year-old began vaping aged 15 (Picture: Kennedy News & Media) The gruelling procedure saw surgeons chopping off a small portion from the top of his lung and stapling it back together, gluing the organ to his chest wall to prevent it from collapsing again. Disturbing photos taken prior to the surgery using an endoscope show the surface of Sean's lung covered in black spots, which he claims were carbon deposits caused by vaping heavily over the past five years. Given he previously visited the gym up to seven times a week and trained as a mixed martial arts fighter, he found these images extremely 'scary', and regrets ever starting vaping. Sean said: 'When I stepped up into the van, it felt like I pulled a muscle in my back. The tension there was pretty bad… 'It was really scary, because I felt lik){kind=link}
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Sean Tobin first began using e-cigarettes in 2018 at just 15, claiming the vape then ‘never left his hand’ in the years that followed.
Now aged 20, the fitness fanatic has had to undergo emergency surgery as a result of the habit, having part of his previously ‘healthy’ lung removed after it collapsed.
Claiming to go through one 5,000-puff disposable vape per week at the height of his habit, Sean says he would smoke heated tobacco and occasionally THC oil ‘constantly, from morning until night’.
Then, on July 20 this year, he felt a stabbing pain in his back whilst at work in Tilton, New Hampshire, US, and was rushed to a nearby urgent care centre to have his vitals checked.