Shocking X-ray Shows How Vaping Left Teens Lungs Caked With Hardened Oil

(Metro) Jacob Geanous Sep. 19 2019 10:05 pm This horrifying X-ray shows the oil-filled lungs of a 19-year-old boy whose vaping habit left him fighting for his life Anthony Mayo 19 fell seriously ill last week in Erie Pennsylvania and he was unable to breathe on his own because his lungs had became severely congested with solidified vape oil. Anthonys father Kieth Mayo told Metro US that doctors warned him right now at the age of 19 (Anthonys) got the lungs of a 60-year-old two-pack-a-day smoker. The teens lungs are likely to be scarred for life according to his doctor. Keith said his son had been vaping for approximately two years and had tried flavored oils such as blue raspberry Swedish fish cotton candy cinnamon toast crunch among others. He also vaped THC on occasion which is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Its solidified. Its caking everything inside of his lungs Keith said. Anthony was first taken to the hospital on September 8 after he had developed a noticeable cough. Doctors assumed he had bronchitis and gave him an antibiotic telling them he should recover in a few days. Two days later Anthony was pale and looked sick so he went back to the emergency room. Doctors feared he may have been developing walking pneumonia which inflames the lungs and may fill them with fluid so they prescribed him a stronger antibiotic and steroid. Keith said Anthony visited their family doctor two days later because he was looking really bad. His doctor bumped up his antibiotic and steroid. He also prescribed a puffer which is a medicine that is inhaled to quickly treat coughing or shortness of breath. But his condition only worsened. On Sunday he spent the whole night coughing and returned to the emergency on Monday where tests said that his oxygen levels were at 36. Anything below 90 is considered dangerously low according to the Mayo Clinic.