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James McAvoy says botched lung biopsy led to collapsed lungs
Actor James McAvoy says a botched lung biopsy led to his lungs collapsing after doctors found a shadow in his lung and tested it for cancer.
He said the test showed he did not have cancer, but his lungs collapsed while he was alone at home two days later.
He spent two or three weeks in hospital, where doctors tried to clear his lungs.
McAvoy said they considered opening his chest to clean them out after other efforts did not work.
The health scare came before his physical transformation for the 2019 film “Glass,” in which he played the Beast.
He said he spent the first four weeks of training on rehabilitation because he could not run, jog or cycle.
His recovery was followed by months of intensive training to build the physique he wanted for the role.
James McAvoy said a lung biopsy he described as botched was followed by his lungs collapsing at home.
He said doctors had found a shadow in his lung and the biopsy was to check whether it was cancer; it was not.
McAvoy said he was alone when his lungs collapsed and spent two or three weeks in hospital.
He later underwent rehabilitation and trained for several months to prepare for his role as the Beast in Glass.
- Who
- James McAvoy, the actor.
- What
- He said a botched lung biopsy was followed by his lungs collapsing. He described the episode as nearly fatal.
- When
- The sources do not state when the biopsy and lung collapse happened.
- Where
- The biopsy was performed on his lung; his lungs collapsed while he was at home, in bed.
- Why
- Doctors found a shadow in his lung and wanted to biopsy it to check for cancer. The biopsy showed it was not cancer.
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McAvoy said they performed a biopsy to check whether it was cancer, and that the result was not cancer.
McAvoy said his lungs collapsed while he was alone in bed at home.
He said he spent two or three weeks in hospital while doctors tried to clear his lungs.
McAvoy said he underwent rehabilitation and then trained for four or five months for Glass.
- Actor
- James McAvoy
- Biopsy reason
- A shadow in his lung prompted checks for cancer; it was not cancer
- Time before collapse
- Two days after the biopsy
- Hospital stay
- Two or three weeks
- Film role
- The Beast in Glass
What people are saying
But that was botched, and I nearly died
I was at home two days later and my lungs just collapsed in bed one night, and I was on my own as well, so it was crazy
Nothing was working. So, they were like, 'We're going to need to cut you open big-style. Go in with like soapy, like dish soap basically, and just like clean you out, scoop it all out.'