IN MAY 1957, ELVIS WAS HOSPITALIZED
By Rosa García Mora
In May 1957, Elvis had to be hospitalized after suffering a serious accident that could have cost him his singing career.
He was filming the movie Jailhouse Rock at the MGM studio in Hollywood, California, and while doing a dance sequence, one of his porcelain dental caps came loose, which he unfortunately swallowed, slid down his trachea and lodged in his right lung. It is believed that the accident took place during the filming of the famous choreography of Elvis dancing with the inmates, singing Jailhouse Rock.
For this reason, the doctors had to perform an emergency bronchoscopy and, by means of aspiration, they managed to remove the lining of his lung. The risk was, obviously, that they would have to insert tubes down his throat, with the risk of affecting his vocal cords, and the doctors were afraid of not being able to do this without affecting his throat or his respiratory system.
Fortunately, no incisions had to be made and the operation was a complete success.
An MGM spokesman said Elvis would remain in the hospital overnight and would likely recover at his hotel over the next two days.
As they left the hospital, a group of nurses began to appear from all sides, to watch and accompany Elvis, who, dressed in a blue silk shirt and a red jacket, walked from the hospital to his Cadillac. The nurses seen in the photos are Beverly Altomore (left) and Elissa Martyn.
Fortunately Elvis recovered and everything was just a scare.
Article written and provided by Rosa García Mora. https://www.facebook.com/rosa.garciamora.12
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