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Ryan Wetherell Surgery Successful

USC sophomore guard Ryan Wetherell is recovering at home in Calgary, Canada, after undergoing surgery last month for a life-threatening condition in his neck.

The 5-foot-11 walk-on was struggling to breathe after an abscess in his neck placed pressure on an artery in his throat and caused his chest to swell. He was given antibiotics and underwent surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles to have the abscess removed.

"The doctor said I would have died if they didn't find out about it in time," said Wetherell, who spent a week in the hospital before being released.

-- From a report by Ben Bolch --

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