A European doctor involved in medically treating Michael Jackson five years ago says the pop icon once demanded from him surgical anesthetic gas to put him to sleep.
The revelation follows a report last week that Diprivan, a powerful sedative usually used in operating rooms to induce unconsciousness, was found at Jackson's rented home. Diprivan is typically administered intravenously and is very unusual to have in a private home.
The European doctor treated Jackson for alleged foot pain at a top hospital in 2004. Although the physician, hospital and city are known to WND, they're being withheld from publication at the source's request, since he was not authorized to talk to the media on the subject.
The physician said Jackson entered the hospital in 2004 anxious and very distraught, but that doctors there could find no evidence the foot pain was real. They feared he was attempting to score painkillers.
For treatment, doctors administered Tranxene, an anti-anxiety agent.
Jackson asked to be admitted to the hospital. In an unusual request, according to the doctor, Jackson specifically asked to be admitted into the intensive care unit usually reserved for severely ill patients. He also asked to be put to rest using anesthetic sleeping gas typically given to patients to induce unconsciousness for surgery, the doctor said.
Doctors turned down Jackson's request and instead administered a routine sleeping aid, the physician said.
As previously reported the physician who treated Jackson in 2004 said the star exhibited evidence of possible illicit drug use – specifically, signs of taking drugs intravenously and through snorting.
"There were almost no veins left on his arms when he came into the hospital," said the doctor, who was involved in treating Jackson for two days in 2004, when the pop icon came in complaining of extreme foot pain and demanding painkillers.
"Eventually we found a place to start an IV," the doctor said.
Jackson was admitted and stayed at the hospital for two days, where he was treated for anxiety and sleep deprivation, he said.
Jackson evidenced collapsed veins and needle marks in both his arms, signs of possible illicit drug use, the doctor told WND.
Also, he said there was strong evidence Jackson had been regularly snorting drugs – evidence that takes into account possible scarring from reconstructive nasal surgery.
Last week, the AP quoted a law enforcement official stating the powerful Diprivan sedative was found in Jackson's home. The report did not state where the drug came from.
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