US woman swallows wedding ring in sleep

Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) A US woman has undergone a surgery after removing and swallowing her engagement ring in her sleep due to a nightmare in which she and her fiancé were on a speeding train and she was forced to swallow the ring to protect it from "bad guys".Jenna Evans, 29, woke at her home in California to realize the episode had been a dream, but saw her diamond ring was missing. The woman said she woke up her fiancé to explain, and the couple went to a hospital. The incident took place late last week. Evans said she struggled to recall the situation to medics "because I was laughing/crying so hard".An X-ray scan identified the 2.4-carat ring in her stomach and doctors agreed it would be unwise "to let nature take its course", media reports said.Evans later had a procedure to remove the ring but said she was asked to sign release forms in case of her death. "Then I cried a lot because I would be so mad if I died. I waited a long time for that damn engagement ring."The surgery was a success and Evans said she woke up "hysterically crying".
--IANS soni/