I accidentally inhaled a screw — surgeons had to remove it from my lung

I accidentally inhaled a screw — surgeons had to remove it from my lung

Her breathing was a bit screwy. Doctors were dumbfounded to discover a screw in an elderly patient’s lung after she reportedly inhaled it following a dental procedure. The 70-year-old Spanish woman realized something was amiss after experiencing several respiratory infections for no apparent reason, Jam Press reported. She visited the Hospital Vithas Vigo in Pontevedra, … Read more

Bungling surgeons lose scissors inside patient’s body

Bungling surgeons lose scissors inside patient’s body

It’s safe to say this doctor has severed his political ties. Brazilian surgeons redefined “obstruction of justice” after accidentally leaving surgical scissors inside a local politician’s body during a procedure. The fiasco occurred on Jan. 20 after Cleyton Jose Zanatta, a councilor for Nova Santa Helena municipality in the central-western state of Mato Grosso, reported … Read more

I lost hair and vomited blood — but doctors ignored my terrifying symptoms

I lost hair and vomited blood — but doctors ignored my terrifying symptoms

A British woman claims doctors ignored her symptoms — which included vomiting blood and losing chunks of hair — until eventually she received a terrifying diagnosis. Jessica Booth said she knew something wasn’t right when her persistent headaches and nausea began last year. But she says she was dismissed by doctors who told the 20-year-old … Read more

I wanted perkier boobs — until my implant burst through my chest

I wanted perkier boobs — until my implant burst through my chest

Add this one to the annals of cosmetic surgery nightmares come true. A 48-year-old London woman was in for a scare when her breast implant nearly fell from her chest following a standard corrective procedure, Kennedy News has reported. Kelly Young, from New Malden, went under the knife to enlarge her cup size to a … Read more

Doctors stunned to discover electric toothbrush in 9-year-old’s intestines

Doctors stunned to discover electric toothbrush in 9-year-old’s intestines

This is not the way you want to clean out your intestines. What’s worse than a toothbrush in your stomach?How about an electric one in your digestive tract. That’s right, doctors in Saudi Arabia were flabbergasted after discovering an automated teeth-cleaning device inside a 9-year-old boy on Christmas day. The gastrointestinal fiasco occurred in Mecca … Read more

My son’s foot was impaled by a vape pen — doctors said he might lose the limb

My son’s foot was impaled by a vape pen — doctors said he might lose the limb

It went from an inhaling device to an impaling device. As if vape pens weren’t hazardous enough to one’s health, a UK teen was told he might lose his foot after it was impaled by an e-cigarette that he’d stomped on while out with pals. Photos of the gruesome injury are currently blowing up online. … Read more

Doctors remove 382 stones from woman’s bladder

Doctors remove 382 stones from woman’s bladder

This redefined getting stoned. Doctors in India were flabbergasted after extracting 382 stones from the gall bladder of a woman who’d been complaining of back pain for months. The patient, named Yashoda Bai, from Harraiya village, Vijayraghavgarh, first realized something was awry after experiencing severe pain in her back, Jam Press reported. She’d also been … Read more

Don’t masturbate with Christmas ornaments, doctor warns amid spike in seasonal injuries

Don’t masturbate with Christmas ornaments, doctor warns amid spike in seasonal injuries

Here’s on way to ensure you have a happy and healthy XXXmas. A UK doctor is raising eyebrows across social media after warning people of the dangers of masturbating with ornaments come Christmas time — which is apparently an actual trend. “It is not advisable to masturbate with Christmas ornaments,” Dr. Sarah Welsh, a gynecologist told NeedToKnow.Online. She was … Read more

I had agonizing stomach pain —my headphone charging cable was to blame

I had agonizing stomach pain —my headphone charging cable was to blame

He’ll surely be unplugging for a while. A 15-year-old boy baffled doctors when he came into a hospital with a USB charging cord —appearing to fit both phones and headphones — somehow lodged in his gut, the Mirror reported. The boy, from Diyarbakir, Turkey, was rushed in by family after complaining of nausea and stomach … Read more

I suffered the worst labor pains ever — and I wasn’t even pregnant

I suffered the worst labor pains ever — and I wasn’t even pregnant

A Georgia personal trainer is sharing a laborious tale of giving birth — minus the actual baby. TikTok user Holly Smallwood claims she went through the painful and terrifying motions of labor, all because her body was rejecting her intrauterine device. “Single-handedly the most physically traumatic 45 minutes from start to finish,” she captioned the … Read more

I suffered a stroke and went blind after getting splinter

I suffered a stroke and went blind after getting splinter

It left him with a sliver of hope. A UK carpenter’s life nearly splintered apart when he suffered a stroke and nearly lost his sight after a splinter in his hand sparked a ferocious infection. “He deteriorated through the evening and was in intense pain,” the poor soul’s mother, Jackie Parkyn, 65, told SWNS of … Read more

Beauty queen shocked during pageant: ‘She’s getting electrocuted!’

Beauty queen shocked during pageant: ‘She’s getting electrocuted!’

She is not drop-dead gorgeous. A beauty pageant competitor survived quite the shocking experiencing Sunday while competing at the Miss Sahuayo 2022 contest in Michoacán, Mexico. Andrea Granados Victor — who was strutting her stuff in a national costume with feathers on the runway — reached out with her right hand for a microphone. However, … Read more

I downed 12 energy drinks in 10 minutes — and my pancreas ate itself

I downed 12 energy drinks in 10 minutes — and my pancreas ate itself

A lonely gamer narrowly escaped a brush with death after allegedly downing a dozen cans of energy drinks in 10 minutes in a “legendary” stunt to wow his co-workers. “A man drank 12 energy drinks in 10 minutes. This is what happened to his organs,” Dr. Bernard Hsu tells viewers in the opening moments of … Read more

I fell 33 feet while snapping selfie — hospital left me laying in my feces and blood

I fell 33 feet while snapping selfie — hospital left me laying in my feces and blood

Just when she thought she’d hit rock bottom. A UK tourist in Montenegro sustained severe injuries after falling over 30 feet while taking a cliff-side selfie — only to be left sitting in her own feces by medics. “I can only describe [the hospital] as medieval and grim,” Jenny Birch-Morgan, 61, told the Sun of the … Read more

Granny loses eye after wearing contacts in shower: ‘My life has changed’

Granny loses eye after wearing contacts in shower: ‘My life has changed’

A British granny has gone partially blind due to a dangerous amoeba, which worked its way under her reusable contact lens during a shower and started eating away her left eye, a report said. “I do struggle sometimes because my vision on my left side is rubbish, well it’s not there,” Marie Mason, 54, told … Read more