Posted on 06/12/2009 9:26:23 AM PDT by OneVike
Doctors in China found more than 100 needles in a patient's body after the man went to the hospital complaining of shooting pains.
When doctors examined him, they say they found needles in every part of his body except for his head.
Scans and x-rays reportedly showed he had 38 needles in his stomach alone.
Doctors say the man told them he used to play with needles as a child but that the man doesn't remember putting the needles into his body.
"It's a miracle they've been there so long without becoming infected," a hospital spokesperson says.
Surgeons will now begin a series of delicate operations to remove the objects. Copyright WENN.com. Metro.co.uk contributed to this report.
"An' you don't want that!"
And the point of this tale is . . . .
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