Man "just woke up with" crochet needle in urethra

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I guess this fits into the "I fell in the shower and landed on the plunger, honest" category:laugh::laugh:

Man awakes wih crochet needle stuck into urethra


By Kelly Kazek
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A Limestone County Sheriff’s deputy was called late Wednesday night to Huntsville Hospital to take an unusual report from a man who told officers he’d awakened with a crochet needle stuck into his urethra.


The man, who is not being named pending investigation, said he went to sleep with an ex-girlfriend and when he awakened, the needle was completely embedded, said Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely.

“He stated to our officer he didn’t know how it got there,” the sheriff said.

“He and the girlfriend had been drinking and it was there when he woke up. It was inserted all the way in.”

Doctors at the hospital X-rayed the man and then removed the object, Blakely said.

The call came in at about 11 p.m. Wednesday night.

Investigators are looking into the incident.
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surebreC said:
I guess this fits into the "I fell in the shower and landed on the plunger, honest" category:laugh::laugh:
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Probably was so drunk, he couldn't get his soldier to stand at attention. He and/or his gf probably thought it would make a good prosthesis.
 
Probaby much easier to remove and less traumatic than the a)birthday candle or b)toothbrush we've seen in the last month. Both in urethras.

Sigh. Job security.
 
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As a 4th year medical student I did a rotation at a prison. One of the inmates took two styrofoam cups, tore them into pieces and pushed all of the pieces up his urethra.

Of course, with prisoners, it sometimes is difficult to tell if it's a psych problem or if they're doing it for secondary gain.
 
I had a mentally challenged guy who has done this over 20 times. My first encounter with him was with a wire from the ipod ear buds that was shoved in his urethra. He went to the OR with urology that night for a removal. He came back THE NEXT DAY this time with the ink portion of a pen in his bladder. I have not seen him now for about a year, thank God. I think part of that was the urologist scaring the crap out of him by telling him he was going to cut his penis off and make a smaller hole so he can not cause any life threatening infections by doing this again. Obviously he didn't cut it off, but his eyes were huge!😱
 
Don't ask how I know as it would take a while to explain but.....there is a whole "movement" or whatever, of people who place things (I guess akin to a crochete needle) in the urethra as a fetish. So do not be surprised if you actually see this again.
 
At the jail, we get the inmates to pee on one of these general purpose urine test strips as a part of their standard intake physical. As the inmates wait to see the dr, a guard hands out the strips.

One day, an inmate took the strip and inserted it into his urethra. I arrived soon after, and the guards were still cringing.

But yes; some people have a fetish around urethral stimulation, even getting to the point where they go for a subincision.
 
surebreC said:
I guess this fits into the "I fell in the shower and landed on the plunger, honest" category:laugh::laugh:
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Man presented to the ED complaining of dysuria. On questioning the man stated that the dysuria had started just this night. He stated that the only medication he was taking was flak seeds for his recent erectile dysfunction. In fact, the man stated, "The pain all started when my wife couldn't fit anymore in..." Fit any more "what" in, the doctor asked. "Fit any more seeds in my penis. I kept screaming and she just kept shovin' em' in..."

20 or so seeds were removed from his penis...

yum.
 
Speed Racer said:
Don't ask how I know as it would take a while to explain but.....there is a whole "movement" or whatever, of people who place things (I guess akin to a crochete needle) in the urethra as a fetish. So do not be surprised if you actually see this again.
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There are some weird people in this world..
 
I was at a fellowship interview and rounded in the ER both mornings of the interview. Got to see a guy with a fair amount of wire as well as multiple *buttons* up his urethra.
 
Jamers said:
Man presented to the ED complaining of dysuria. On questioning the man stated that the dysuria had started just this night. He stated that the only medication he was taking was flak seeds for his recent erectile dysfunction. In fact, the man stated, "The pain all started when my wife couldn't fit anymore in..." Fit any more "what" in, the doctor asked. "Fit any more seeds in my penis. I kept screaming and she just kept shovin' em' in..."

20 or so seeds were removed from his penis...

yum.
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Always worked for me . . . . 👍
 
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I had a boyfriend who used to put a meat thermometer in his urethra and masturbate. No joke, I saw a photo.
 
dchristismi said:
Probaby much easier to remove and less traumatic than the a)birthday candle or b)toothbrush we've seen in the last month. Both in urethras.

Sigh. Job security.
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where do you work????😕
 
Seriously, could we just let these people kill themselves? The herd needs some thinning out anyway.
 
There is a whole inmate subculture of fb inserters. Urethral, subcutaneous, you name it. Some seem to just like the attention, some like the trip to the hospital (fresh air!), and some are looking for narcs.
 
Jarabacoa said:
And here he is again.

I can't quite wrap my brain around the psychology here. It is definitely not a sexual thing. I think it is borderline attention-getting behavior. Before this guy, the cutters really annoyed me "Oh doctor, I wanted to commit suicide, but I'm not quite strong enough." After this guy, I think I'll take a cutter anyday. Throw a couple of sutures in, give them the attention they so crave and use to manipulate people around them, and they'll be happy and out of your hair.



But this guy...

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Borderline Personality Disorder is a polite way of saying manipulative annoying *****.
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Seriously????? The dynamics of getting those in there gives me goosebumps.
 
We get the borderlines at the jail playing the game of "get out of jail and into the ER" by eating pencils.
 
Jarabacoa said:
And here he is again.

I can't quite wrap my brain around the psychology here. It is definitely not a sexual thing. I think it is borderline attention-getting behavior. Before this guy, the cutters really annoyed me "Oh doctor, I wanted to commit suicide, but I'm not quite strong enough." After this guy, I think I'll take a cutter anyday. Throw a couple of sutures in, give them the attention they so crave and use to manipulate people around them, and they'll be happy and out of your hair.



But this guy...

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Borderline Personality Disorder is a polite way of saying manipulative annoying *****.
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Are those safety pins?
 
Jarabacoa said:
Before this guy, the cutters really annoyed me "Oh doctor, I wanted to commit suicide, but I'm not quite strong enough." After this guy, I think I'll take a cutter anyday. Throw a couple of sutures in, give them the attention they so crave and use to manipulate people around them, and they'll be happy and out of your hair.

Borderline Personality Disorder is a polite way of saying manipulative annoying *****.
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Since i love psychiatry and have been a volunteer working with sexual abuse survivors since high school I have to say it really worries me you think that way. I reeeeaaally hope you are just making a bad joke 😡

About objects in urethra ... ugh .. I thought this man I saw in the ER with the hair clip all the way inside was bad ... tooth brush?? safety pins?? wth??!!
 
worst i ever saw was a guy who had his prince albert ripped out because an angry father came home saw his daughter and pulled her head up while she was talking to his um...you get the idea. needless to say he didn't get any pleasure out of it, but i thought i would share
 
Speed Racer said:
Don't ask how I know as it would take a while to explain but.....there is a whole "movement" or whatever, of people who place things (I guess akin to a crochete needle) in the urethra as a fetish. So do not be surprised if you actually see this again.
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Yeah... it's called "sounding".
 
So we had this 16 year old guy who kept getting UTIs. No one could figure out why. VCUG was normal as was his ultrasound. Finally one of the interns gets him alone, like after his 5th UTI, and point blank asks him what he's shoving up there. The kid says that his girlfriend, who it turns out has a mother who is a nurse in a urology office, likes to cath him before sex, run red wine up the catheter and then have him pee it out into her mouth. :scared:

I couldn't have come up with that if I had been trying. Seriously.
 
Stitch said:
So we had this 16 year old guy who kept getting UTIs. ]/QUOTE]

Dude. Was that story necessary? I have to sleep tonight.

Take care,
Jeff

PS. You know I'll be repeating that during my next shift, right?
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Stitch said:
Reasons I love my job, because of course he came through the ER. The intern was pretty proud of getting the story and wasn't quiet when he relayed the information. The entire room was silent. Finally I said "Why red wine?"
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know what they say, stupid people are entertainment and job security!

good question, any answer to that?
 
Stitch said:
Reasons I love my job, because of course he came through the ER. The intern was pretty proud of getting the story and wasn't quiet when he relayed the information. The entire room was silent. Finally I said "Why red wine?"
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Full of antioxidants. This could be the "Natural Cure They Don't Want You To Know About" for bladder cancer.
 
Jarabacoa said:
Nope. I really, truly am annoyed at borderline personality disorders. My mother is borderline. I've lived half my life cringing several times a week at the complete disrespect that she shows other people. When they show up in the ER, and make me part of their theatrics, I'm pissed. OK, maybe not all are *****s, but they are all annoying, and they are all manipulative. Where is my thinking wrong?
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So when other patients show up and you get mad at the patients because they remind you of your mother... is that countertransference?
 
Jarabacoa said:
Nope. I really, truly am annoyed at borderline personality disorders. My mother is borderline. I've lived half my life cringing several times a week at the complete disrespect that she shows other people. When they show up in the ER, and make me part of their theatrics, I'm pissed. OK, maybe not all are *****s, but they are all annoying, and they are all manipulative. Where is my thinking wrong?
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you're free to find them annoying -as long as you don't act out on the annoyance of course- but as a health practicioner I am convinced empaty is the key.

A common error is to believe self-harming is a manipulative strategy, how ever I stick to the theory that it's not. It might be a trasference of desired punishment (when a patient thinks he/she deserves to be punished) , it can be a 'help' yell, it can b an unhealthy coping mechanism as well.

silas2642 said:
So when other patients show up and you get mad at the patients because they remind you of your mother... is that countertransference?
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good point

and countertransference carries along a dangerous syndrome, the narrow perspective.

I'm sorry about your mom bytheway


J-Rad said:
Full of antioxidants. This could be the "Natural Cure They Don't Want You To Know About" for bladder cancer.
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!!!! Further reasearch needed 😀
 
This thread is making me want to become an ER doctor even more haha. Crazy stuff
 
JCRail said:
you're free to find them annoying -as long as you don't act out on the annoyance of course- but as a health practicioner I am convinced empaty is the key.

A common error is to believe self-harming is a manipulative strategy, how ever I stick to the theory that it's not. It might be a trasference of desired punishment (when a patient thinks he/she deserves to be punished) , it can be a 'help' yell, it can b an unhealthy coping mechanism as well.



good point

and countertransference carries along a dangerous syndrome, the narrow perspective.

I'm sorry about your mom bytheway




!!!! Further reasearch needed 😀
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Dude--shut up with that high and mighty BS. This thread is obviously just meant for humor--if you're going to do medicine, you've got to learn to roll with things like that without getting all offended and righteous.
 
Awww... We were one step away from invoking Burnett's law... I was totally waiting...:corny:
 
These problems seem to be contingent on the availability of medical care to rescue the the people who perpetrate them.

I mean, a hundred and fifty years ago, would borderlines be stuffing pins up their urethras? Or...did people not do this sort of thing, knowing that all they were getting was a slow and painful death?

Maybe before modern medicine people did self-harm and died as a result. Then again, maybe we've got a whole new class of psychiatric illness where people depend on 21st century health care to save their lives when they damage themselves.

At the jail, people rub feces into cuts to encourage infection so maybe they can get a trip to the hospital. Not sure they'd be doing that if there was no such thing as antibiotics.
 
Pharmavixen said:
I mean, a hundred and fifty years ago, would borderlines be stuffing pins up their urethras? Or...did people not do this sort of thing, knowing that all they were getting was a slow and painful death?
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I'm not sure there even WERE borderlines 150 years ago. Personality disorders are what we now diagnose in people who society used to call a**holes or weird.

I'm not sure naming it has helped much. Actually, I suspect it has made it worse.

Just to be clear, though, true psychiatric illness, aka schizophrenia, obviously did exist and pt's with it suffered horribly in years gone by. Things are better for them and that's a wonderful thing. I agree, though, that we may be creating more problems by diagnosing behavior society was pretty effective at discouraging in the past.

What do you suppose the average lifespan of someone with 'antisocial personality disorder' was 200 years ago? Am I the only one that suspects it got "cured" at a young age?

Take care,
Jeff
 
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