Doctor issues warning after man injects himself with semen to ‘cure back pain’
Yet what makes the case we’re about to talk about all the more bizarre is that it didn’t take place in the US. Rather, it involves a man from Ireland, where – last I checked – healthcare doesn’t cost a penny more than whatever is paid for in taxes.
Eventually he ended up in hospital with “severe, sudden onset lower back pain”, and it was there that doctors learned he had been self-medicating for 18 months.
During their examinations of the patient, they noticed that his arm was red and swollen, with a subsequent X-ray showing a build up of semen in the muscle where he had been injecting.
As per reports, the man was diagnosed with subcutaneous emphysema, a condition that occurs when air gets trapped under your skin. Needless to say, he required medical attention for both his back and his arm before being discharged.Continue reading…
