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A 24-year-old Frenchman shows up at hospital with a World War I shell lodged in his rectum

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  1. [8]
    Fiachra
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    An epidemic! Maybe this is a sign that sex toys should be more widely advertised. You could easily get something of similar shape and, eh... "calibre", in a sex shop. It would be safer and less...

    In 2022, in Toulon, an 88-year-old man arrived at the hospital with a similar shell in the same location. There was another case in the UK in 2021

    An epidemic! Maybe this is a sign that sex toys should be more widely advertised. You could easily get something of similar shape and, eh... "calibre", in a sex shop. It would be safer and less newsworthy in an emergency ward.

    21 votes
    1. [5]
      DefinitelyNotAFae
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      Unfortunately this is quite common, lots of people falling on things without flared bases. And some folks who engage in basically self harm levels and can't be left alone with cylindrical objects...

      Unfortunately this is quite common, lots of people falling on things without flared bases. And some folks who engage in basically self harm levels and can't be left alone with cylindrical objects in the hospital.

      Of any kind.

      10 votes
      1. [4]
        Omnicrola
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        Given what I know of your day job, I'm not entirely sure if you're joking or not. And I'm afraid to ask for more details. 😅

        and can't be left alone with cylindrical objects in the hospital.

        Given what I know of your day job, I'm not entirely sure if you're joking or not. And I'm afraid to ask for more details. 😅

        6 votes
        1. [3]
          DefinitelyNotAFae
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          I do not, thankfully have to deal with this at my day job, BUT, I have been around enough medical folks and read enough to know what happens. It's not just the backdoor either, I literally just...

          I do not, thankfully have to deal with this at my day job, BUT, I have been around enough medical folks and read enough to know what happens. It's not just the backdoor either, I literally just read about a man that post-surgery for removing an object from the rectum disassembled his IV pole and inserted a piece into his urethra.

          That is definitely more a psychological thing though. Lots of folks are just far too embarrassed to acquire and use a sex toy, especially with the implication of homosexuality.

          20 votes
          1. [2]
            glesica
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            When I hear about people doing crazy stuff like this, it makes me wonder what they says when asked "Why did you do that?" or "Didn't you realize this would create problems for you?" Like, do they...

            disassembled his IV pole and inserted a piece into his urethra.

            When I hear about people doing crazy stuff like this, it makes me wonder what they says when asked "Why did you do that?" or "Didn't you realize this would create problems for you?" Like, do they realize that what they're doing is going to create issues? Is it compulsive somehow?

            4 votes
            1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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              To that level, yeah it's compulsive behavior and they're not thinking about consequences at all. For some other folks, your typical "oops I slipped" at the ER folks, it's experimentation + shame...

              Why did you do that?" or "Didn't you realize this would create problems for you?" Like, do they realize that what they're doing is going to create issues? Is it compulsive somehow?

              To that level, yeah it's compulsive behavior and they're not thinking about consequences at all. For some other folks, your typical "oops I slipped" at the ER folks, it's experimentation + shame and often you're seeing folks only when it went wrong.

              7 votes
    2. [2]
      teaearlgraycold
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      I have to imaging the nature of the object has some appeal to these people.

      I have to imaging the nature of the object has some appeal to these people.

      3 votes
      1. stu2b50
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        German shell through the back door? Maybe some WW2 Maginot line roleplay?

        German shell through the back door?

        Maybe some WW2 Maginot line roleplay?

        2 votes
  2. [7]
    putainsdetoiles
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    Si vous allez insérer un objet là-dedans, deux mots importants: base évasée.

    Si vous allez insérer un objet là-dedans, deux mots importants: base évasée.

    20 votes
    1. Foreigner
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      Et au passage on évite peut-être les objets explosifs ;)

      Et au passage on évite peut-être les objets explosifs ;)

      5 votes
    2. [5]
      goose
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      Le premier cas clinique où on hésite entre appeler un proctologue ou l'escouade anti-bombe

      Le premier cas clinique où on hésite entre appeler un proctologue ou l'escouade anti-bombe

      5 votes
      1. [4]
        Foreigner
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        ¿Porque no los dos?

        ¿Porque no los dos?

        5 votes
        1. [3]
          goose
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          Извините, я не говорю по-испански. Я говорю только по-английски, немного по-французски и совсем чуть-чуть по-русски и по-украински.

          Извините, я не говорю по-испански. Я говорю только по-английски, немного по-французски и совсем чуть-чуть по-русски и по-украински.

          2 votes
          1. [2]
            putainsdetoiles
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            I have no idea what this means but I'm here for it.

            I have no idea what this means but I'm here for it.

            1 vote
            1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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              Per Google I'm sorry, I don't speak Spanish. I only speak English, a little French, and just a tiny bit of Russian and Ukrainian.

              Per Google

              I'm sorry, I don't speak Spanish. I only speak English, a little French, and just a tiny bit of Russian and Ukrainian.
              2 votes
  3. deathinactthree
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    Rectum? Damn near killed 'im! (...sorry, I'll show myself out.)

    Rectum? Damn near killed 'im!

    (...sorry, I'll show myself out.)

    26 votes
  4. [4]
    NaraVara
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    “Un coup à un million, doc. Un coup à un million.“

    “Un coup à un million, doc. Un coup à un million.“​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    4 votes
    1. [3]
      teaearlgraycold
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      I have to wonder about the one in a million where it does happen by accident. No one would ever believe you.

      I have to wonder about the one in a million where it does happen by accident. No one would ever believe you.

      5 votes
      1. Fiachra
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        Might as well go along with it at that point. You'll be their favourite patient for owning it.

        Might as well go along with it at that point. You'll be their favourite patient for owning it.

        2 votes
      2. boxer_dogs_dance
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        Fortunately, being misunderstood by medical staff in a way that is embarrassing isn't that serious in the grand scheme of things

        Fortunately, being misunderstood by medical staff in a way that is embarrassing isn't that serious in the grand scheme of things

        1 vote