Yahoo News Doctors baffled by man found with 150 PINS in his body - and no idea how they got there
Doctors have been left baffled after finding 150 PINS lodged in the body of a man who claimed he has no idea how they got there.
Badrilal Meena, from Kota in Northern India, has undergone three surgeries to remove the foreign bodies lodged in his arms, feet and neck.
So far, 91 have been removed – some so rusty doctors think they must have been there for over six months.
But Mr Meena, 56, insists he didn’t insert them himself and claims he has no idea how they got into his body.
The doctor who operated on him said it is miraculous he has not suffered any long-term damage, with some of the pins lodged in his wind pipe and even his carotid artery.
Mr Meena first attended a private hospital in Kota in March, complaining of foot ache and diabetes, and doctors were stunned to find 75 pins lodged in various parts of his body.
He has since visited six different hospitals and lost over 30kg while trying to find a surgeon willing to remove them.
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His case was finally taken on by the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) in Faridabad, where doctors found a further 75 pins.
Surgeons have so far extracted a total of 91 pins from Mr Meena’s body over three different surgeries.
Dr Lalit Mohan Parashar, director at AIMS, said: “When Badrilal came to use, he was in a very serious condition.
“Fragile, unable to talk or eat, the chances of his survival were bleak – but we decided to go ahead and accept this unique, challenging case.
“The most challenging task was to remove those pins which were pierced in the vital nerves, arteries and organs, like the esophagus and the carotid artery which supplies blood to the brain.”
Despite claims that Mr Meena suffers from mental health problems, he and his family insist he had not been piercing himself.
“Nobody would pierce pins in his own body,” he said.
And his son Rajendra Meena added: “I don’t know what curse has befallen our family.
“For the past four months, we have been running from one hospital to another, hoping that my father will be cured of the bizarre condition.
“The latest revelation that the number of pins in his body has increased is really scary.”
Hospital authorities have recommended psychiatric evaluation after recovery.
