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Image 1 — Wacky Wednesday: throwback to when I thought this was a giant skin tag.
Image 2 — Wacky Wednesday: throwback to when I thought this was a giant skin tag.
Image 3 — Wacky Wednesday: throwback to when I thought this was a giant skin tag.
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Wacky Wednesday: throwback to when I thought this was a giant skin tag.

So back in 2004 I had one like this in the same exact spot that I tied off with floss, cutting its circulation, and waiting two weeks for it to fall off. (Do NOT recommend) it just grew back with a vengeance, bigger than before. It was so embarrassing, couldn’t lift my arm in fear people would find my dark passenger.
Went to a dermatologist and turns out it wasn’t a skin tag, it was a tumor… had it removed a few years ago and I can lift my arm again lol. Luckily it was benign, but do I feel stupid..
I did have a picture of it in the jar after it was removed, but I can’t find it sadly.

u/Galahfray — 7 hours ago
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Glass jar of instant coffee stuck in man’s rectum

u/M1ssTake_ — 2 days ago
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These are the lungs of a 52-year-old donor who had smoked for nearly 30 years, doctors rejected them for transplantation

u/Additional_Chard3680 — 4 days ago
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These are the lungs of a 52-year-old donor who had smoked for nearly 30 years. Doctors rejected them for transplantation

u/Additional_Chard3680 — 6 days ago
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Ugh, I have this heat rash/yeast infection thing… it will not go away. The creame affected my inr (“thinness of my blood”) like crazy even though it shouldn’t, im just super sensitive in the inr department, and yeah it’d be nice if it went away! Having a heavy chest is no fun!

u/jamiej27 — 7 days ago
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Severe open ankle dislocation after an ATV accident as it flipped backwards while going up a hill!

According to staff, he was able to somehow wiggle his toes. After the surgery to reduce and reconstruct the ankle, he recovered quickly. Three months into recovery and he was able to walk and six months in he could run.

Open ankle dislocations are usually a result of a severe trauma. Forces are placed on the ankle that cause the bones to fracture or the ligaments to tear, resulting in the dislocation injury. The ankle is an inherently stable joint and the direction of the dislocation depends upon the position of the foot and where the force arises. Most commonly, a dislocated ankle is associated with fractures of the distal ends of the tibia and fibula (called the malleolus) in association with damage to the ligaments that help support the ankle joint. Previous ankle sprains, medial malleolar hypoplasia, weakness of the peroneal muscles and ligamentous laxity are predisposing factors for dislocation.

u/mriTecha — 7 days ago
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In 1992, 18-year-old John Thompson survived losing BOTH arms in a farm accident. He used his mouth to open his front door, dialed for help with a pencil between his teeth, and waited in the bathtub so he wouldn't bleed on his mom's carpet

While working alone on his family’s North Dakota farm, John’s shirt was caught in a grain auger's drive shaft, violently severing both of his arms near the shoulders.

Despite the severe shock and trauma, he managed to trek nearly 100 yards back to his house. Unable to use his hands, he unlatched the door with his mouth, picked up a pencil using his teeth, and dialed his cousin for emergency assistance.

While waiting for help to arrive, his main concern was not making a mess so he climbed into the bathtub to avoid getting blood on his mother’s new carpet.

First responders managed to recover both severed limbs, and team surgeons miraculously reattached both arms after hours without blood flow.

u/mriTecha — 10 days ago
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Uterus lining came out while showering

Yes it's on my leg because I'm in the shower cleaning myself anyways. Had bad non stopp cramps since yesterday and was wondering why. Now I know....

u/FriendlyBabyFrog — 12 days ago
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Patient complains of something funny happening in her ear.

This was a resource limited setting in rural India with the nearest ENT clinic more than 2 hours away. Patient attendants/relatives usually don't have money to go such long distances and state sponsored ambulances often take longer than 3 hours to arrive.

After multiple failed efforts at counseling the attendants to seek ENT services, ended using an infant feeding tube at the least pressure possible as a make shift instrument to suck out this notorious fellow from the patient's ear.

(First time posting here, please let me know if I'm violating any rules)

u/sleeping_doc — 14 days ago
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Severe and massive necrosis following high definition power-assisted liposuction. Warning: nudity

Reposted from the botched surgery subreddit

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u/Embarkbark — 13 days ago
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My gallstones - removed 6 weeks ago

https://imgur.com/a/n4ZYiZR

Originally declined for surgery (said I would benefit from it, but I’m not high enough priority, high pain tolerance).
Had an unrelated procedure recently and the specialist was horrified to hear I still had my gallbladder and referred me back to the surgeon essentially insisting.

Instant relief!

u/Minimum_One9348 — 14 days ago