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35-Year-Old Man Couldn’t Pee Without Pain, Turns Out He Had a Sewing Needle in His Heart

A man sought help for painful urination. Scans revealed sewing needles throughout his body including one lodged in his heart.

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A 35-year-old man’s bloody urine turned out to have an explanation no one could have seen coming: sewing needles jammed into his body.

According to a case report published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders by doctors at Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital in China, the patient arrived at the clinic complaining of painful urination. Initial scans ignored the routine bladder troubles and immediately spotted a metallic shadow chilling right inside his chest.

Full-body CT scans revealed a whole pincushion........

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