sticky fingers
05-08-2003, 11:32 AM
Holy ****!! This was a forwarded message I got, apologies for the messed up text. Read it , then download the pic. Can anyone verify this story?
This rather shocking photo was snapped in November 16th by a
spectator at the collegiate power lifting championships at
Pennslavania State.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The unfortunate competitor, who expressed a plea to remain
> >anonymous,
> > > >> > remembered to surgeons that he was " stuck" at the bottom of a
> > > >>personal
> > > >> > best attempt in the squat lift when he "sort of pulled his
> >stomach
> > > >> > in and pushed extra hard, at the same time as trying to complete
> >the
> > > >>lift."
> > > >> >
> > > >> > He remembers a loud popping, splattering noise then a fierce
> > > >> > stabbing pain and then not being able to move from the squat
> > >position.
> > > >>He
> > > >> > remained in this position for about half an hour, since trying to
> > > >> > stand caused him overwhelming agonising pain. Para-medics arrived
> >and
> > > >> > applied anaethesia on the spot and carried him to an ambulance.
> >He
> > >was
> > > >>
> > > >> > rushed to surgery, where surgeons described the trauma as
> > > >> > an "explosive and aggravated prolapse of the bowel". Meanwhile it
> >was
> > > >> > revealed that the weight was removed from his shoulders at the
> > > >> > time of the incident by two "spotters" on either side of the
> >lifter.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The third spotter who was standing behind the lifter was
> > > >> > unfortunately sprayed with fecal matter at the time of the
> >incident.
> > > >>This
> > > >> > spotter promptly fainted when he realised the extent of the
> > > >> > injury to the lifter, who was a personal friend.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > This compounded the task of first aid officers who were at a loss
> > > >> > as to how to treat the injury to the lifter in any case, who
> > >remained
> > > >>in
> > > >> > the squatting position moaning in pain much to the consternation
> >of
> > > >> > the helpless audience.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The hapless lifter had successful surgery to relieve the
> >prolapse,
> > > >> > but remained immobilised with his feet elevated in stirrups for 2
> > > >> > weeks to ensure "internal compliance with the surgery and that
> >the
> > > >>organs>
> > > >>
> > > >> > retracted successfully". To add insult to injury, the ex-lifter
> > > >> > required rectal stitching to partially occlude the anal orifice
> >and
> > > >>stich
> > > >> > the rectal passage
> > > >> > (which had significantly expanded and torn during the prolapse)
> >and
> > > >>also
> > > >> > was put on a low fibre low residue diet to combat flatulence to
> >avoid
> > > >> > any possibility of a recurrence.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > CBS news spoke to his wife and asked if she thought he would
> > > >> > resume his power lifting career. " Not if I have anything to
> >say
> > > >>about
> > > >>it,
> > > >> > would you like to risk
> > > >> > something like that again" We agreed!!
> > > >> > CBS news
> > > >> > ...... now see the photo click the attachment
> > > >>
> >
> >(See attached file: WTF1.jpg
This rather shocking photo was snapped in November 16th by a
spectator at the collegiate power lifting championships at
Pennslavania State.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The unfortunate competitor, who expressed a plea to remain
> >anonymous,
> > > >> > remembered to surgeons that he was " stuck" at the bottom of a
> > > >>personal
> > > >> > best attempt in the squat lift when he "sort of pulled his
> >stomach
> > > >> > in and pushed extra hard, at the same time as trying to complete
> >the
> > > >>lift."
> > > >> >
> > > >> > He remembers a loud popping, splattering noise then a fierce
> > > >> > stabbing pain and then not being able to move from the squat
> > >position.
> > > >>He
> > > >> > remained in this position for about half an hour, since trying to
> > > >> > stand caused him overwhelming agonising pain. Para-medics arrived
> >and
> > > >> > applied anaethesia on the spot and carried him to an ambulance.
> >He
> > >was
> > > >>
> > > >> > rushed to surgery, where surgeons described the trauma as
> > > >> > an "explosive and aggravated prolapse of the bowel". Meanwhile it
> >was
> > > >> > revealed that the weight was removed from his shoulders at the
> > > >> > time of the incident by two "spotters" on either side of the
> >lifter.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The third spotter who was standing behind the lifter was
> > > >> > unfortunately sprayed with fecal matter at the time of the
> >incident.
> > > >>This
> > > >> > spotter promptly fainted when he realised the extent of the
> > > >> > injury to the lifter, who was a personal friend.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > This compounded the task of first aid officers who were at a loss
> > > >> > as to how to treat the injury to the lifter in any case, who
> > >remained
> > > >>in
> > > >> > the squatting position moaning in pain much to the consternation
> >of
> > > >> > the helpless audience.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The hapless lifter had successful surgery to relieve the
> >prolapse,
> > > >> > but remained immobilised with his feet elevated in stirrups for 2
> > > >> > weeks to ensure "internal compliance with the surgery and that
> >the
> > > >>organs>
> > > >>
> > > >> > retracted successfully". To add insult to injury, the ex-lifter
> > > >> > required rectal stitching to partially occlude the anal orifice
> >and
> > > >>stich
> > > >> > the rectal passage
> > > >> > (which had significantly expanded and torn during the prolapse)
> >and
> > > >>also
> > > >> > was put on a low fibre low residue diet to combat flatulence to
> >avoid
> > > >> > any possibility of a recurrence.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > CBS news spoke to his wife and asked if she thought he would
> > > >> > resume his power lifting career. " Not if I have anything to
> >say
> > > >>about
> > > >>it,
> > > >> > would you like to risk
> > > >> > something like that again" We agreed!!
> > > >> > CBS news
> > > >> > ...... now see the photo click the attachment
> > > >>
> >
> >(See attached file: WTF1.jpg