Shawn’s story was re-enacted on TLC programme Sex Sent Me To The E.R (Picture: TLC)

Viewers of Sex Sent Me To The E.R are by now pretty familiar with tales of sexual misadventure.

From tales of women being knocked unconscious through a wall to injuries caused by melting gummy bears, the show has featured some pretty out-there stories.

But this latest saga is also one of the weirdest.

A man apparently had a lizard removed from his penis – and actually enjoyed the experience.


‘Shawn’, from Chicago, had initially been reluctant to tell doctors about the reptile but when informed a catheter may be inserted to help him urinate, he decided to confess everything.

‘[A catheter is] like a truth serum,’ Dr. Katrina Nguyen told the programme.



‘All of sudden, the truth comes out.’

The man had reportedly been trying to prove to his wife he was sexually adventurous by spending time outdoors naked.

This was when the lizard had managed to slither up his urethra.

But rather than being horrified by what had just happened, Shawn apparently loved it.

‘He found it awkward that he enjoyed the pleasurable sensation,’ Nguyen added.