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Badri Lal

Who?

Why Pin Man?

What kind of pins?

How did they reach there?

When did the family come to know about the pins?

Treatment

Badri was admitted to the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences( Faridabad ) on June 24

) on June 24 It was a 6-hour procedure on June 29

92 pins were removed and 95% of the pins were taken out from neck through invasive surgery

The case was dealt with by a multi-disciplinary team comprising ENT, vascular surgeon, surgery and anesthetics

The stomach surgery was due to begin on July 2.

Have all pins been removed?

Current Status

Why the surgery was so complicated?

Patient a diabetic with several internal injuries due to pins

Unable to eat for 3 months and had lost 30 kgs

Wind pipe was patially blocked with 10 pins peforating its way; so, general anesthesia could not be administered directly

Many pins were piercing critical arteries like carotid carrying blood to brain; removing them could lead to severe blood loss

6 different hospitals

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For the first time in three months, I have eaten something(

). I feel relieved

Badri Lal (56) is a railway employee.Pins were found all over the body: legs, abdomen and critical places piercing through wind pipe(10), food pipe(3) (oeshophagus), vocal cord(1), major blood vessels like carotid artery(which carries the blood to brain)Stationery safety pins and hypodermic injection needlesNo one knows about how the pins reach there. Badri and his family deny any knowledge about them, but doctors opine that Badri suffers from psychiatric issues and had pushed them inside over a period of time as there are marks of healed entry pointsBadri, a diabetic, had a swelling in his legs for 10 months. Three months ago, when the swollen leg wound developed a puss, doctors observed a needle protruding from it. An X-Ray revealed that his body was full of themNo. Pins that posed threat to life have been taken out as there is a limit to which body tissues can be subjected to surgeries. Pins in legs and those near spinal cord stay.150 pins inside the body.Badri is under observation and recieveing psychiatric treatmentFamily went to 6 different hospitals across country, but could not recieve treatment due to complications involved in case- ""- Badri Lal