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The human body is capable of astonishing things, and many medical stories remind us how unpredictable biology can be. You might have heard of cases where an ordinary hospital room became the setting for quiet endurance, revealing how much a person can withstand.
One hub for such stories is the subreddit r/medizzy, where people share captivating cases and the scenes behind medical care. The community looks at conditions that puzzle even seasoned experts while highlighting the daily dedication of doctors. These posts mix science with compassion, showing the fragile yet resilient side of life. Keep reading to explore medical cases that reveal the complexity of health and healing.
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#1
Before And After Surgery For Blount's Disease
Samantha H 1 day ago
That is absolutely incredible Surgery, well done to the Surgeons and look at the happy face of this young girl.
TiNaBoNiNa 1 day ago
Wow! I bet that was a long and painful process for that girl. Kudos to the surgical team.
Savannah greenleaf 23 hours ago
This one is just amazing. Such a beautiful kid and even better with her legs matching the rest of her.
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#2
Before And After Of An Extensive Maxillofacial Surgery
Samantha H 1 day ago
Truly amazing what Surgeons can achieve and a wonderful job they did too.
#3
Before And After Surgery For Craniofacial Duplication
Sarah 1 day ago
and to think celebs get paid more for doing 3o second perfume commercial
Load More Replies... Multa Nocte 1 day ago
Great job! I used to work with individuals with craniofacial abnormalities and this was a fabulous job!
Samantha H 1 day ago
The transformation is absolutely incredible! Well done to those Surgeons.
Koala_Tralala 1 day ago (edited)
Amazing job and sweet kiddo. And am I a weirdo for thinking "well, they missed the opportunity to make the scar look like a thunderbolt..."?
Christian Homuth 14 hours ago
I´m a surgeon, but I´ve never seen a picture like that. Amazing work.
Medicine has come a long way, and our understanding of the human body is advancing faster than ever. Yet there is still so much left unknown about the system we live inside. Researchers estimate there are about 4,000 types of bacteria in the gut alone. However, experts admit they do not know what most of them actually do. The body feels like a library where several shelves remain unlabeled. Doctors can treat many conditions, but not every mystery has a clear map.
#4
3D Printed Face
"Eric Moger, at 62 years old had recently gotten engaged and was satisfied with where his life was going. Little did he know, life would take an unexpected turn with one trip to the doctor.
While undergoing surgery to remove nasal polyps the doctors had found a tumor the size of a tennis ball, in the left side of his face. Upon waking up, Moger would soon learn his fate.
Shortly after the first surgery, Moger would undergo the second surgery that would remove his tumor and ultimately most of the left side of his face.
During recovery he experienced depression and loss of self-esteem. He would attempt multiple surgeries to fix the gaping hole, although nothing would work. He began to lose hope.
That is until 3D printing technology was brought to his attention. Another surgeon would 3D print a prosthetic mask and a mouth implant that would allow him to speak and eat, without issue. Moger now is happily married and cancer free."
Earonn - 1 day ago
It's so fantastic what modern medicine and science can do these days. Thumbs up to all those involved in this - including Eric himself, it must have been so hard for him!
CatD 13 hours ago
I've actually seen pictures of WW1 soldiers with facial implants like this. I was remarkable what a difference it made.
Load More Replies... Samantha H 1 day ago
What that poor man went through, the Surgery and prosthetic mask are incredible, good to read that he is now Married.
Debby Keir 1 day ago
I can understand that 3D printing has revolutionised 'cosmetic' treatments, but there have been pretty good prosthetics available since WW2. He shouldn't have had to wait for that particular technology.
MoMcB 1 day ago
This is true. I worked with a lady who had extensive scarring due to injuries in a fire. She had a prosthetic eye area, which attached to a pair of glasses. It was a good result and before 3D printing.
Load More Replies... BoredPangolin 1 day ago
How did ANY surgeon decide that a gaping hole in the face was an option? What year was that? It's been a while that the protocol would have been to graft skin and use metal structure to cover the hole. That's horrifying.
Roland C. 1 day ago
Sometimes you have to wait for the surrounding area to heal before fitting prosthetics. I assume he wore a temporary cover in the meantime which was removed for the left photo
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Ozymandias73 4 hours ago
That is amazing! So many modern miracles in the medical field now compared to just say even 20yrs ago. I hope he is doing well now.
#5
A Premature Baby Born So Tiny His Father’s Wedding Ring Fit His Forearm Like A Bracelet. The Baby Weighed 700 Grams And Was Born Preterm At 26 Weeks Via Emergency C-Section
Stephanie Did It 1 day ago
I have the photo of my husband's wedding ring around our preemie's wrist. Premature babies are so, so different. We learned so much.
Earonn - 1 day ago
Hope your wee one isn't wee any longer and a happy, healthy child! ♥
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Lara Verne 1 day ago
I hope the baby will be ok. Modern medicine works wonders .My cousin was born very prematurely (24 weeks and weighted around 600 g) 23 years later, he's doing great.He is almost two meters tall and weighs over a hundred kilos.
WubiDubi 1 day ago (edited)
Hope its lungs are ok. I really doubt they are. if hospital have some warning they can inject a d**g to kick start lungs before early birth and reduce lung issues for life.
Sue User 1 day ago
I always wondered why they don't use that liquid for deep sea divers until they grow more.
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#6
Doctors Successfully 3D Printed This Cancer Patient A New Nose, Planted It On His Forearm To Then Re-Implant It Where It Belongs
We still do not know for sure why we dream, even though everyone spends hours doing it. Science can measure sleep stages, yet the stories in our heads remain hard to translate. Meanwhile, researchers debate whether dreaming helps memory or emotions. The brain seems busy cleaning its room while we rest. Some ideas sound reasonable, but none are final answers. That uncertainty keeps the topic alive and interesting.
#7
Basketball Girl
After losing both legs in a car accident at age 4, she had no access to prosthetics in her rural village in Yunnan, China. Her family improvised, cutting a basketball in half to help her move around.
By age 10, Qian had learned to walk using her hands and the basketball for balance. Locals nicknamed her “Basketball Girl.” Her story gained national attention in 2005, leading to free medical care and prosthetic limbs from the China Rehabilitation Research Center.
She later received larger limbs as she grew. But by age 11, her treatment ended—and she could no longer attend school due to financial hardship.
Qian’s story highlights global disparities in healthcare access, and the extraordinary will to survive.
Samantha H 1 day ago (edited)
This is so terribly sad and unfair, makes me feel sad. I just googled her and am pleased to read that now she has prosthetic legs.
angelmomoffour62 1 day ago
I feel bad for her. That is so wrong and no kid should have to go through something like this.
#8
A 44-Year-Old Man Arrived At The Hospital With A Strange Chest Wound. During The Examination, The Doctors Discovered That A Knife Blade Had Been Lodged In His Chest For Eight Years—without His Knowledge At All
It turns out that he was st*bbed years ago, and the wound was stitched without a deep examination. Since then, he had lived normally with no special symptoms—until the wound began to bleed, and the hidden blade was revealed in an X-ray.
The blade was surgically removed, the patient recovered, and he was discharged within a few days.
nomnomborkbork 1 day ago
He knew he was stabbed; there wasn't a "deep examination" at the hospital to realize the blade had come off inside him.
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Verena 1 day ago (edited)
Luckily they did an x-ray first. Edit: MRI would have extracted the blade rather uncontrolled.
dan gerene 1 day ago
Before an MRI years ago I had to have an x-ray of my eyes and head because of the possibility of metal chips in there due to the kind of work I did.
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Riley Quinn 1 day ago
Thankfully they called for an X-ray and not an MRI, which could've proved fatal.
KazzaHazza 1 day ago
You think the person who stabbed him is going to ask where his blade is?!
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A 66-Year-Old Man “Accidentally” Fell On A Matryoshka Doll This Last Christmas Eve Night In Rome
Tobias Reaper 1 day ago
it happens to the best of us you are cleaning the top of the curtains naked standing on stool you fall backwards and the doll just happens to be standing at bottom of the ladder can happen to anyone
Samantha H 1 day ago
@Tobias Reaper - loved your answer, you really made me laugh.
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Hippopotamuses 1 day ago
Not sure about the 'accidental' fall, but this is still an amazing image.
Upstaged75 1 day ago
That's why accidental is in quotes. They know it wasn't an accident. It's called sarcasm......
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Stephanie L Thesing 1 day ago
I still wonder how the “barn door” can possibly “slam shut” on something like that…
People have different blood types, and medicine understands how to match them safely. But the reason those types developed in the first place is still unclear. Blood types work like dialects of the same language. Doctors can read the differences, yet the origin story is foggy. Meanwhile, new studies look for links with disease resistance. The puzzle slowly gains pieces over time.
#10
300 Kidney Stones Removed From A 20-Year-Old Woman
Samantha H 1 day ago
That must have been horrendous, I had one large one which caused Biliary colic attacks which were horrendously painful, I cannot imagine what pain that amount caused.
CatD 13 hours ago
I had a large one that got infected. They had to do a lithotripsy and then the stent they left in to make sure everything would pass out started to be rejected by my body. Not fun!
Load More Replies... Multa Nocte 1 day ago
From the site: "They were probably removed with a procedure called a PCNL.. they insert a tube through your side directly into the kidney, they than go in through the tube, break up larger stones and remove everything through the tube. Could be many underlying conditions, one of which could be Hypercalcemia which leads to abundance of calcium in the urine, that binds to oxolates and if not flushed from your system will create kidney stones. The most common stones are calcium-oxalate stones, so my assumption is that these are that. If you have a kidney stone. It is almost guaranteed you will have another one with about 2 years."
LakotaWolf (she/her) 19 hours ago
I am a terrible person who loves geology and the first thing I wondered upon seeing the image and reading your comment was if one could put these into a rock tumbler and polish them up all nice and pretty XD
Load More Replies... Multa Nocte 1 day ago
Wowza! I only had one relatively small one and it was an unpleasant experience.
Beth Wheeler 1 day ago
Kidney stones is the worst pain I've ever had. Way worse than c-sections and sinus surgery. I had a BIG obstructing stone and bad infection last February that I went to the ER for and had surgery 3 days later. I felt like a new woman the next morning!
Stephanie L Thesing 1 day ago
I would have saved those puppies and made a stunning necklace or something. I could literally say I made it! ☺️
TiNaBoNiNa 1 day ago
Too early in the morning for me to do the math, but the average clothing stitch is 3mm if that helps.
Load More Replies... Savannah greenleaf 23 hours ago
In nursing school I got to watch a surgery where 47 gallstones were removed. Looked kind of like this. A pile of rocks. I imagine she was in quite a bit of pain.
#11
Chainsaw Accident On X-Ray
Kitty Litter 1 day ago
Two hands on the saw AT ALL TIMES. I've seen things like this live and in person, never fun.
BoredPangolin 1 day ago
Well. Surgery do magic these days, but I don't think this hand is getting back together. Ouch.
Riley Quinn 1 day ago
Looks quite similar to my ex's injury when using a chop saw on an uneven surface while fatigued and after I advised to wait until the next day. Just one more item for me to list in the marriage Con list.
Sue User 1 day ago
Worked with a guy that lit and threw a quarter stick dynamite. It blew just after leaving his hand. Left a crater in the palm.
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Hand Belonging To An X-Ray Technician At The Royal London Hospital, Which Shows The Damage From Radiation Exposure Back In 1900’s!!
glowworm2 1 day ago
According to Reddit thread: This is the hand of Clarence Dally. An assistant of Thomas Edison’s in his early explorations of x-rays. He is one of the first victims of the harmful effects of x-rays, suffering a prolonged series of radiation related injuries, amputations and eventually succumbing to metastatic cancer. I’m also not sure about the Royal London Hospital claim. I can’t find any supporting information but I have doubts that Dally travelled to England for treatment.
TiNaBoNiNa 1 day ago
They also could have clarified that it was the early 1900s. Some of us were born in that century, but we aren't as old as this guy was.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 1 day ago
Back In 1900’s!! I find this wording a tad offensive, as if the 1900s were ancient history. Had it read Back in the Late 19th century, it not only would've been more accurate, it wouldn't cause us folks born Back in the 1900s to feel that it's time to shuffle off this mortal coil.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 19 hours ago
I was born in them ancient 1900s, myself XD
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Fingerprints are another feature everyone recognizes, yet their deeper purpose is uncertain. They help us grip objects like natural rubber on our hands. However, no one knows why each person received a unique pattern. The designs act like tiny signatures written before birth. Police and hospitals rely on them every day. Meanwhile, researchers study how skin forms those ridges. The body continues to surprise even seasoned experts.
#13
Severe Knee Dislocation Following Motorbike Accident
Saltypepper 1 day ago
OUCH,!!!!!I know how painful those are ,but that looks beyond painful ..
DC 14 hours ago (edited)
Ride carefully. Think for the others, especially car drivers who have never been riding a motorcycle - these are the worst. Unless people are disabled in a way making them inable to ride a motorcycle, it's irresponsible to give anybody a license allowing to drive multiple-ton heavy vehicles who have never experienced the other, vulnerable, side, and who don't understand how a bike behaves. I get that this isn't possible if you don't have legs or something, but with an intact body, and the intention to use the same roads as us - use the same device as us. How carelessly and somewhat jovial people are about themselves is frightening, especially if they steer two tons trying to crush you between theirs and the next two-tonner. Plus, for the fellow motorcyclists: Mirrors are surprisingly easy to amputate. Upon the next attempt to end you, try out how they like having theirs thrown into their lap. And, to not forget this: This is the reaction to attempted mur der, not to some minor discomfort. Many won't even try to report you - I have done this about 10 to 15 times over the last 25 years, and still have a clean criminal record. All of them could and have read my license plate.
#14
These Blood Blister Formed Due To Extreme Heat While She Was Playing Basketball For An Hour On Asphalt On A 100 Degree Weather Day!!
Riley Quinn 1 day ago
When I was young and dumb, I danced barefoot all night long on a wooden floor. The next morning when I got out of bed, I collapsed on the floor because of the blinding pain in my feet. The blisters were on every part of my soles except the arch.
#15
Rotationplasty Is A Surgery For Bone Cancer Near The Knee
A surgeon removes the middle part of your leg, including the tumor. Your lower leg is reattached at your thigh, but rotated 180 degrees. Your ankle joint functions as your new knee joint. You wear a prosthesis, or artificial limb.
BoredPangolin 1 day ago
I can't even imagine going through this. It must require years of therapy for your brain to accept that change in your body and not your brain to throw an alarm each time you see your ankle the wrong way near your other knee.
Jill 1 day ago
Your ankle becomes your knee??? What do they do with the foot then? Is that what the prosthetic is attached to? 😕
TiNaBoNiNa 1 day ago
Yes, it would fit into the sleeve of the prosthetic.
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Riley Quinn 1 day ago
Some of these posts show how our innate fight for survival can outweigh the horror of treatment. Me? Nah. I lack that level of courage and would let nature take it's course.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 18 hours ago
Riley, I think I feel the same way, but I do wonder if I would "change my mind" if I were actually to find myself IN the situation. It's funny. I live with suícidal ideation and have (seriously) attempted suícide twice. I have often wished, during my darkest times, to develop a terminal illness. But I DO wonder - if I suddenly found myself with bone cancer or some other disease/illness that was terminal or potentially terminal unless I did something drastic like rotationplasty - would I actually find myself wanting to live? Would I be willing to endure pain because I suddenly realized I wasn't ready to die just yet? I honestly just don't know.
Load More Replies...When it comes to the liver, this organ has an unusual talent for regeneration that still impresses surgeons. Even if a portion is removed, the remaining tissue can grow back, similar to a plant rebuilding its branches after pruning. Researchers have mapped many of the signals that guide this process, yet the exact limits differ from person to person. Doctors rely on this ability during transplants and major operations. Progress in imaging lets specialists watch the liver recover week by week.
#16
Can Someone Explain What May Have Caused This Gentleman's Arms To Grow In This Manner?
Multa Nocte 1 day ago
"Mark Davidson Jacildo, 26, was born with a rare congenital deformity macrodactyly that caused his fist, fingers, and palms to bulge ten times larger than their normal size."
Dee Hampton 1 day ago
Is this one of the conditions suffered by Joseph Merrick, the so-called 'elephant man'?
#17
I've Seen A Few Bedridden Emaciated Buddhist Monks In Southeast Asia. Wondering What Sort Of Medical Condition They May Have? They Seem To Live Off An Extreme Caloric Deficit, And It Also Appears As If An Ascetic Lifestyle Is Honored
Chuck the Cat 1 day ago
I've seen this a few times. He is sometimes claimed to be the oldest person alive, which is false. That title goes to Ethel Caterham who is 116 years old.
#18
Polycystic Kidney Disease (Pkd)
And while there are things that still are not fully understood, there is so much that has been clarified through patient research. For instance, in the field of cancer, researchers have come remarkably far, turning what was once a silent and confusing illness into an area with real tools and carefully targeted treatments. What used to feel like a maze now has clearer pathways thanks to early screening, immunotherapy, and more precise medicines. Doctors can combine different therapies like pieces of a thoughtful plan rather than relying on a single approach. This progress shows how science keeps adjusting its methods to match the complexity of the body.
#19
During A Colonoscopy Performed On A 59-Year-Old Man, An Unexpected Guest Was Found In His Intestine
Debby Keir 1 day ago
I'd be wondering how it got there....if ingested it would have gone through the stomach acid and be dead and macerated. The only way to avoid the acid would be to have entered at the 'other' end....
TiNaBoNiNa 1 day ago
Remember that children's song, "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly?"
Riley Quinn 1 day ago
It's not unusual for Ladybugs to find warmer shelter as the weather grows colder, finding shelter in cracks and crevices.
#20
This Is The Circle Of Willis, A Vital Arterial Ring At The Base Of The Brain
#21
This Photo Shows A 3D Rendered CT Scan Of Bone Metastases Of The Hip Bone, In A 60-Year-Old Woman With Parotid Gland Cancer
Large lesions are seen on the ilium on the more distant side. Involvement of the vertebral column has caused a compression fracture.
Mel in Georgia 1 day ago
My dad passed from bone cancer ... it is as painful and miserable as you would imagine.
Laszlo Larthlanc 1 day ago
If this happened to your dog you would be allowed and even asked to end the dog's life. If it happened to one of us we'd be forced by governments and religious zealots to suffer until the agonizing end while being given so-called pain relievers that relieved no pain at all.
Tea Drinker 18 hours ago (edited)
And the DEA is reducing the op_ioid supply now.
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Just like many areas of medicine, diabetes care has improved steadily over the years. Researchers have developed continuous glucose monitors that read sugar levels in real time, similar to having a small weather station under the skin. Doctors can adjust treatment faster and help prevent complications before they grow serious. Progress in insulin formulas allows more predictable and longer control. Meanwhile, education programs teach people how food and movement affect the body. These advances help patients live active, ordinary lives with fewer restrictions.
#22
Heavy Calculus Removal
zububonsai 1 day ago
Look how squeaky clean the patient's upper teeth are FROM THE OUTSIDE. Probably only brushed "the visible part" 😱. Kids, brush your teeth everywhere.
June 7 hours ago
I've seen things like this (not that bad tho) with heavily disabled kids, like abnormal posture of the mouth + too much saliva and lack of dental hygiene and care (sometimes related to their conditions too). Some of them need general anesthesia for dental care, and some of them can't have one due to medical condition.
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Oskar vanZandt 1 day ago
Those tooth formations are not "normal"... Assume that's what allowed the calculus to accumulate like that.
Stephanie L Thesing 1 day ago
Just a little swish-and-spit of straight PineSol and you’re good to go 😊
#23
Cephalopagus Conjoined Twins About 14 Weeks Gestation
BoredPangolin 1 day ago
And some people are against abortion... If left to grow and in the unlikeliness the foetus survive... What is the quality of life and long term survival of them? Seriously, come and tell me any "good God" intends this.
#24
An Ukrainian Soldier Survived For 24 Days With A Tourniquet On One Of His Arms, Before Getting Rescued
zububonsai 1 day ago
Poor guy. I wish you the best prothesis money can buy and a happy life. Slava Ukraini! 🩵💛
Another field with clear momentum is HIV medicine, where treatment has transformed the outlook for millions. Researchers have come so far that a single daily tablet can keep the virus suppressed. Doctors now understand how to block replication with precise combinations of meds. Progress in prevention, such as PrEP, protects people before exposure occurs. These advances show how dedication and science can reshape even the toughest diseases.
#25
A Large Blister Formed After The 15-Month-Old Came Into Contact With A Hot Grill (Second-Degree Burn)
Chuck the Cat 1 day ago
Were the parents not supervising when their very, very young child was in the same room as a hot grill?
Riley Quinn 1 day ago
I'd normally agree, but no parent should realistically be expected to watch their children every second of the day. Those little buggers are cunning and fast when they have their sights on something.
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#26
Severe Frostbite In Extreme Altitude Climber (Mt. Everest)
hannahbahngswife 1 day ago (edited)
Genuine question, why do people still climb Everest? Talking about "EverestTok" with these non professionals climbing the mountain.
TiNaBoNiNa 1 day ago
Mt. Everest has become a trash heap from all of the discarded food containers, oxygen bottles, broken equipment, and dead people.
Kelly Scott 1 day ago
They showed pictures of Beck Weathers who suffered extreme frostbite on his arms, feet, and face when he was left for dead on Everest. These pictures are nothing compared to those.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 18 hours ago
In the lower right? Because they had most of their toes amputated off, so it naturally makes the foot look smaller/underdeveloped.
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Cystic Hygroma. It Is A Fluid-Filled Sac Due To Blockage Of The Lymphatic System That Appears As A Swelling Usually In The Neck
They are present in neonates or infants but they may also be present prenatally and at birth they may become large enough to cause obstructed labor.
Mel in Georgia 1 day ago
Oh my goodness - it is treatable, but often needs surgery - sometimes multiple surgeries - to be removed.
Well, some of these posts highlight how far medicine has come, showing the steady progress behind hospital doors and research labs. And a few stories reveal what human bodies are capable of in situations that are rare. The mix of science and resilience makes these cases deeply fascinating without needing any drama added.
#28
My Mum’s Hands (Hyperkeratotic Palmar Dermatitis)
Laserleader 1 day ago
I have a very minor form of this. It exaggerated by hormones, stress, chemicals, and contact with certain materials. Your hands hurt the whole time they flair up, blister underneath, peel, and start the buildup.
#29
Dirt Tends Not To Adhere To Scar Tissue
Kelly Scott 1 day ago
Years ago, I got a little too enthusiastic about stirring some hot soup in a pot and some of it splashed out on my arm. I have a large white scar there now and every time my cat cuddles in my arm, he sniffs the scar area. I always wonder if it has a different scent than the rest of my arm.
#30
Chest X-Ray Of 21 Yr Old Dental Assistant After Attempting To Take Their Own Life By Intravenously Injecting Elemental Mercury
Beth Wheeler 1 day ago
What a horrible way to die unless there's a way to remove it from the body. I can't imagine that survival would have been a pain-free life.
#31
Cholesterol Stones
Nadine Debard 1 day ago
My gallbladder must have looked like that. I only saw the ultrasound and it was full of stones.
Stephanie L Thesing 1 day ago
Again, I would love to keep those suckers and make some lovely jewelry ☺️
Svenne O'Lotta 2 hours ago
Trypophobia is for holes. This is the opposite.
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Tight Situation! Boa Constrictor In The Emergency Room
BoredPangolin 1 day ago
You're waisting time in the ER.... Fill the sink or bathtub if too small with cold water, plunge your arm. Done. Yes, I had snakes.
#33
Ultra Marathon Runner Shares Her Gruesome Sunburn Experience From A 69-Mile Run, Resulting In Massive Subdermal Blisters!
Kerry Borthwick 1 day ago
That's not a good idea as typically it's protecting the growth of new skin
Load More Replies... Jane Doe-Doe 1 day ago
My daughter got burns like that from sitting in the sun while on holiday to Italy, she could hardly move for days and no, she didn’t get much sympathy!!
WookiesMaMa 1 day ago
Last month I accidentally splashed hot oil on my right hand and small splotches on the tummy. I also had a very large splotch on my tummy and the night shirt melted to it. It reassembled the blister but was a bit flatter. Still not completely headled.
#34
A Classic Example Of Liver Cirrhosis
#35
Onychogryphosis Is A Nail Disorder That Affects The Growth Of The Nail Plate
The nail undergoes thickening, elongation and increased curvature and has an unusual yellow-brown, opaque appearance resembling a ram's horn.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 18 hours ago
Poverty. Homelessness. Perhaps they live in a rural area or a country with little to no support/healthcare. There are a lot of reasons why it might happen.
Load More Replies... Laserleader 1 day ago
How does someone allow their nails to grow like that without treatment for so long? I mean the negligence is unfathomable.
Tea Drinker 18 hours ago
They may not be physically able to care for their own feet and help is pretty costly in the US.
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Small Shard Of Bone Emerged 14 Years Post Wisdom Tooth Extraction
Sara Frazer 1 day ago
I mean, judging by the neighbor molar, that tiny bone fragment is of less concern... 🤢
#37
A Patient With An Open Belly With A Wound Vac And Wittmann Patches
Stephanie Did It 1 day ago
I suffered a sternal infection after open heart surgery so the incision was reopened, the wound cleaned, and left open to heal naturally. Normally, these incisions close up quickly on their own but my ample 'assets' pulled on it from both sides and after a month, I was still seeing the wire holding my sternum closed. Enter the Wound Vac. It was hermetically sealed to my chest wound for six months until the wound closed completely. That marvelous machine and compassionate surgeon saved my life...24 years ago.
Sue User 1 day ago
This is as bad as the others and no picture. Glad to hear positive outcome.
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Paul McCullough 1 day ago
My father-in-law had a wound vac. The nurses at his rural hospital didn't know how to deal with it, so I had to change it. (25 years as an OR nurse)
embi miller 1 day ago
My 29 year nephew has one of these right now. He's been in and out or an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) since September.
#38
My Blood After Having Separated (Approx 24 Hours Post Collection)
Blood separates into layers because its components—plasma, red blood cells, and white blood cells and platelets—have different densities. When blood is no longer in motion, gravity causes the heavier, denser components, such as red blood cells, to settle to the bottom, while the lighter components, like plasma, remain at the top. This process can also be accelerated by using a centrifuge to spin the blood sample at high speeds, applying centrifugal force to separate the layers based on density.
C Hendrix 1 day ago
And this is why one pint of whole blood can help three people -- they separate the white blood cells from the red blood cells from the plasma. Please consider donating blood.
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Super Rare Case Of Scleromalacia Perforans
Multa Nocte 1 day ago
I'm sure there is a site with easier jargon, but here's what I found: "A scleral disease that is characterized by a painless severe necrotizing scleritis where the sclera is white, avascular, and thin. The choroid can become exposed leading to infarction and necrosis of related areas; the sclera can also thin such that the dark uvea protrudes through the front of the eye, forming a staphyloma which has symptom loss of vision and appearance of a dark bulge. Scleromalacia perforans is usually caused by a rare complication of autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis."
Multa Nocte 1 day ago
And: "Scleromalacia perforans is a rare, bilateral condition, occurring predominantly among elderly females with a history of severe, progressive, long-standing rheumatoid arthritis with extra-articular manifestations. In fact, rheumatoid arthritis was the only associated systemic disease found in 46% and 67% of patients with scleromalacia perforans studied by Watson & Hazleman and Sainz de la Maza et al. Ocular complications, including keratitis, uveitis, glaucoma, cataract, and macular edema, are not infrequent, resulting in visual loss in about a third of patients. In contrast to necrotizing scleritis with inflammation, the eye is not painful. The condition is characterized by the appearance of yellow to grayish patches on the sclera that gradually develop a necrotic slough or sequestrum which eventually separates from the underlying sclera, leaving bare choroid, covered by a thin layer of fibrous tissue or conjunctiva. Progression can be prevented if treatment is instituted early."
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BoredPangolin 1 day ago
I'm thinking, you waited a bit too long before you consulted a doctor!
Oskar vanZandt 1 day ago
I'm guessing the eye had to be removed... Probably should have been done a lot sooner.
#40
My Hip Died From Avn, Then I Woke Up In The Hospital Recovery Room Not Knowing The Replacement Was Dislocated
Some general info on my situation. Had developed on and off pain in my left leg/hip for years till it got so bad I couldn't put my full weight on it, which is when I got in for the first image showing an MRI slice of the dead hip. Eventually I was able to get the hip arthroplasty done. I awoke in recovery with my leg flat on the bed. I complained to the initial Nurse's & PT people that it felt weird & shorter than it should be. The Drs and surgeon said normally patients felt it was longer, but it felt shorter to me and those initial people after the surgery told me that what I felt was "normal"... I figured I just had a hip replacement & it'd be painful... ~1.5 months later they did a Xray & well, that's why I couldn't walk like I'd read I should have been able too. Anteriorly dislocated the whole time. I kept bringing it up about it feeling weird with the med related people I was seeing... I suppose I was a bit stoic & didn't give the right number of the pain that I felt. Just thought they knew better than me. I feel like I have a permanent muscle knot at this point.
Fire Singer 1 day ago (edited)
All it took was an Xray to find the problem but they couldn't be bothered for 1.5 months?? (the doctors not the patient)
#41
Osteoarthritis
#42
I Broke My Femur Doing Highknees
AtMostAFabulist 1 day ago
First, what are high knees? And second, does anyone else see a face in the middle of the pelvic area?
hannahbahngswife 1 day ago
This workout where people run in place and driving knees up chest level (cannot explain well, but I hope you understood!)
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Colleen Glim 1 day ago
How tf did OP manage this with a basic gym workout? There has to be something else going on
LakotaWolf (she/her) 18 hours ago
From OP on Reddit: "Yes. The title was right. Not even the doctors know what went wrong with it. I got checked for every possible condition and I'm completely healthy. It just snapped."
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Difference In Hue Between Arterial (Brighter) And Venous (Darker) Blood
Lady Eowyn 1 day ago
Why on earth was this photo blurred? There's nothing in the least disturbing about it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 18 hours ago (edited)
Some people cannot stand the sight of blood. Some people can even pass out at the sight of it. They're not wusses, it's just how they're wired. Blood doesn't bother me, but I have empathy for those who can't look at it.
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Knee Aspiration Following Acute Gout Flareup
Patient presented to clinic approximately 3 days into a flareup of gout. 55 ccs of fluid were pulled off and uric acid crystals could be seen in the aspirate. For context, synovial fluid is normally transparent and yellow.
#45
Metal Chunk Got Lodged In My Eyeball While Grinding And Wearing A Face Shield. Ouch
Stephanie L Thesing 1 day ago
My husband got a metal sliver in his eye as well, in just a few hours it had started to rust…
My O My 8 hours ago
Just pop the guy into an MRT and the splinter will be out in no time
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Sutured Achilles Tendon After Rupture
Debby Keir 1 day ago
Surprised it wasn't a more zig zag anastamosis - tends to be stronger eventually.
Tamra 1 day ago
That fancy zig zag costs extra in the US. Straight sutures it is! /jk
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Petechiae Due To Low Platelets In 28 Y/O Leukemia Patient
Stephanie L Thesing 1 day ago
Can also be caused by straining during childbirth, or severe vomitting…
Tea Drinker 18 hours ago
And overuse of OTC pain meds like Naproxen. Ask me how I know.
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#48
Can Someone Explain What Condition This Is?
Multa Nocte 1 day ago
From the original set of posts: "This looks like acromelic frontonasal dysplasia or some sort of severe frontonasal dysplasia. Acromelic frontonasal dysplasia involves severe craniofacial defects as well as brain and limb abnormalities." I agree, after working with a number of individuals with this condition. It is very rare and many (most?) infants don't survive.
Chich the witch 1 day ago
going to guess Craniofacial Duplication like in one of the first images?
Multa Nocte 1 day ago
This is from the normal prenatal process where each side of the face begins naturally off to each side and then as the foetus ages the face grows inward toward the front and then merges. Our faces start out at each side of the head and then fuse inward as the foetus grows. This is what results when the fusing process grows awry.
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I Got My Tonsils Out After Getting Strep 7x In One Year
embi miller 1 day ago
I had my tonsils out when I was seven, that was 56 years ago. My surgeon let me take my excised tonsils home in a little jar. I bought it in to school to show my science class and my teacher said they were gross and threw them away. I'm still not over it.
Chuck the Cat 1 day ago
Without your permission? They were *literally* yours.
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Happy 2025 From My Hospital Bed Evryone
TiNaBoNiNa 1 day ago
OP: "Was out hiking having an excellent time, did a little jump, landed awkwardly, heard bones cracking and was unable to move. Transportation to the hospital wasn't fun... But I'm hanging in there."
Kelly Scott 1 day ago
I should send in an X-ray of my broken ankle. The bone was sheared in half. To give people some insight, when I broke it, my foot was to right angles under my ankle bone. A plate and 8 screws later...
#51
Feeding Tube Placement Gone Wrong
AtMostAFabulist 1 day ago
That went really wrong. I wonder how long it took them to figure it out?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 18 hours ago
Pretty much immediately: "After the fatal insertion, the patient had uncontrollable seizures and a low level of consciousness." Unfortunately: "The [misplaced] nasogastric tube (70 cm in length) was carefully removed through the nasal route under aseptic conditions and general anesthesia in the operating room, and subsequently, external ventricular drainage was inserted. Despite all efforts, the patient passed away 8 days later."
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"A giant pituitary adenoma was diagnosed in a 47-year-old woman after she experienced several episodes of seizures and acute hydrocephalus. Initially, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed and microscopic transoral transsphenoidal surgery was carried out sometime later. Twelve days after the surgical procedure, a nasogastric tube was inserted to ensure effective enteral feeding. X-ray imaging was performed but, unfortunately, the shunt tubing was mistaken for the nasogastric tube. After the fatal insertion, the patient had uncontrollable seizures and a low level of consciousness. Brain computed tomography revealed an intraventricular haemorrhage and the tube coiled into the ventricular system and brain parenchyma, passing through the sella and with its distal end pointing towards the occipital region." Unfortunately, she died.
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TheOGpandaHavana 1 day ago
This woman had surgery to remove a large pituitary tumor which is done going through the sinuses. They put in a feeding tube afterwards and checked their work with an X-ray but misread the X-ray. They removed the tube but the woman still died 8 days later. 😭
Stephanie L Thesing 1 day ago
If this is the case I recall, the nurse performing the procedure only realized what happened when they heard a “pop”… patient did not survive..
#52
DIY Ingrown Toenail Removal
Littlemiss 1 day ago
Needed to go slightly deeper. It will come back if not treated with acid. Check out toebro on YouTube
#53
Epstein-Barr And Penicillin
In 2022 my toddler was misdiagnosed by a GP and prescribed penicillin while she had Epstein-Barr. Freak once off mistake that left her whole body looking like this.
Laserleader 1 day ago
How is this not an allergy? Literally the definition of an allergy.
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#54
My Husband In 2011, And 2025. He Was Diagnosed With Acromegaly 2 Years Ago
Acromegaly is caused by a benign tumor on the pituitary gland that produces excess amounts of growth hormones. The differences in your body can take years to become noticeable (bigger hands, feet, facial features, etc.) and you can really see the difference in old pictures. Other issues include joint pain, diabetes, enlarged heart, sinus issues and colon polyps.
And ps, the new picture was purely for me cracking up with his hair sticking up and he didn’t know why!
Ace 1 day ago
Puzzling why this one is here, as the RH picture does not appear to show any signs of excessive growth. just looks like a 14 year older version of the first one.
Debby Keir 1 day ago
Slight brow ridges, longer face, more square jaw. However, if they know he has it, then he's likely being treated - certain meds lower the particular hormones, or they can use radiotherapy.
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
This is a condition in which the heart muscle becomes thick, especially of the ventricles, which is seen very clearly in this picture.
The average left ventricular wall thickness in normal adults is 1.1 cm, but there are exceptions. Trained athletes have hearts that have left ventricular mass up to 60% greater than untrained subjects, with an average left ventricular wall thickness of 1.3 cm...
Ace 1 day ago
Yeh, my wife, a year and a month now. She was 57. It can strike without warning, in otherwise perfectly healthy people who may be completely unaware of it and leading very active lives. It's often present from birth and remains undiagnosed as it causes no obvious symptoms. My wife was aware of it from a pre-surgery ACG that had picked something up some years earlier, but there's not really anything they can do about it.
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#56
I Have A Strawberry Nevus Hemangioma. Last Night I Got The Worst Blood Clot Of My Life
LakotaWolf (she/her) 18 hours ago
"A strawberry hemangioma is a clump of blood vessels that form a noncancerous tumor under the skin that usually appear in infants. It looks like a strawberry birthmark. Strawberry hemangiomas can grow bigger, but they usually aren’t harmful. Hemangiomas typically fade away without treatment by the time a child is 10."
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Bad Case Of Eczema
Kerry Borthwick 1 day ago
That ain't eczema my eldest has it and it effects the back of legs,arms and neck most
Laserleader 1 day ago (edited)
Extreme fungus, and with this level of contamination they've had it for years and never bothered to get a $5 tube of tinactin.
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Kitty Litter 1 day ago
I looked at them all...wouldn't advise it but honestly pretty fascinating
AtMostAFabulist 1 day ago
I am going to be honest, I didnt open a lot of the pictures. I dont really want to be grossed out, or have an image stuck in my head. I have made that mistake before.
glowworm2 1 day ago
I am morbidly fascinated by these types of things. Just calmly eating my lunch and looking at these photos.
Load More Replies... Kelly Scott 1 day ago
Doctors see this stuff all the time. My hat is off to them. It's one reason I could never, ever be a nurse or a caregiver.
Pandaodboredem22 20 hours ago
When I got my vasectomy, I managed to take a look while the doc had my vans deferens pulled out through a tiny one stitch hole. Reminded me of dissecting a frog. Wish I would have taken a picture.
WookiesMaMa 1 day ago
I also looked at them all. Some I really felt so horrible about their condition. Also, I'm in the US and yes, we have a screwed-up health care. But looking at some of those made me thankful I have care.
Oskar vanZandt 1 day ago
One positive thing is the reconstructive surgery patients got that were truly life-changing... Marvels of modem medicine.
Ace 1 day ago
Quite a few of these were uplifting, in the story at least.
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gvizzle_ 74 1 day ago
why should we miss out because some people have weak stomachs? don't click on the article if it's not content you want to see.
Load More Replies... Kitty Litter 1 day ago
I looked at them all...wouldn't advise it but honestly pretty fascinating
AtMostAFabulist 1 day ago
I am going to be honest, I didnt open a lot of the pictures. I dont really want to be grossed out, or have an image stuck in my head. I have made that mistake before.
glowworm2 1 day ago
I am morbidly fascinated by these types of things. Just calmly eating my lunch and looking at these photos.
Load More Replies... Kelly Scott 1 day ago
Doctors see this stuff all the time. My hat is off to them. It's one reason I could never, ever be a nurse or a caregiver.
Pandaodboredem22 20 hours ago
When I got my vasectomy, I managed to take a look while the doc had my vans deferens pulled out through a tiny one stitch hole. Reminded me of dissecting a frog. Wish I would have taken a picture.
WookiesMaMa 1 day ago
I also looked at them all. Some I really felt so horrible about their condition. Also, I'm in the US and yes, we have a screwed-up health care. But looking at some of those made me thankful I have care.
Oskar vanZandt 1 day ago
One positive thing is the reconstructive surgery patients got that were truly life-changing... Marvels of modem medicine.
Ace 1 day ago
Quite a few of these were uplifting, in the story at least.
Load More Replies... gvizzle_ 74 1 day ago
why should we miss out because some people have weak stomachs? don't click on the article if it's not content you want to see.
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