A man in India spent two months swallowing knives and had 40 of them
surgically removed from his stomach. See photos after the cut
Dr. Jatinder Malhotra told CNN, It took his team about two days to form a diagnosis and surgery plan.
The five-hour operation took place on Friday in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, a Sikh holy city in the state of Punjab.
The five-hour operation took place on Friday in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, a Sikh holy city in the state of Punjab.
"He had a wild urge to consume metal. Even for us, the experienced
surgeons, it was frightening,"
"We were so nervous... a small mistake could have taken the patient's life. In my 20 years of practice, I have never seen anything like it." "He [the patient] says he swallowed some knives folded, and some unfolded. When we took out the knives -- some were found folded, some were open, and some had even started rusting and were broken," Malhotra said.
"We were so nervous... a small mistake could have taken the patient's life. In my 20 years of practice, I have never seen anything like it." "He [the patient] says he swallowed some knives folded, and some unfolded. When we took out the knives -- some were found folded, some were open, and some had even started rusting and were broken," Malhotra said.
But the big question remains -- why did he start eating knives. The patient, a 42-year-old father of two, told CNN he's feeling much better.
"I'm sorry I let my family down. I'll be forever thankful to doctors and hospital staff for saving my life," he said.
"I don't know why I used to swallow knives," the patient told CNN. "I just enjoyed its taste and I was addicted ... how people get addicted to alcohol and other things, my situation was similar."
"I'm sorry I let my family down. I'll be forever thankful to doctors and hospital staff for saving my life," he said.
"I don't know why I used to swallow knives," the patient told CNN. "I just enjoyed its taste and I was addicted ... how people get addicted to alcohol and other things, my situation was similar."
"I will never do such acts ever again," the patient said. "I'm a new person now."
If the urge does strike, Malhotra and his team gave him some advice -- "we told him if you ever feel like you need more iron in your body, try spinach."
If the urge does strike, Malhotra and his team gave him some advice -- "we told him if you ever feel like you need more iron in your body, try spinach."
Malhotra believes the patient has a very rare mental disorder that most
likely has not been published in any international medical journal.
The patient is currently under the continuous supervision of the hospital's in-house psychiatric team and will soon be visited by independent mental health experts, doctors said.
The patient told doctors that he has no idea why he started eating knives but that he "developed a taste for metal" and "loved the way blades tasted."
The patient is currently under the continuous supervision of the hospital's in-house psychiatric team and will soon be visited by independent mental health experts, doctors said.
The patient told doctors that he has no idea why he started eating knives but that he "developed a taste for metal" and "loved the way blades tasted."
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