Pain in the neck

By at 9:01 am Wednesday, Feb 9

Last month, I posted about a construction worker who complained of a toothache only to find that a nail was embedded in his skull. Yesterday, 29-year-old Steve Villagomez appeared on Good Morning America to talk about a similar experience. Villagomez thought he strained his neck during football practice, but an x-ray showed that he actually had a two-inch nail lodged in his neck. For some unknown reason, he didn't believe the doctor. From ABC News:
Images Gma Abc Gma Nail 050208 TThe head coach, whom Villagomez describes as a "real joker," suggested putting a magnet to his neck to test the diagnosis.

Villagomez took the head coach's advice and began experiencing pain in his jaw and neck, so he visited another doctor, who confirmed the original diagnosis. Villagomez had a foreign object lodged in his neck and was referred to Dr. Paul Yun, an ear, nose and throat specialist.

Yun was stunned when he examined Villagomez's X-rays. "I thought it was a joke, some sort of gag," Yun told "Good Morning America." "It was a very strange X-ray."
Villagomez says he has no idea how or when the rusty nail entered his body. Link

David Pescovitz

Collector of anomalies, esoterica, and curiosities.

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