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05-01-2003, 04:15 PM
This rather shocking photo was snapped in November 16th by a spectator
at the collegiate power lifting championships at Pennsylvania State.
The unfortunate competitor, who expressed a plea to remain
anonymous, remembered to surgeons that he was " stuck" at the bottom of a personal
best attempt in the squat lift when he "sort of pulled his stomach in and pushed
extra hard, at the same time as trying to complete the lift." He remembers
a loud popping, Â*splattering noise then a fierce stabbing pain and then
not being able Â*to move from the squat position. He remained in this
position for about half an hour, since trying to stand caused him overwhelming
agonizing pain. Para-medics arrived and applied anesthesia on the spot and
carried him to an ambulance. He was rushed to surgery, where surgeons
described the trauma as an" explosive and aggravated prolapse of the bowel".
Meanwhile it was Â*revealed that the weight was removed from his shoulders at
the time of the incident by two "spotters" on either side of the lifter. The
third spotter who was standing behind the lifter was unfortunately
sprayed with fecal matter at the time of the incident. This spotter promptly
fainted when he realized the extent of the injury to the lifter, who was
a personal friend. Â*This compounded the task of first aid officers who were at
a loss as to how to treat the injury to the lifter in any case, who remained
in the squatting position moaning in pain much to the consternation of the
helpless audience. The hapless lifter had successful surgery to relieve the
prolapse, but remained immobilized with his feet elevated in stirrups for 2
weeks to ensure "internal compliance with the surgery and that the organs
retracted successfully". Â*To add insult to injury, the ex-lifter required rectal
stitching to partially occlude the anal orifice and stitch the rectal passage
which had significantly expanded and torn during the prolapsed and also
was put on a low fiber low residue diet to combat flatulence to avoid any
possibility of a recurrence.
CBS news spoke to his wife and asked if she thought he would resume
his power lifting career. " Not if I have anything to say about it,
would you like to risk something like that again"
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at the collegiate power lifting championships at Pennsylvania State.
The unfortunate competitor, who expressed a plea to remain
anonymous, remembered to surgeons that he was " stuck" at the bottom of a personal
best attempt in the squat lift when he "sort of pulled his stomach in and pushed
extra hard, at the same time as trying to complete the lift." He remembers
a loud popping, Â*splattering noise then a fierce stabbing pain and then
not being able Â*to move from the squat position. He remained in this
position for about half an hour, since trying to stand caused him overwhelming
agonizing pain. Para-medics arrived and applied anesthesia on the spot and
carried him to an ambulance. He was rushed to surgery, where surgeons
described the trauma as an" explosive and aggravated prolapse of the bowel".
Meanwhile it was Â*revealed that the weight was removed from his shoulders at
the time of the incident by two "spotters" on either side of the lifter. The
third spotter who was standing behind the lifter was unfortunately
sprayed with fecal matter at the time of the incident. This spotter promptly
fainted when he realized the extent of the injury to the lifter, who was
a personal friend. Â*This compounded the task of first aid officers who were at
a loss as to how to treat the injury to the lifter in any case, who remained
in the squatting position moaning in pain much to the consternation of the
helpless audience. The hapless lifter had successful surgery to relieve the
prolapse, but remained immobilized with his feet elevated in stirrups for 2
weeks to ensure "internal compliance with the surgery and that the organs
retracted successfully". Â*To add insult to injury, the ex-lifter required rectal
stitching to partially occlude the anal orifice and stitch the rectal passage
which had significantly expanded and torn during the prolapsed and also
was put on a low fiber low residue diet to combat flatulence to avoid any
possibility of a recurrence.
CBS news spoke to his wife and asked if she thought he would resume
his power lifting career. " Not if I have anything to say about it,
would you like to risk something like that again"
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