Woman finds three-inch leech in nose after South East Asia trip - Polidicks

[thumb] http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/78178000/jpg/_78178562_composite.jpg [/thumb] [quote] [B]A backpacker found a 3in (7.5cm) leech that had been living up her nose for a month after a trip to South East Asia.[/B]Daniela Liverani, 24, from Edinburgh, had been having nosebleeds for weeks but put them down to a burst blood vessel from a motorbike crash. Ms Liverani was having a shower last Thursday when she was realised the dark shape wriggling in her nose was actually an animal. Hospital staff used forceps and tweezers to remove the parasite. [/quote] Source: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29595164[/url]

I cant imagine how painful extracting that would be, That's horrific.

[QUOTE=wrv451nlp;46225936]I cant imagine how painful extracting that would be, That's horrific.[/QUOTE] Imagine how satisfying it has to feel once it's out

I don't understand how that happens. Where would it even reside D:

[QUOTE=Occlusion;46226049]I don't understand how that happens. Where would it even reside D:[/QUOTE] Places you'd rather not think about.

Going off the rails on a crazy NOPE train.

[QUOTE=Occlusion;46226049]I don't understand how that happens. Where would it even reside D:[/QUOTE] In her nose, duh.

leeches are fucking gross [editline]14th October 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Firewarrior;46226014]Imagine how satisfying it has to feel once it's out[/QUOTE] it would hurt a lot. [editline]14th October 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Occlusion;46226049]I don't understand how that happens. Where would it even reside D:[/QUOTE] deep inside her nasal cavity

[IMG]http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090504195508/en.futurama/images/7/7e/Brainslug.jpg[/IMG] Soon. Except they go inside the skull, not outside.

Yeah the leeches in South East Asia have a habit of sneaking up on you. First one I found I didn't realize I had until i stood up after finishing dinner and heard a *plop* sound drop to the floor behind me, and realized a massive leech had been chewing on my ass all day and was now trying to make its escape. I'm really glad I'm reading this article AFTER my trip, though.

[QUOTE=postal;46226199]Yeah the leeches in South East Asia have a habit of sneaking up on you. First one I found I didn't realize I had until i stood up after finishing dinner and heard a *plop* sound drop to the floor behind me, and realized a massive leech had been chewing on my ass all day and was now trying to make its escape. I'm really glad I'm reading this article AFTER my trip, though.[/QUOTE] hahahahahaha postal + ass + LEECH holy fuck there's a joke here but i can't set it up

[QUOTE=wrv451nlp;46225936]I cant imagine how painful extracting that would be, That's horrific.[/QUOTE]Minnesotan here, confirming that yeah it would fucking hurt and also reminding you all to never to drive a boat really fast through a swampy area and hit a submerged tree stump going 45mph and skipping face-first across the water for twenty feet. I've had a leech (small leech, not three fucking inches) in my nose that I discovered a day later after I waterboarded myself and then thrashed around in the murky water trying to recover from my adventure. Upon discovery, I promptly yanked it out with a fish-hook remover I wedged up my nose and unexpectedly passed out from blood loss because my nose became a blood fountain. Yes, I am a magnificent retard, but I'm charming and that counts for something. What I don't understand was how the FUCK she missed having a goddamn leech in her nose. They wiggle as they get fat with blood, which is what tipped me off. Then again a three inch leech probably had to go further up into the nasal cavity to fit, so... Maybe it masqueraded as a stuffy nose? I don't know.

[QUOTE=postal;46226199]Yeah the leeches in South East Asia have a habit of sneaking up on you. First one I found I didn't realize I had until i stood up after finishing dinner and heard a *plop* sound drop to the floor behind me, and realized a massive leech had been chewing on my ass all day and was now trying to make its escape. I'm really glad I'm reading this article AFTER my trip, though.[/QUOTE] Even leeches can't resist postal's ass.

someone needs to post a photoshop of a leech on postals ass asap

[QUOTE=wrv451nlp;46225936]I cant imagine how painful extracting that would be, That's horrific.[/QUOTE] it probably didn't hurt at all. Leeches are squishy + they let out a natural anesthetic, which is mostly why she didn't feel it to begin with.

[QUOTE=Firewarrior;46226014]Imagine how satisfying it has to feel once it's out[/QUOTE] I can breathe again!

[QUOTE=postal;46226199]Yeah the leeches in South East Asia have a habit of sneaking up on you. First one I found I didn't realize I had until i stood up after finishing dinner and heard a *plop* sound drop to the floor behind me, and realized a massive leech had been chewing on my ass all day and was now trying to make its escape. I'm really glad I'm reading this article AFTER my trip, though.[/QUOTE] If you're in SE Asia buy tabacco cigar. And dust it on your legs and shoes. Nothing else keeps them away.

[QUOTE=wraithcat;46227490]If you're in SE Asia buy tabacco cigar. And dust it on your legs and shoes. Nothing else keeps them away.[/QUOTE] I think I saw somewhere they avoid garlic, but that's so close to the whole vampires + garlic = no thing I can't remember if its true or made up. [editline]adsasa[/editline] Nope, its the other way around, looked it up, garlic is leech magnet, so put garlic on leeches

[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;46226801]Minnesotan here, confirming that yeah it would fucking hurt and also reminding you all to never to drive a boat really fast through a swampy area and hit a submerged tree stump going 45mph and skipping face-first across the water for twenty feet. I've had a leech (small leech, not three fucking inches) in my nose that I discovered a day later after I waterboarded myself and then thrashed around in the murky water trying to recover from my adventure. Upon discovery, I promptly yanked it out with a fish-hook remover I wedged up my nose and unexpectedly passed out from blood loss because my nose became a blood fountain. Yes, I am a magnificent retard, but I'm charming and that counts for something. What I don't understand was how the FUCK she missed having a goddamn leech in her nose. They wiggle as they get fat with blood, which is what tipped me off. Then again a three inch leech probably had to go further up into the nasal cavity to fit, so... Maybe it masqueraded as a stuffy nose? I don't know.[/QUOTE] From my experience of nosebleeds, there tends to be a pulsing sensation anyway as the blood comes out of the wound, so she probably wrote off any movement as that.

postal is best mod :downs:

[QUOTE=Occlusion;46226049]I don't understand how that happens. Where would it even reside D:[/QUOTE] Sinus cavities, your face is surprisingly pretty hollow in places.

[QUOTE=wrv451nlp;46225936]I cant imagine how painful extracting that would be, That's horrific.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Firewarrior;46226014]Imagine how satisfying it has to feel once it's out[/QUOTE] It's like the last time i went to the bathroom. Anyway, yeah, this is pretty horrifying i guess.

Leaches aren't that bad, they help reduce excess blood with that stabilizing blood pressure levels, usually they feel that the patient is normal they will detach, other then that they are harmless.

[QUOTE=Occlusion;46226049]I don't understand how that happens. Where would it even reside D:[/QUOTE] The nasal cavity is fucking big man. There's a procedure called anterior tamponation that's sometimes used to treat nose bleeds, in which 0,5-1 meters of ribbon gauze like material is placed in your nasal cavity so a 7,5cm leech shouldn't have any problems fitting there.

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[QUOTE=Soret;46229604]Leaches aren't that bad, they help reduce excess blood with that stabilizing blood pressure levels, usually they feel that the patient is normal they will detach, other then that they are harmless.[/QUOTE] Source? Sounds like something someone from the 1700s would claim.

[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;46232215]Source? Sounds like something someone from the 1700s would claim.[/QUOTE] ~alternative medicine~ (I'm pretty sure there is some scientific use for them though... Also I'm fine with weird non-treatments as long as health insurance doesn't pay and it doesn't replace something that actually helps if necessary. If it prevents people from taking antibiotics for their flue I'm in fact 100% for it.)

Wow I'm never leaving the city ever again

[QUOTE=wraithcat;46227490]If you're in SE Asia buy tabacco cigar. And dust it on your legs and shoes. Nothing else keeps them away.[/QUOTE] Take bug spray with you, 100% effective for about 360 seconds. If they do latch on you need to use a cigar to burn them off or else your stamina bar depletes really fast.

[QUOTE=Tamschi;46236871]~alternative medicine~ (I'm pretty sure there is some scientific use for them though... Also I'm fine with weird non-treatments as long as health insurance doesn't pay and it doesn't replace something that actually helps if necessary. If it prevents people from taking antibiotics for their flue I'm in fact 100% for it.)[/QUOTE] They're used to increase bloodflow, like after re-attaching a finger, logically could help with infections in low bloodflow areas by bringing more blood to that area. But they increase bloodflow enough it could mean the difference between loosing your finger or saving it with full function