Little Hard To Digest

True story

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HANOI, Vietnam - No wonder he had a stomach ache. When Huynh Ngoc Son, 22, went to the hospital last week complaining of serious stomach pains, an X-ray revealed three metal construction rods lodged in his stomach. Apparently, he had swallowed them about a month before after being dared by his drinking buddies, said Dr. Le Quang Nghia of Binh Dan Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The rods, which were 6.7 inches long and 0.2 inches thick, were removed from his stomach during a 30-minute operation, an official said Monday. Son was lucky that his stomach was not seriously damaged by the ordeal. He was in stable condition Monday and expected to be released from the hospital this week, Nghia said. Guess he better think twice the next time his buddies put him up to a dare.


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