Woman Had Surgical Screw Poking Out of Her Skull — ER Doctor Said It Was Just a Cyst, So Her Boyfriend Pulled It Out With Tweezers
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“A Saskatoon woman who had brain surgery 14 months earlier went to the ER after a surgical screw began visibly pushing through her skin — only to be told by a doctor it was just a cyst. When the hospital sent her home without treatment, her boyfriend stepped in with a pair of tweezers and finished the job himself.”
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