A 22 year old man in Ireland (who doesn’t wish to be named) suffered a rather extraordinary injury after suffering a saddle injury whilst out cycling.
Amazingly the poor man lived with his erection for
5 weeks before gaining enough courage to show his doctor.
He had sustained a blow to his perineum (nicknamed
“the gooch”) after falling over the crossbar of his bike, which resulted in
swelling, bruising and a painful, prolonged erection known as priapism.
The doctors attempted to aid the condition with
special dressing but the hard-on continued to persist for another fortnight
before eventually going down.
Dr Ronan Browne told the Irish Independent: “We
were very happy with the outcome. It was an anxious time for the patient as it
would be for any young man.”
Should you get this condition NHS online states
that it must be treated in 24 hours:- "If it's not treated within 24
hours, your penis may be permanently damaged and you may have difficulties
getting an erection in the future."
Will Whitby