george Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 'Human piggy bank' spills all in Thailand Bangkok: -- It was almost like breaking open a piggy bank. Doctors performing emergency surgery on a man who was rushed to hospital writhing in pain were stunned when more than two kilograms of loose change spilled out of his stomach. Sanguan Pongsawat, 37, who has a history of mental disorders, was operated on in the northern town of Payao on Tuesday, said Dr Sakchai Athawiboon of the Payao hospital. Sakchai said that Sanguan, who lived with his mother, had been swallowing the coins for a long time without her knowledge. "He is in safe condition. But he has to be in the hospital for some time in case of side effects because the metal coins had been in his body for a long time," Sakchai said on Wednesday. The coins had turned black from stomach acid. Sanguan was in excruciating pain on Tuesday and was taken to a hospital, where an X-ray showed hard objects in his stomach. They weren't identified until the surgery. Payao is about 600km north of Bangkok. -- Sapa-AP 2004-09-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAW PHOO CHAAI Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Some farang must have told him "put your money where mouth is". ###### farang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davethailand Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Brings new meaning to the phrase " cash on the hip" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Or some Thai farmer told him to eat a stang and it would grow into a money tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumonster Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 hahaha If he had been doing it for some time he probably had to "reinvest"some of the coins he shat out during the course of his banking tenure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiwing Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 There are better ways to plan for health Insurance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terdsak_12 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Well I guess he was banking on the doctors solving his problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Interesting that the diagnostic skill were not up to seeing the problem on the x-ray. They had to cut him open, when a good dose of senna woujld have changed everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsaimax Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 turned out to be a BAD investment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 How's the guy doing now? Still no CHANGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davethailand Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 he'll soon get a clean BILL of health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedKelly Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Mr Bojangles !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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