Did You Know That.......(A Man Had An 8 Month Erection?)

Okay..It's a slow news day....I mean really slow...and this may go down as one of the most bizzare posts I've ever written.

Before I go into this in detail..here is a disclaimer!  I didn't make this up..It's actually true...

A jury on Monday cleared a doctor of negligence in a lawsuit filed by a Delaware truck driver who underwent a penile implant procedure and ended up with an erection that lasted eight months. YES! Eight months!

"We're stunned," attorney Michael Heyden said as he left the New Castle County courthouse, where his client Daniel Metzgar, 44, of Newark, Del., was suing urologist Thomas Desperito of Wilmington.
In April 2010, four months after the procedure was performed, Metzgar experienced swelling and went to a hospital, where he underwent testing. Before going to the hospital, Metzgar had been unable to reach Desperito. They're stunned? I'm stunned...This defies science, almost!

The doctor's lawyer argued that hospital staff who performed tests were unfamiiar with penile implants and were not properly trained to do them. Therefore, the results from the tests, including images showing swelling, did not prove negligence.
Metzgar and his attorney during the one-week trial described the frequent discomfort and daily embarrassment he experienced after the procedure, including trouble riding a motorcycle, wearing normal clothes and joining family social events.

"I could hardly dance with an erection poking my partner," Metzgar told jurors at the start of the trial.
Metzgar's stepson, Alexander King, 18, described a once close relationship that grew distant after the procedure. King felt uncomfortable having friends over and noticed his stepfather stopped showing up at school and sporting events.

"I was — I'm sorry — highly embarrassed," he testified during the trial.   I'll bet he was!!

The device was ultimately removed in 2010 after tubing punctured Metzgar's scrotum. He received a replacement implant from another doctor.

Metzgar had no comment on the jury verdict.
The doctor's lawyer, Colleen Shields, said, "We think the jury reached the appropriate verdict."

I'm wondering what Mrs. Metzgar had to say about the whole thing?  Hmmmm!