Been Spined?

[Pt.JudeJoe]

You are lucky you didn't get fish poisoning .I got spiked by a wee striper in the thumb once and it was %^&^*^% up for a couple of weeks . You say the spine is still in your leg and you want to know if it should be taken out? umm.. yes it doesn't belong in there. If you leave it in there , you will start craving tuna fish sandwiches......that's how it starts. Then you will notice scaley growths on your back , progressing to difficulty in breathing unless in the shower,...it gets worse....get that thing out man!

[spence]

I would think they would only leave it there if there was a chance the removal could cause more damage.

-spence

[chris L]

if it wasnt installed by a surgeon get it out ! its only going to get infected , cause it dont belong and your body knows it . It will get infected if not now .

[t.orlando]

Kinda ironic. You spear fish and fish spears you. Get it checked, can get nasty down the road.

[Finaddict]

Yes remove it. A friend of mine in Miami caught a saltwater catfish while fishing the Everglades one day, got the spine of the catfish in his finger around the nuckle. He is a dentist in practice with his father. His father removed the spine that evening and cleaned it up. Unfortunately, they did not get all of it, his finger swelled up, he could not bend his finger because the spine moved around inside of his finger. He eventually had to go to the DRs to have it removed, so that impacted his work. If he did not get it taken care of properly, who knows what could have happened, it was gross.